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News Release from: Spirent Communications
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 05 October 2006
RF simulators support Galileo
development
Spirent Communications has been selected to provide radio frequency constellation simulators (RFCS) to support the development and in-orbit validation phases of the Galileo project.
Spirent Communications has been selected to provide radio frequency constellation simulators (RFCS) to support the development and in-orbit validation phases of the Galileo project Sponsored by the EU and the European Space Agency, the Galileo system is scheduled for operation from 2010
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 6 Mar 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Spirent has been selected by Alcatel Alenia Space and Thales, the organisations overseeing the ground mission segment (GMS) and test user segment (TUS) elements of the project, respectively.
Spirent's RF constellation simulators will generate radio frequency signals that are representative of the real signals to be transmitted from Galileo satellites when the project is fully deployed.
The main purpose of Spirent's solution will be to test the performance of the receivers used in the GMS and user receivers which form critical elements of Galileo system development.
The GMS stations control the satellite constellation and the TUS forms the basis for future Galileo user receivers that will be used in a wide variety of application areas on sea, air and land.
Other key features of the RFCS include: enabling full performance verification of the GMS and TUS receivers; and testing in adversarial and error conditions to improve the resilience of the Galileo system.
"Spirent's simulation systems will enable the Galileo project to fully test critical receiver technology in advance of full system availability", said Martin Foulger, Managing Director, Spirent Communications Wireless and Positioning.
"Galileo represents a historic development in satellite navigation and Spirent is proud to be associated with this global infrastructure project".
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