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AWR Connected for Rohde & Schwarz from AWR integrates the capabilities of the R&S WinIQSIM2 simulation software within its Visual System Simulator (VSS) system analysis software (see the figure). The complete range of digitally modulated signals generated by R&S WinIQSIM2, along with those already present within VSS, ensures that the same real-world test signals can be used throughout the design cycle.

AWR Connected for Rohde & Schwarz from AWR integrates the capabilities of the R&S WinIQSIM2 simulation software within its VSS system analysis software. The complete range of digitally modulated signals generated by R&S WinIQSIM2, along with those already present within VSS, ensures that the same real-world test signals can be used throughout the design cycle.

The integration of R&S WinIQSIM2 gives VSS access to modern communication signals, including those for 3GPP LTE, 3GPP FDD/HSPA/HSPA+, and WiMAX. This accurate representation of signals in the VSS simulation environment ensures engineers are simulating their designs with the same signal that the device will encounter in service, according to the companies.

For cross-domain simulations, hardware components can be easily integrated into any simulation. The signals generated by the instrument are sent back into VSS so the device under test can be optimized in VSS to meet the performance goals of specific wireless network standards. The solution works with Rhode & Schwarz high-performance vector signal generators such as the R&S SMU200A.

R&S WinIQSIM2 joins the AWR Connected product portfolio, which includes LTE-specific Rohde & Schwarz measurement solutions within VSS. Together with AWR’s TestWave solution for linking measurement hardware and software, these tools provide the industry’s most complete solution for evaluating communication systems and subsystems using both basic RF signals and standards-compliant waveforms, according to the companies.