Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) has announced the M9099 Waveform Creator 2.0, intended for, among other things, the development of DOCSIS 3.1 cable modems. Release 2.0 of the software provides new waveform segment types that can be combined into multiple tracks and can be aggregated into one composite waveform.
The software enables R&D and manufacturing test engineers to build or import a variety of signals; mix them together; and add IQ impairments and noise to simulate real-world environments. The complex composite waveforms are created using the software's drag-and-drop interface.
Release 2.0 includes a DOCSIS 3.1 modulation plug-in designed to provide a waveform creation tool for upstream and downstream signals, in compliance with DOCSIS 3.1 cable modem standards. 89600 VSA setup files can be created automatically to demodulate and analyze signals for DOCSIS 3.1 cable modem design and test.
