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Visual System Simulator™ (VSS)

Source: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Visual System Simulator™ (VSS) is complete and comprehensive software for the design of today's complex communications systems. VSS technology provides engineers with the ability to design the right system architecture as well as formulate suitable specifications for each of the underlying components in the communications designs. Like AWR's flagship Microwave Office software, VSS is also built upon the AWR unique unified data model; seamlessly providing for system and circuit level co-simulation.

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Visual System Simulator™ (VSS) is complete and comprehensive software for the design of today's complex communications systems. VSS technology provides engineers with the ability to design the right system architecture as well as formulate suitable specifications for each of the underlying components in the communications designs. Like AWR's flagship Microwave Office software, VSS is also built upon the AWR unique unified data model; seamlessly providing for system and circuit level co-simulation.

Communication standards presently supported include:

  • DVB-H/DVB-T
  • WiMAX/ 802.16d-2004/802.16e-2005 (mobile and fixed)
  • CDMA2000
  • GSM/EDGE
  • WLAN/802.11a/b/g
  • 3G WCDMA FDD
  • IS95

Key Features

  • RFA™ technology: RFA system-level RF architectural planning tool, including RF Inspector™ system simulation
  • RF centric measurements: Large selection of intuitive measurement parameter such as integrated phase noise and carrier-to-interference noise ratio (CINR)
  • Current communication standards: Featuring WiMAX mobile library, fully compliant with IEEE 802.16e-2005 specifications, WirelessMAN-OFDMA physical layer
  • Co-simulation: Microwave Office® and Analog Office® design suites, enabling harmonic balance, EM, and/or linear co-simulation
  • Fixed point: Support for new fixed point models, utilizing the same mathematics as hardware
  • Test & measurement link: Optional TestWave™ software for the direct link of VSS to industry-leading test & measurement (T&M) equipment
  • 2 port negation model, based on short-open calibration for de-embedding
  • Multilevel bond wire model
  • VSS WINIQSIM2 block for Rohde & Schwarz K-6 Pulse Sequencer
  • APLAC convergence enhancements
  • AXIEM accuracy advances and port type additions
  • Impedance matching synthesis wizard complementing iFilter filter synthesis software

Benefits

  • Faster time to market: Speeds time to market by decreasing number of design iterations
  • Reduced costs: Reduces system cost by ensuring against component over-specification
  • Accuracy - Current communication library models enable accurate representation of complex communications systems

Click Here To Download:
•Brochure: Visual System Simulator™ (VSS)
•White Paper: Visual System Simulator™ (VSS)