Digital Beamformer
Meet the Digital Beamformer.
Key Features
Signal Digitization
Converts analog signals from each Antenna Module into digital signals for real-time beam shaping, steering, and combining under dynamic conditions
True Time Delay and Phase Shifting
Accounts for positional differences, temperature effects, and Array geometry variations--associated with on-site installations and/or subsequent reconfiguring, expansion, or relocation--to provide near lossless, high agility, high bandwidth scanning of the combined beam with continuous feedback loops
Signal Combination
Adaptive coherent combining of an unlimited number of Antenna Modules multiplies and optimizes gain on the fly to precisely address diverse link requirements
Advanced Processing
Parallel processing and extremely high internal bandwidth in a heterogeneous compute architecture enables gigabit speeds with low power consumption and sub-microsecond latency in an infinitely scalable mesh network
AI-Powered Optimization
Machine learning intelligently optimizes target tracking and resource allocation based on data fusion from real-time link performance, parameters, and requirements
Digital Output
Compliant with DIFI and ANSI/VITA 49.2 standards with a single or multiple outputs
Capabilities
With precision at the core, flexibility by design, and reliability without compromise, these capabilities redefine performance in satellite connectivity.
Software-defined beam shaping
Multiple simultaneous beams, fan beams, quasi-conical beams, virtual beams, monopulse beams, nulling
Continuous sky scanning and mapping
Digitally-controlled beam steering
Precision pointing accuracy, rapid acquisition, and fine adjustments
Signal discrimination and tracking of satellites in any orbit
Link reliability and availability
On-demand reconfigurability of Antenna Modules in any combination
Make-before-break satellite handovers
Instantaneous phase-continuous switching
Other functionality
Frequency multiplexing
Infinite scalability in a mesh network