- The ACE9600 builds upon the SLE900 by adding Payload impairment capability, synchronization of up to 16 channels, 12 tap multipath fading, and 600 MHz of instantaneous bandwidth. The instrument can be configured with 1 to 4 channels. Link impairments include delay, Doppler, attenuation, phase offset, AWGN, frequency hopping, and multipath fading. Payload impairments include IMUX/OMUX emulation (amplitude and delay distortion), amplifer compression effects (AM/AM and AM/PM), phase noise, and spurious signals. Parameters can be set to fixed values in Static mode, or continuously changed in real time in Dynamic mode without phase discontinuities. Ephemeris data files are downloaded via an ethernet connection and stored internally in solid state memory. These dynamic files can have playback rates from 1 Hz to 1000 Hz, and can be executed single run, continuously looped, or single stepped.
- Static and dynamic operation
- Timing synchronization up to 16 channels
- Link Emulation including:
+ Phase continuous delay, Doppler, and attenuation changes
+ AWGN and C/N generation
+ 12 tap multipath fading with Rayleigh, Rician, AOA, k-factor, and correlation controls
+ RF frequency agility
- Payload Emulation including :
+ IMUX/OMUX amplitude and delay distortion
+ Amplifier Compression (AM/AM and AM/PM)
+ Phase Noise
+ Spurious and interfering signals
- Ephemeris data generation using SATGEN