THE D.O.T. CHANNEL SIMULATION AND MODEM TEST FACILITY

Abstract

The characteristics and capabilities of a channel measurement and simulation facility are described. This facility has been established at the U. S. Department of Transportation, Transportation Systems Center. The system employs a RAKE type channel measurement system and a compatible digital equivalent tapped delay line channel simulator. The equipment has been used for the evaluation of digital communications problems created by the urban environment. It is currently being used to investigate the performance of modems under a variety of propagation conditions.