NI mmWave transceiver system

The NI mmWave transceiver system enables the full transceiver to transmit and/or receive wide-bandwidth signals of up to 2 GHz of bandwidth in real time, covering spectrum from 27.5 GHz to 29.5 GHz.

The software-defined radio (SDR) and application-specific software offer a complete and comprehensive starting point for 5G measurement and research addressing both the 3GPP and Verizon 5G specifications.

The system can operate as either an access point or user device in any over-the-air testing scenario. Users can also develop communication prototyping systems or perform channel measurements using the same system. The software works with the previously released radio heads for 71–76 GHz, so users can easily adapt their system to 28 GHz by changing the RF radio heads.

The baseband software delivers a complete communications physical layer compatible with the proposed 3GPP and Verizon 5G specifications as source code for LabVIEW system design software. This helps expedite system development by delivering a ready-to-run system that users can modify to adapt to their specific areas of research or testing.

The radio heads include the mmRH-3642, mmRH-3652 and mmRH-3602.