Transmit Capabilities
Modulators
1 - 5 simultaneous (1 – 4 on PLT-H platform)
Channel Types & Rates
P, R and T Channels:
600, 1200, 2400, 4800 and 10,500 bps
C Channels:
8400 and 21000 bps
Channel Impairments
Independently-specifiable parameters:
Fixed carrier frequency error
Doppler rate, peak offset
Reacquisition carrier offset
Adjacent channel interference level and frequency offset
Co-channel interference level
I/Q gain and phase imbalance
Continuous phase noise spectrum, level
Discrete phase noise level
Fading model, bandwidth, C/M ratio, differential delay
Phase/amplitude jump distribution, magnitude, interval
Transmission path delay
Symbol rate error
HPA non-linearity
AWGN
link Layer
Embedded implementation of Aero link Layer
Receive Capabilities
Demodulators
1 - 5 simultaneous (1 – 4 on PLT-H platform)
Channel Types & Rates
P, R and T Channels:
600, 1200, 2400, 4800 and 10,500 bps
C Channels:
8400 and 21000 bps
link Layer
Embedded implementation of Aero link Layer
Ethernet Interface Capabilities
Medium
10/100baseT
Functionality
GESTE interface, remote control interface, GPIB interface (with Ethernet-to-GPIB converter)
Serial Interface Capabilities
Medium
RS-232
Functionality
GESTE interface, AES control interface
Avionics Interface Capabilities
Medium
ARINC-429 (with PCI ARINC-429 card)
Functionality
Label transmission / reception, Williamsburg bit-oriented protocol file transfer
Logging Capabilities
General
GESTE interface messages
Transmitted/received SUs
Test sequence progress and outcome
System events, faults, and abnormal conditions
script Capabilities
General
Procedure-based (like Basic, C or Pascal)
Functions for string processing, math, user interaction, logging, I/O (serial, TCP/IP, GPIB)
Integrated development environment
GDU-specific
Configuring and controlling modems
Flexible definition of SU formats
Formatting and sending SUs
Receiving SUs
Sending and receiving link layer LSDUs
Generating signal blockage events
