1 GBIT/S THROUGHPUT CPU-BASED DVB-S2/S2X SOFTWARE DEFINED RADIO (ARTES AT 7A.088) - EXPRO+ RE-ISSUE

Objective: The objective of the activity is to design, develop and test a 1 Gbit/s DVB-S2/S2X demodulator and 500 Mbit/s multi-frequency TDMA modulator on a high performance x86, ARM, or similar CPU based Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) platforms.Targeted Improvements: 10-fold data rate increase compared to existing full DVB standards-compliant software defined radio implementations.Description: Current software-defined modems have demonstrated throughputs of around 100 Mbit/s, with some claims of significantlyhigher performance using specialised hardware and limiting the demodulator to one modcod only. Conversely, a high-performance modemrunning on a generic CPU platform opens up the possibility to deploy field-upgradable modems on server hardware for professional and governmental applications.This activity will study the implementation of DVB-S2 and S2X compliant demodulation algorithms as well as DVB-RCS2 MF-TDMA compliant modulation algorithms on high performance x86, ARM, or similar CPU based Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) platforms. A CPU-based software-defined radio with a throughput of 1 Gbit/s in DVB-S2X and 500 Mbit/s in MF-TDMA will be designedand developed. The software-defined radio will be tested in a relevant environment using a hardware modulator and burst demodulator, or dedicated test equipment.Procurement Policy: C(1) = Activity restricted to non-prime contractors (incl. SMEs). For additional information please go to:http://www.esa.int/About_Us/Business_with_ESA/Small_and_Medium_Sized_Enterprises/Opportunities_for_SMEs/Procurement_policy_on_fair_access_for_SMEs_-_the_C1-C4_Clauses