This new version also introduces three new base architectures: the multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) architecture, which focuses on massive MIMO research; the LTE architecture; and finally, the 802.11 architecture with improved multi-cell and multi-user support. The MIMO architecture is a fully configurable physical layer, written in LabVIEW, with source code that helps researchers create massive MIMO prototypes.
Researchers can use the physical layer of the LabVIEW Communications LTE architecture with the top layer available in the open-source Network Simulator 3 (NS-3) to move beyond PC-based network simulations to wireless network experiments. The new NI Linux real-time capability with LabVIEW Communications makes real-time execution of NS-3 possible in a wireless environment with real hardware for creating true prototypes of 5G system concepts.
“NI tools were vital to our success,” said Charlie Zhang, vice president of Samsung Research America in Dallas. “By using the LabVIEW Communications System Design Suite
and NI’s SDR hardware, our engineers can be more efficient and have the time to focus on what we do best: creating new technologies and solutions for future 5G systems.”
“The latest version of LabVIEW Communications represents a new milestone for advanced wireless research,” said James Kimery, director of RF research and SDR marketing at NI. “The flexibility of NI’s embedded hardware and software platform can address a wide range of 5G research interests, encompassing new massive MIMO 5G waves and even higher-layer research, including software-defined networking (SDN).”.
