Agilent‘s SystemVue platform for communications, aerospace and defense system design now supports high-performance distributed computing. Agilent said that allows next-generation system performance to be verified up to 64 times faster using Linux-based grid computing managers like the IBM Platform Load Sharing Facility.
The SystemVue 2013.08 version launches the W1712 Distributed Computing Eight-Pack, provides concurrent licensing for up to eight dataflow simulations.
“Our largest SystemVue customers asked us to help address the complexity of verification for multi-format smartphones and modern electronic warfare and defense systems,” said Todd Cutler, general manager of Agilent EEsof EDA. “By accelerating distributed simulations on Linux, designers can now validate algorithms against instrument-grade reference libraries, saving design iterations and lowering the risk of defects during the fabrication of critical integrated circuits.”
Agilent also this week introduced the industry’s first verification test app for devices that rely on IEEE’s 802.3 standard for 25 Gb/s Ethernet, helping engineers with design and validation for serial communications systems.
—JDSU made two notable releases this week. Its CellAdvisor JD740 series now supports LTE-Advanced, with aggregation of up to five component carriers and 4x MIMO. The software upgrade also allows the instrument to be remotely controlled by Bluetooth within a range of 100 meters, allowing site technicians to test remote radio units from the ground. The CellAdvisor can test both inter-band and intra-band carrier aggregation, and MIMO implementations with two or four transmitting antennas.
The company also introduced the latest release of its RANAdvisor platform for testing Voice over LTE and ensuring that VoLTE service meets expectations for quality. The release measures POLQUA and R-factor MOS to determine VoLTE service quality.
