Agilent Technologies to Demonstrate Connected SCA-Compliant Design Tools at SDR Forum 2009

Rapid Deployment of Proven SDR Waveforms

SDR waveform application developers will now have a streamlined flow from physical-layer baseband algorithms and RF communications links directly into higher-level, SCA-compliant implementations, enabling greater transportability within the SDR community. Conversely, SCA-compliant waveform objects can be verified directly against simulated and measured references using Agilent SystemVue. This allows for model-based design closure at the block level, as well as standards compliance and throughput at the link level.

The new connectivity is made possible through Agilent's collaboration with PrismTech and Zeligsoft. The benefit to customers is rapid deployment of real-world SDR waveforms, along with breakthrough performance and effortless standards-based re-use.

The ability to transform physical layer designs easily into SCA components and then test with the Operating Environment in the original simulation loop will be of interest to developers wanting a radio prototyping capability, said Shahzad Aslam-Mir, SCA Lead Software Engineer at Datasoft. By integrating two specialized design tools, Agilent Technologies, PrismTech and Zeligsoft have made it much easier for radio developers.

We are pleased that our collaboration with PrismTech and Zeligsoft is quickly producing tangible results, said Frank Ditore, product manager for SystemVue in Agilent's EEsof EDA organization. By connecting our best-in-class waveform development and software engineering tools, we make it easier for SDR application developers to deal with the escalating performance and complexity of today's evolving SDR requirements.

For more information on the connectivity demonstration or the System and Spectra CX platforms, visit Agilent at booth 36 at the SDR Forum 2009 exhibition. You also may contact your local representatives from Agilent or PrismTech.

About SystemVue and Spectra CX

SystemVue is Agilent's new electronic design automation (EDA) platform for electronic system-level (ESL) design. The platform cuts physical layer (PHY) design time in half for high-performance communications algorithms and system architectures, for wireless and aerospace/defense applications.

Spectra CX from PrismTech, in collaboration with Zeligsoft, is a full-featured, Software Radio development tool offering advanced functionality for waveform and platform visual modeling, component templates, XML generation and compliance validation, customizable source code generation, flexible target build environments, and deployment planning and packaging, and much more.