Description

Automatic multichannel detection, classification, demodulation and decoding of communications signals
Key facts
  • Support of automatic interception and monitoring of complete signal scenarios
  • Powerful classifier and extensive signal processing library with demodulators and decoders
  • Configurable detection of fixed frequency, burst and frequency agile short-time signals with subsequent automatic processing of detected signals (including content recovery depending on signal type)
  • Processing of wideband signal scenarios
    • HF: up to 20 MHz per receiver
    • VHF/UHF: up to 80 MHz per receiver
  • Modular scalability from four-channel to n-channel signal processing solution (n > 100)
  • Open interface for independent extension of signal processing capabilities by the user and integration into existing system solutions

Brief description R&S®CA120 is a flexible and automatic multichannel solution for detecting, classifying and processing radiocommunications signals. R&S®CA120 supports a wide spectrum of applications ranging from manual signal processing and analysis of an individual signal to fully automatic recognition and processing of signals in a wideband signal scenario.
Features & Benefits
  • Flexible use with signal interception and manual signal measurement
    • Processing of signals from different sources
    • Signal processing for visual presentation and audio output
    • Digital recording and replay for further use of received signals
    • Manual signal measurement for complex signal scenarios
  • Automatic classification to support the user
    • Powerful classifier
    • User-specific expansion of classification capabilities
    • Wideband classification
  • Extensive transmission system library
    • Manual or automatic demodulation and decoding
    • Transmission systems even for complex classes of signals
  • Diverse opportunities for user-specific expansion
    • Open programming interface for integration of userspecific modules
    • Integration of a wide variety of user-programmed module types
  • Fast and reliable simultaneous processing of multiple signals
    • Manual parallel processing of multiple signals even by several users
    • Automatic detection of fixed frequency and burst signals for fast and dependable results
    • High performance detection of FSK2 signals
    • Detection threshold and ignoring of frequency ranges
    • Detection using a scanning receiver
  • Automatic analysis of frequency agile short-time signals in wideband signal scenarios
    • Detection of frequency agile short-time signals
    • Automatic profile separation
    • Online recombination of frequency agile short-time signals
  • High-speed spectral shape search
    • Fast recognition of signals using spectral matching
    • Enhancement of detect, search and classify workflows using detection list filtering
    • Spectral collector and spectral detector trainer
  • Reduced user workload due to automatic processing of detected signals
    • Automatic monitoring of wide frequency ranges
    • Fully automatic signal processing with user-defined rules via script editor
  • Simultaneous recording or replay of multiple signals
    • Enhanced capabilities through postprocessing of recorded signals
    • Ring buffer for loss-free recording even with delayed start
    • Fast, pinpoint navigation within signal recordings
    • Systematic management of recorded signals
  • Scalable architecture for optimum adaptation
    • Modular design
    • Expandable resource concept
  • Hardware-accelerated multichannel signal processing with R&S®ESME/ESMD/DDF260/DDF255/DDF550
    • Multichannel digital downconversion (DDC) signal extraction from the R&S®ESME realtime bandwidth with R&S®ESME-DDCE and R&S®CA120FFP
    • Automatic detection of fixed frequency and burst signals with R&S®ESME-HRP and R&S®CA120DSC
    • Automatic detection of frequency hopping signals with short time detection
  • Integration into existing systems with minimal effort
    • Integration into existing systems with different interfaces
    • Advanced integration and automation in conjunction with R&S®RAMON
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