Agilent also announced a new SystemVue 802.11ac library, the W1917EP WLAN Baseband Verification Library, which interfaces with the VSA 89600B 802.11ac software. Wireless system architects and verification engineers can use this customization to design and validate next-generation network performance. 

“Agilent is a leading provider of wireless connectivity solutions, and in particular, testing solutions for 802.11a/b/g/n,” said Guy Séné, vice president and general manager of Agilent’s Microwave and Communications Division. “With the new VSA-89600B 802.11ac software and the SystemVue WLAN W1917EP library, Agilent is further extending its leadership by becoming the first to market dedicated 802.11ac WLAN design and analysis solutions.”

Agilent’s VSA-89600B 802.11ac software enables engineers to view and troubleshoot all 802.11ac modulation formats, from BPSK to 256QAM, implemented in components and receivers. For even greater flexibility, the software supports all signal bandwidths, including 20, 40, 80, and 160 MHz, and up to 4x4 MIMO. With the VSA 89600B 802.11ac software, engineers gain significantly more insight into their next-generation 802.11ac WLAN chips and devices, regardless of the 802.11ac format being implemented.

SystemVue is Agilent's leading electronic design automation (EDA) platform for designing emerging communication formats. The new WLAN library W1917EP is available for SystemVue 2011.03 and provides transmit source support for 802.11ac, as well as full transmit/receive support for legacy 802.11a signal processing blocks. The library interacts with VSA 89600B software to provide models and test benches for end-to-end modeling and simulation of the physical layer of WLAN systems. Furthermore, TX/RX 802.11ac simulation support for SystemVue will be further expanded later this year.

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