R&S®CA120

MULTICHANNEL SIGNAL
ANALYSIS SOFTWARE
Automatic multichannel detection, classification,
­demodulation and decoding of communications signals

Product Brochure
Version 18.00
AT A GLANCE
R&S®CA120 is a flexible and automatic multichannel solution for detecting, classifying and processing
radiocommunications signals. R&S®CA120 supports a wide spectrum of applications ranging from manual
processing and analysis of individual signals to fully automatic signal recognition and processing in
wideband signal scenarios.

The R&S®CA120 applications run on a modular, easy-to- classified and can be automatically reported, recorded and
maintain signal processing unit architecture that is coupled demodulated/decoded depending on the signal type.
with advanced Rohde & Schwarz monitoring receivers. The
powerful classifier automatically d­ etermines the technical Multiple signals and wideband signal scenarios can be
signal parameters upon request and delivers the measured simultaneously recorded in the form of digital I/Q data and
parameters to the demodulator/decoder or transmission reprocessed during subsequent replay.
system. The content is recovered and saved for recognized
signal types. Signals that are classified as unknown can be For every received signal, R&S®CA120 performs spectrum
recorded digitally for more in-depth analysis. computation, audio demodulation, I/Q data recording/
replay and measurement of fundamental signal param-
A detect, search and classify application supports fully eters. This applies to individual signals and to complete,
­automatic interception and monitoring of fixed frequency wideband signal scenarios that are received.
and burst signals. Detected signals are measured and

R&S®CA120 IN THE INTELLIGENCE CYCLE

Planning and direction
R&S®CA120 capabilities, like fully automated signal recognition
and processing, are considered in planning to ensure mission
success. Open interfaces allow customers to integrate their own
signal processing modules.

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Collection
R&S®CA120 directly interfaces with
Distribution Rohde & Schwarz sensors: receivers/direction
Derived intelligence data, like clas- 2 finders that detect, extract and record fixed-
sification results, hopper profiles or frequency and frequency-agile signals of
enriched detection parameters are used
5 interest.
to optimize and plan concurrent and
future missions.

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4 Processing
Analysis R&S®CA120 enables live and replay automatic
In addition to fully automated workflows, operators ­parallel processing of an unlimited number of
can select and manually analyze or listen in on s­ ignals. ­channels. This includes signal classification,
In-depth analysis and recombination of short-time ­analog/digital demodulation and decoding. It also
emissions provides tactical information about active provides live tactical information about active
hopper communications. ­hopper communications.

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R&S®CA120 processes the following input data: The manual measurement of signal parameters such as
▶ Digital I/Q data supplied in real time by state-of-the-art bandwidth, signal duration and S/N ratio is supported. A
Rohde & Schwarz monitoring receivers/direction finders filter that can be set manually is used to eliminate all inter-
▶ Digital I/Q data replayed offline from a signal recording fering out-of-band emissions and noise. The data from the
time domain analysis (higher-order spectrum, envelope,
The metadata embedded in the digital I/Q data stream instantaneous frequency) enables the manual measure-
format used by Rohde & Schwarz, such as precise time­ ment of the technical parameters of an emission (e.g. level
stamps and frequency and bandwidth information, is also range, frequency shift, symbol rate). For more in-depth
evaluated during signal processing. signal analysis, the signal can be re­corded and transferred
to an offline signal analysis solution (see the R&S®CA210
A real-time spectrum is computed for each signal using a solutions for technical signal analysis).
fast Fourier transform (FFT). An audio demodulator makes
it possible to listen to (analog) signals and save the audio
data in digital format.

KEY FACTS
▶ Support of automatic interception and monitoring of complete signal scenarios
▶ Powerful classifier and extensive signal pro­cessing library with demodulators and decoders
▶ Configurable detection of fixed frequency, burst and frequency agile short-time signals with subsequent
automatic processing of detected signals (including content recovery depending on signal type)
▶ Processing of wideband signal scenarios
– HF: up to 30 MHz per receiver
– VHF/UHF: up to 80 MHz per receiver

▶ Modular scalability from a four-channel to

a signal processing solution with a virtually
unlimited number of channels
▶ Open interface for independent extension of
signal processing capabilities by the user and
integration into existing system solutions

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AUTOMATIC CLASSIFICATION TO
SUPPORT THE USER
When unknown signals are encountered, R&S®CA120 supports the user by providing a powerful classifier
that allows automatic detection and recognition of modulation type and transmission system. During
monitoring, the classifier supports recognition of known signal types.
Powerful classifier bitstream classification is performed based on the sym-
R&S®CA120 includes a powerful automatic classifier for bol stream of a universal demodulator that is applied (e.g.
determining the modulation type, measuring ­technical FSK2 – ­Baudot, multitone – Piccolo MK12).
parameters and identifying the transmission system
of a wide range of analog and digital signals. For a list The measured modulation and transmission system
of all modulation types and transmission systems that ­parameters can be used to directly set the parameters
can be recognized, see the R&S®CA120 specifications for the demodulator/decoder so that the content can be
(PD 3606.9327.22). Rohde & Schwarz is working continu- ­recovered and saved. If all that is recognized is the type
ally to expand this transmission system library. of modulation, a universal demodulator can be used to
re­cover a symbol stream that is saved for subsequent
The classification algorithm performs segmentation and channel coding analysis (e.g. with R&S®CA250 bitstream
modulation analysis. Segmentation determines the signal's analysis).
exact center frequency and bandwidth. Subsequent auto-
matic modulation analysis determines the modulation type User-specific expansion of classification capabilities
along with relevant modulation parameters such as sym- Bitstream classification involves the use of user-developed
bol rate, frequency shift and number of OFDM channels. decoders. It is also possible to integrate and employ a
user-developed modulation type or transmission system
After modulation analysis has been performed, automatic classifier in R&S®CA120 (see page 13).
transmission system recognition is initiated. Especially
with complex classes of signals such as ­PACTOR III Wideband classification
and STANAG 4285, this involves the identification of The classifier in combination with the R&S®CA120PD
signal-­specific characteristics such as frame structures, processing device or the wideband snapshot access
bit p
­ atterns and operational modes. Alternatively, pure option (R&S®CA120WSN) enables online classifica-
tion of wideband signals (e.g. DVB-T, LTE or WLAN
IEEE 802.11a/g/n) using Rohde & Schwarz wideband
receivers.

The classifier automatically detects numerous transmission systems Classification of a WLAN signal with 22 MHz bandwidth

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­EXTENSIVE ­TRANSMISSION
SYSTEM LIBRARY
R&S®CA120 provides the demodulators and decoders needed to recover the content of numerous
signal types.
Manual or automatic demodulation and decoding Transmission systems even for complex classes of signals
The demodulators and decoders or transmission systems Content recovery from complex classes of signals
are selected manually by the user or automatically by the requires the use of a suitable transmission system
classifier. (e.g. PACTOR III, CODAN 3012). For a list of all types of
demodulators, decoders and transmission systems con-
Universal demodulators (e.g. FSK2, PSK4, multitone) pro- tained in R&S®CA120, see the R&S®CA120 specifications
vide a bit data stream that can be processed in a select- (PD 3606.9327.22). Rohde & Schwarz is working continu-
able decoder or saved in a file for subsequent bitstream ously to expand this transmission system library.
analysis (e.g. using R&S®CA250 bitstream analysis).

Depending on the type of encoding (e.g. ASCII, Baudot,

Coquelet, fax), the decoder delivers the content data in a
format suitable for visual presentation and storage, e.g.
plain text, structured text or graphical image data.

Content recovery from METEOSAT Wefax and CODAN 3012 signals

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­FAST AND ­RELIABLE SIMULTANEOUS
­PROCESSING OF ­MULTIPLE SIGNALS
R&S®CA120 has an automatic detector that enables the user to scan or monitor frequency ranges
automatically for fixed frequency and burst signals.
Manual parallel processing of multiple signals, even by Automatic detection of fixed frequency and burst signals for
several users fast and dependable results
Frequently, the real-time bandwidth of a monitoring In addition to its manual mode, R&S®CA120 provides a
receiver simultaneously contains multiple signals. If high level of automation for detecting and monitoring fixed
R&S®CA120 obtains the I/Q data for such a scenario from frequency and burst signals. A detection result is gener-
the receiver, the user can downconvert these signals with ated for every detected signal that meets the predefined
the aid of DDCs and then manually process them in paral- selection criteria (signal duration, bandwidth, level, etc.).
lel. The individual DDCs can set their center frequencies
and bandwidths within the limits of the processable real- The detection results are cyclically compared with the
time bandwidth of the monitoring receiver. The down- ­signal scenario from the previous processing cycles.
converted signals are processed by one or more users The following events are reported:
with the aid of interception processing channels (audio ▶ New signal (signal level over threshold for first time)
demodulation, classification, demodulation/decoding and ▶ Change in characteristics of a known signal (activity
recording). status, change in level, bandwidth or center frequency)
▶ Inactive signal (signal level falls below detection
threshold)
▶ End of signal

The automatic detection function informs the user about signals and events of potential interest

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It is possible to use a multichannel wideband direction Detection threshold and ignoring of frequency ranges
finder such as the R&S®DDF550 or R&S®DDF5GTS 1) as a The automatically computed detection threshold adapts
detection sensor. R&S®CA120 will use the directional infor- to the variable noise floor that is typical of a specific
mation to add an azimuth value to the detection results. ­frequency range.

Detected signals are classified automatically. Users can In scenarios where certain signals or frequency ranges are
select the optimum strategy for a particular scenario from of no interest, a list of frequency ranges to ignore can be
a list of different strategies. included in the detector algorithms. The detectors will then
not generate messages for signals in these ranges.
For content recovery, the user can manually select sig-
nals from the list of detected/classified signals and start Detection using a scanning receiver
demodulation/decoding with the measured parameters. When using a scanning receiver instead of a wideband
Users can also configure a rule based automated workflow receiver in fixed frequency mode (as described above),
that independently handles processing of relevant signals the receiver is operated in scan mode, which means it can
(see next page). cover any frequency range. The automatic detector oper-
ates in the scan spectrum and detects signals as described
High-performance detection of FSK2 signals above.
The correlative detector optimizes the detection of
weak and specific FSK2 signals with very high reliability. To process (e.g. classify) detected signals automatically,
Preknowledge of the included bit sequence and user- digital downconverters are used to extract signals if the
definable modulation parameters enable the correlative ­receiver is in fixed frequency mode. As this is not possible
detector to monitor and search for targeted FSK2 signals with a scanning receiver, physical handoff receivers set to
within a wideband spectrum. The detected signals will be the relevant frequencies are used instead of digital down-
further analyzed to determine the payload, etc. The cor- converters to process the signals of interest.
relative detector is extremely beneficial for users who want
to effectively detect predefined FSK2 signals. 1)

1)
More details about hardware-accelerated multichannel signal processing on
page 18.

List of detected and classified signals with additional azimuth information (R&S®RAMON GUI)

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AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS OF F­REQUENCY
AGILE SHORT-TIME SIGNALS IN
WIDEBAND SIGNAL SCENARIOS
R&S®CA120 features a powerful detector for short-time signals in the HF and VHF/UHF frequency ranges.
The detected short-time signals are automatically analyzed, sorted and matched to transmissions system
profiles and can optionally be recombined to a continuous signal.

Detection of frequency agile short-time signals Automatic profile separation

Frequency agile short-time signals are detected by a short- Frequency agile short-time signals are separated to deter-
time signal detector that has been optimized for this task. mine how many transmitting devices are active. The sepa-
The short-time emissions are analyzed to determine the rator tries to cluster the hops by their measured techni-
relevant technical parameters (e.g. duration, bandwidth, cal parameters such as duration, modulation type and
level, modulation) of each individual hop, making it pos- modulation parameters. Additional parameters such as
sible to classify the short-time emissions. The results in hop rate (number of bursts per second) and coverage are
statistical histograms give the user a full overview of fre- determined. The user can define profiles of frequency agile
quency agile communications in a wideband signal sce- transmission systems with their relevant technical param-
nario. The histograms provide several measurement tools eters. For each cluster of hops, the separator will auto-
that allow the user to determine the types of active fre- matically match the profiles to the estimated hop param-
quency agile transmission systems and the number of eters. This profile recognition and activity analysis of the
­active emitters. transmitting devices may be used (outside of R&S®CA120)
for network analysis of frequency agile communications.
A successful profile separation provides the capability to
­recombine the hopper signal for further processing.

Frequency agile communications can be detected, analyzed and automatically assigned to an already known transmission system profile.
The signal is recombined and demodulated.

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Separation and direction finding of hopper transmissions in Online recombination of frequency agile short-time signals
wideband fixed frequency mode (WFFM) or scan mode Automatic profile separation separates all detected hops
It is possible to use a multichannel wideband direction coming from one emitter. Using the precisely measured
finder like the R&S®DDF550 or R&S®DDF5GTS 1) as a­ start times of the hops, the frequency agile signal can
sensor to separate frequency agile communications. be recombined to a continuous signal at the I/Q base-
R&S®CA120 will use the directional information to calcu- band level. These I/Q data streams can be recorded for
late and add an ­azimuth value to each detected and sepa- later analysis or immediately demodulated with analog or
rated hopper transmission. This data can be used for net- digital emodulators.
work analysis of frequency agile communications outside
of R&S®CA120.

In WFFM mode, it is possible to cover a real-time band-

width of up to 20 MHz in HF and up to 80 MHz in VHF/
UHF. In scan mode, the detector runs in the selected scan
range. Due to the scan operation, the number of detected
hops is reduced compared to the WFFM mode. If the
frequency agile signal is hopping in a range larger than
80 MHz, the scan mode should be used.

1)
More details about hardware-accelerated multichannel signal processing on
page 18.

Detecting and measuring a hopper signal, including the hop rate and azimuth (R&S®RAMON GUI)

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HIGH SPEED SPECTRAL SHAPE
SEARCH (MACHINE LEARNING)
R&S®CA120 excels in detecting and identifying spectral shapes of interest within a wide,
densely populated scenario.
Fast recognition of signals using spectral matching Enhancement of detect, search and classify workflows using
The spectral shape detector is designed to search for detection list filtering
known and unknown signals by performing spectral pat- The spectral shape detector is designed to obtain opti-
tern matching. It is very fast and customizable (i.e. it mized results and is especially useful for the following
searches for signals of interest as specified by the user). applications:
The decisions of the matching algorithm are based on ▶ Filtering spectral shapes of interest (e.g. identifying
many criteria within a comprehensive decision matrix, only those signals with a spectral shape that matches
which allows the similarities between input signals and the shapes of signals of interest) before a baseband
shape description sets to be reliably assessed. Owing to classifier/demodulator/decoder optionally starts
this unique algorithm, the spectral shape detector can analyzing and processing them in more detail
operate effectively across wide frequency ranges, dense ▶ Filtering out known and even unknown spectral shapes
signal scenarios, and even under harsh radio conditions. that are not of interest and do not need to be analyzed
or processed in depth
Fast recognition of spectral shapes has two other ▶ Extending the list of recognizable signals based on user-
advantages: defined categories
▶ Known shapes of interest can be captured quickly
(effective search) The detector includes a database of spectral shapes, the
▶ Known shapes that are not of interest can be ignored spectral reference library. The patterns in the database
(efficient search) can either be specific user-defined signal types with cor-
responding parameters, or predefined as generic signal
Both capabilities will significantly speed up the work of a types (i.e. CW, AM‑DSB, multichannel and FSK signals).
surveillance operator and are greatly beneficial for quick
search applications. To increase the robustness of the detector, several differ-
ent instances of the same signal category are gathered
Thanks to its high speed, the use of predefined shapes and and processed by the spectral collector. These are used by
the new search algorithm, the spectral shape detector pro- the spectral detector trainer, which “learns” to recognize
vides the following features: and define these shapes in order to develop the spectral
▶ Rapid: It accelerates spectral search by analyzing 1000 reference library. After this “training” phase has been com-
spectral shapes in less than 1 s pleted, the detector is able to work with the live spectrum
▶ Robust: It excels in dealing with varying and complex (the receiver can be in fixed frequency or scanning mode).
signal scenarios, by considering noise, fading and
shifting sampling rates
▶ Reliable: It aims to effectively detect signals
with distinct spectral shapes (e.g. CW, AM-DSB,
multichannel and FSK signals) and also improves the
reliability by feeding the recognized spectral shapes to
the baseband classifier
▶ Reconfigurable: It enables users to define signal
categories and configurations that suit their own
requirements and needs

The conventional energy detector is combined with a high-performance spectral

shape detector to enhance signal search and recognition. The lower part of the
screenshot shows the result of matching the library of generic and user-defined
­signal types using the spectral shape detector.

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Spectral collector and spectral detector trainer In order to train the detector, the user decides which sig-
The spectral collector is a fully automatic application for nal types are of interest, collects the corresponding sam-
identifying and collecting a reasonable number of signals ple data and defines the desired signal categories. It is
(based on live or offline spectrum) that are suited for train- also possible to automatically create a training collection
ing purposes. Based on an automatic algorithm, it selects using the spectral detector trainer. Each signal category
and gathers a number of spectral shapes that are repre- is represented by a reasonable number of spectral shapes
sentative of the signal of interest. These spectral shapes (approximately 30) and defined in the spectral reference
vary because they have been computed at different times library. The training is carried out based on a list of shape-
(i.e. within a few seconds of the selection time). The spec- describing features derived from the signals within the
tral collector also manages the repeated collection of dif- spectral reference library. In order to achieve a more reli-
ferent emissions associated with the same signal category. able detection, the set of reference shapes used for train-
ing should include examples of degraded signals. This
The spectral detector trainer is a standalone application makes shape detection more robust against negative influ-
for extracting relevant spectral information and identify- ences such as noise and fading.
ing certain signal types based on a set of spectral sample
data. The extracted spectral features define a specific cate- Based on the input data from the spectral reference ­library,
gory of signals. This information is used by the detector to the spectral detector trainer creates a profile for the detec-
recognize signals with similar spectral characteristics dur- tor for each signal category. Using an automatic deci-
ing a spectral shape search. sion algorithm, the detector evaluates how well each
detected signal matches the characteristics of the trained
categories.

Spectral detector trainer

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REDUCED USER WORKLOAD DUE
TO AUTOMATIC PROCESSING OF
DETECTED SIGNALS
R&S®CA120 combines signal detection with configurable, loss-free automatic processing (classification,
demodulation, decoding, content recovery, recording).
Automatic monitoring of wide frequency ranges is recovered and saved. The maximum duration of
The most impressive benefit of R&S®CA120 is the combi- the content snapshot can be predefined. Automatic
nation of automatic detection and classification with fully processing includes the following:
automated processing of signals (demodulation, decoding, — Audio demodulation: performs audio demodulation
recording). This allows R&S®CA120 to independently moni- of the fixed frequency signal and saves the audio
tor a wide frequency range and eliminate many routine data
tasks for the user. — Digital demodulation: performs digital demodulation
of the fixed frequency signal and saves the symbol
The user defines a set of rules. For each signal, these rules stream data
are used to automatically and independently perform the — Digital demodulation/decoding: performs digital
­following actions: demodulation/decoding of the fixed frequency signal
▶ Event triggering: The signal’s technical parameters and saves the content
are associated with signal types of special interest. An
event notification is generated and sent to the user Fully automatic signal processing with user-defined rules via
immediately after recognition script editor
▶ Recording: A snapshot of the signal (with predefinable R&S®CA120 performs fully automatic processing using
length) is to be saved for subsequent processing. The JavaScript scripts to trigger actions that control what is
digital I/Q data is saved on a recording/replaying unit. recorded or processed. These scripts make it possible to
It performs I/Q data recording of the fixed frequency define conditions or criteria based on the relevant param-
signal as well as wideband I/Q data recording (with eters. When these conditions are met, the script triggers
defined duration) the corresponding actions (predefined by the user). The
▶ Demodulation or demodulation/decoding: If script can also decide when a signal will be skipped and
the demodulators/decoders for the recognized define how long a signal will be recorded if an action is
Rohde & Schwarz transmission system are found in the triggered.
library of R&S®CA120, they are configured with the
measured parameters and started. The signal content R&S®ScriptEditor provides an environment in which such
scripts can be written, tested and debugged. This tool
has been designed to allow a straightforward approach
to script development and to reduce the effort involved in
­developing the scripts.

Application example of fully automatic signal processing

Signal classified

No Yes Start audio demodulation with appropriate

PACTOR III transmission Analog fixed frequency signal
modulation type (AM, FM, SSB)
system recognized? (AM, FM, SSB) recognized?
and record audio signal (5 s duration)

Yes

Perform digital demodulation/decoding

of signal and save content
The user can simultaneously intercept various signal types with ¸CA120. Example: For detected analog signals,
(until end of signal)
the audio data is recorded (5 s duration). ­Detected digital PACTOR III signals are decoded until the end of the signal.

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DIVERSE O
­ PPORTUNITIES FOR
CUSTOMIZED ­EXPANSION
R&S®CA120 makes it possible to integrate user-programmed modules for signal processing, such as
receiver drivers, classifiers, demodulators and decoders. As a result, users can deploy their own expertise in
solutions in an independent manner.
Open programming interface for integration of Integration of a wide variety of user-programmed
user-specific modules module types
R&S®CA120 supports various Rohde & Schwarz monitoring The following types of modules can be integrated:
receivers/­direction finders and contains a comprehensive ▶ Receiver control: The user module functions as a
library of universal demodulators, decoders and transmis- receiver driver for a third-party monitoring receiver.
sion systems. Moreover, the user can program diverse It converts the receiver commands from R&S®CA120
signal processing modules for integration into and use into commands for the other receiver and converts the
with the R&S®CA120 multichannel signal analysis system. receiver's digital I/Q data into a format that R&S®CA120
R&S®CA120 has an open, documented application pro- can process
gramming interface (API) for this purpose. ▶ Universal demodulation: In manual mode the user
module expands the universal demodulator library
R&S®CA120 provides a C++ interface for integrating user available with R&S®CA120. Based on the I/Q data
modules. User modules can contain components written stream for a signal, it performs demodulation and
in other programming languages such as C or MATLAB®. provides a symbol stream for further processing
▶ Decoding: In manual mode the user module expands
the decoder library available with R&S®CA120. Using a
universal demodulator in R&S®CA120, the user module
functions as a decoder, i.e. it decodes the demodulated
symbol data stream and recovers information
content. This is applicable to decoders that have fixed
modulation parameters but different encoding types for
the content
▶ Transmission system: In manual mode the user module
expands the transmission system library available
with R&S®CA120. It functions as an independent
transmission system in order to demodulate/decode
the I/Q data stream from a monitoring receiver and
recover the content. This is necessary with signal types
for which a solution involving a universal demodulator
The user can program and integrate user-specific decoders in C++ programming and decoder is not feasible. This includes adaptive
language. transmission systems (e.g. CLOVER 2000 and PACTOR
III) in which certain information in the decoded data
stream must result in immediate changes to the
demodulator settings, as well as transmission systems
that require specific equalization/synchronization
▶ Classification: In manual mode, the user can integrate
a signal classification module instead of a universal
demodulator module. This user module functions as
a modulation type/transmission system recognizer in
addition to the classifier provided by Rohde & Schwarz

Results delivered by the user-specific modules (here a decoder) are visualized in the
graphical user interface.

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SIMULTANEOUS RECORDING OR
REPLAY OF ­MULTIPLE SIGNALS
R&S®CA120 opens up additional applications to simultaneously record or replay multiple signals in the form
of digital I/Q data.
Enhanced capabilities through postprocessing of An R&S®CA120REC recording/replay option for digital
recorded signals I/Q data can simultaneously record (or replay) a single sig-
Recording and subsequent replay of signal samples con- nal or multiple signals as a function of the selected record-
siderably expand the processing capabilities. The digital ing bandwidth. The modular design of R&S®CA120 makes
I/Q data arriving from the receivers or interception pro- it possible to operate multiple recording/replay options
cessing channels can be recorded in a loss-free manner. in parallel. In this manner, the system can be adapted to
This enables subsequent processing of signals that cannot meet the user's specific requirements for the number of
be analyzed online (e.g. due to the lack of personnel signals to be s­ imultaneously recorded or replayed.
or resources when a signal of interest occurs). The
recorded signals can be exported from R&S®CA120 One R&S®CA120REC recording/replay option per monitor-
for processing or archiving using offline analysis tools ing receiver can be used to store and replay signal sce-
such as R&S®GX410 or R&S®CA210. The user can replay narios with a bandwidth of up to 10 MHz in R&S®CA120.
the recorded signals or signal scenarios in R&S®CA120 For larger bandwidths (e.g. 30 MHz, 40 MHz or 80 MHz)
and process them as if they were currently online. This that can be processed using hardware-­accelerated signal
­includes detection, classification, demodulation, decoding, processing (see page 18), an external digital wideband
recording and automatic workflows. ­stor­age device such as the R&S®DWR100, R&S®DWR150
or R&S®DWR200 is added.

Overview spectrogram: a signal recorded using the R&S®CA120REC option can be r­ eplayed for s­ubsequent analysis

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Ring buffer for loss-free recording even with delayed start
All R&S®CA120 interception processing channels have
a configurable ring buffer for storing a signal's behavior
versus time. When a recording is started, this ring buffer
can be included at the start of the recording. As a result,
it is possible to begin loss-free recording of any signal in
the past. This is necessary, for example, in cases where
a user manually triggers recording after recognizing that
a signal is important. The response time until record-
ing was started by the user is compensated by reading
out the signal from the existing ring buffer. In this man-
ner, the signal can seamlessly be recorded from where it
started.

Endless recordings are made by reserving a memory area

with predefined size on the recording unit. This m ­ emory
area is then used as a ring buffer. This ensures that at
any instant (depending on the size of the memory that is
­reserved), the most recent seconds, minutes or hours of
a signal are available in the ring buffer without gaps so
that the entire signal or a part thereof can be replayed if
necessary. The limited size of the ring buffer prevents a
single signal recording from using up the entire capacity
of the recording system.

Fast, pinpoint navigation within signal recordings

R&S®CA120 offers convenient navigation through long
­signal recordings:
▶ Bookmarks can be set and comments entered during
recording. These bookmarks and comments are then
available during replay to facilitate navigation in the
signal recording
▶ The ability to compute an overview spectrum (frozen
waterfall with time/frequency display) for a signal
recording simplifies the user’s job. The spectrogram
shows the content of the entire signal recording with
reduced time resolution. As a result, it is possible to
quickly detect the relevant signal activity even in a
long signal recording and select only this time-limited
section of the signal for subsequent replay or export
▶ The user can set the start and end point for digital
replay of a signal. The signal can be replayed once or
in an infinite loop as often as desired

Systematic management of recorded signals

Besides its recording and replay functions, R&S®CA120
­offers additional functions:
▶ Sortable listing of all recordings
▶ Selection and deletion of recordings
▶ Write protection for important recordings
▶ Status of recording unit (occupied/available memory)
▶ Secure deletion of all recordings (multiple overwriting
of deleted data to ensure that no file fragments remain
on the hard disk)

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SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE
ARCHITECTURE
The modular design of R&S®CA120 allows fast determination of the applications and resources needed to
handle the current application cases. R&S®CA120 is optimally designed to grow with user requirements,
e.g. if a need arises for additional interception processing channels or processing of new signal types.

Modular design Expandable resource concept

Due to its fully modular and configurable design, Each R&S®CA120 multichannel signal analysis system
R&S®CA120 can be matched precisely to the specific user consists of the described components. These compo-
requirements. The user can select the number of signals to nents are configured to ensure that the planned tasks
be processed simultaneously and the necessary process- can be performed in line with user requirements. When
ing depth (classification, demodulation, decoding). the user has new or enhanced r­ equirements, R&S®CA120
must meet them. Applications (e.g. R&S®CA120FFP inter-
R&S®CA120 is connected to one or more of the advanced ception processing channels, R&S®CA120CL classifiers
Rohde & Schwarz monitoring receivers/direction finders. and R&S®CA120REC recording/replay options) can be
Several of these monitoring receivers and direction find- retrofitted at any time thanks to the modular design of
ers offer hardware-accelerated signal processing. For more R&S®CA120.
details, see page 18. For a list of usable monitoring
receivers and direction finders as well as the supported I/Q The R&S®CA120 can be configured with a variety of hard-
bandwidths, see the R&S®CA120 specifications ware components:
(PD 3606.9327.22). ▶ For wideband multichannel signal processing, especially
with the R&S®ESMW ultra wideband monitoring
receiver, the R&S®CA120PD is required (see page 18).
▶ Optional server hardware for semi-mobile applications.
Depending on which options are selected and how
many are used, the processor configuration of
R&S®CA120 is set up using the R&S®CA120PU-S and
R&S®CA120PU modules to ensure the necessary.
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APPLICATIONS AND CONFIGURATION
OPTIONS FOR R&S®CA120
Application Option(s) Description
Multichannel ­signal R&S®CA120 provides the basis for all (optional) signal processing appli­cations and all necessary
R&S®CA120 base unit
analysis management functions (resource management, license management, e ­ rror management, etc.).

R&S®CA120FFP is configured for single-channel signal processing. A m ­ onitoring receiver, direction

­finder, DDC or r­ ecording is used as the signal source. R&S®CA120FFP provides spectrum com-
Single-channel putation, audio demodulation, time domain analysis and an interface for signal recording/replay.
R&S®CA120FFP
processing This results in a full-featured solution for the interception of analog signals (e.g. voice signals). The
­maximum number of s­ ignals that can be processed in parallel in R&S®CA120 is determined by the
number of available R&S®CA120FFP interception processing channels.

Processing of digital R&S®CA120DM enables an R&S®CA120FFP interception processing channel to demodulate digital
R&S®CA120DM
signals transmission ­systems using the universal demodulator library.

R&S®CA120CL enables an R&S®CA120FFP interception p ­ rocessing channel to automatically mea-

sure and classify analog and digital signals at the modulation and transmission system l­evels.
Classification and R&S®CA120CL, R&S®CA120DM is required.
wideband classification R&S®CA120WSN R&S®CA120WSN enables R&S®CA120 to classify wideband signals up to 80 MHz bandwidth
in online mode. This option allows the classifier to access the wideband snapshot buffer of the
R&S®ESME or R&S®ESMD monitoring receiver. R&S®CA120CL is required.

see R&S®CA120
A selection of d
­ ecoder/transmission system packages is a
­ vailable. Each of these packages is an
Decoder and specifications for
option for R&S®CA120 and enables an R&S®CA120FFP interception processing channel to decode
­transmission system ­further information
specific transmission systems. R&S®CA120DM is required.
(PD 3606.9327.22)

R&S®CA120MCP allows multichannel parallel processing of a signal scenario. It receives the digi-
tal I/Q data from a monitoring receiver, direction finder or a recording, computes the spectrum
Multichannel and provides a maximum of 32 DDCs. The DDCs can be set manually by the user or automatically
R&S®CA120MCP
processing by the automated applications in order to simultaneously process up to 32 signals from the signal
scenario (classification, demodulation, decoding, recording). For this purpose, an R&S®CA120FFP
interception processing channel is connected after each DDC.

R&S®CA120DSC ­is operated together with an R&S®CA120MCP and continuously delivers a list of
detected signals. Interception processing channels with classifiers can be allocated to it in order
to automatically recognize the modulation type and the transmission system of each signal after
Signal detector R&S®CA120DSC detection. The higher the number of classifiers that operate simultaneously, the more efficiently
the signal scenario will be intercepted and monitored. The maximum number of classifiers that
a detector can simultaneously operate is determined by the number of available R&S®CA120FFP
interception processing channels.
R&S®CA120AP enables R&S®CA120DSC to process detected signals fully automatically. For fully
automatic operation of R&S®CA120, the user must s­ pecify rules for the automatic workflow. A
selection of rules (Event → Action) is available to create efficient automatic workflows. All techni-
cal parameters obtained through detection and classification (e.g. signal became active; signal was
Automatic processing
R&S®CA120AP classified as u
­ nknown; signal was classified as known) can be used to control the decision-making
of ­detected signals
process for the execution of actions.
R&S®CA120AP can perform different actions including event triggering, recording, demodulation
or demodulation/decoding. These actions take up one R&S®CA120FFP interception processing
channel for the duration of the action.
R&S®CA120ST allows processing of short-time signal scenarios. It provides a snapshot detector for
short-time signals. The detector results are combined, statistically e ­ valuated and output.
R&S®CA120ST, R&S®CA120PS provides the online separation and recognition of already known and unknown
Detector for frequency
R&S®CA120PS, short-time signal transmitters. In addition, it is possible to separate equal transmitters that send
agile signals
R&S®CA120OR signals in parallel.
R&S®CA120OR allows the online recombination of short-time signal scenarios. The recombined I/Q
data stream can be passed on to a R&S®CA120 FFP for further analysis and processing.

Each R&S®CA120FFP ­interception p ­ rocessing channel provides an interface for recording/­replaying

individual signals.
Recording/replay Each R&S®CA120MCP provides an interface for the ­recording/replay of a signal scenario. To r­ ecord
R&S®CA120REC
channels and replay ­signals, R&S®CA120REC, which s­ imultaneously processes multiple signals, is r­ equired.
The number of R&S®CA120REC o ­ ptions depends on how many signals and signal scenarios the
user wishes to record/replay s­ imultaneously.

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 HARDWARE-­ACCELERATED
­MULTICHANNEL ­SIGNAL
PROCESSING
WITH R&S®ESMW AND R&S®ESME, R&S®DDF550, R&S®DDF5GTS
R&S®CA120 in combination with a range of Rohde & Schwarz monitoring receivers and direction finders
offers hardware-accelerated signal processing functions. The result is top-class signal processing with a
bandwidth of more than 20 MHz per receiver for simultaneously computing dozens of parallel DDC channels
and for detecting/analyzing frequency agile hopper signals.

R&S®CA120PD processing device Multichannel digital downconversion (DDC) signal

R&S®CA120PD processes up to 80 MHz wide I/Q extraction from the R&S®ESMW real-time bandwidth with
data streams pro­vided by the R&S®ESMW wideband R&S®CA120P‑DDC and R&S®CA120FFP
­monitoring receiver. If multiple signals in the real-time bandwidth of the
R&S®ESMW are active at the same time, users can
extract these signals using digital downconverters.
The maximum number of DDCs computed in paral-
lel depends on the set DDC bandwidth (for details,
see the R&S®CA120 specifications, PD 3606.9327.22).

Hardware-accelerated signal processing with R&S®CA120PD

R&S®CA120PD supports hardware-accelerated signal processing, e.g. for the R&S®ESMW ultra wideband monitoring receiver.

R&S®ESMW
R&S®CA120PD processing device
ultra wideband monitoring receiver R&S®DWR200
digital wideband recorder
100 Gbit I/Q 100 Gbit I/Q
R&S®CA120P-DDC
R&S®CA120P-HRP

short-time signals
R&S®CA120P-ST

R&S®DWR-S125
downconversion
Wideband delay

storage module
high resolution

detection of
spectogram

digital
buffer
processed data
10 Gbit pre-

R&S®CA120PU processing unit(s)

1 Gbit and 10 Gbit result data

Data storage/
R&S®CA120FFP system software
•
fixed frequency processing •
•
•

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For example, in a typical HF application scenario with an Automatic detection of frequency hopping signals with short-
R&S®ESMW real-time bandwidth of up to 30 MHz and a time signal detection
DDC bandwidth of up to 30 kHz, well over 100 signals can The R&S®CA120P-ST option allows automatic detection
simultaneously be extracted and output. of frequency hopping signals. It delivers a result for each
­detected short-time signal that matches user-defined
R&S®CA120 further processes the extracted signals online selection criteria.
(audio demodulation, classification, demodulation/decod-
ing and recording) to provide optimum support for multi- By measuring, classifying and sorting the results, the
channel content recovery from a signal scenario. R&S®CA120 multichannel signal analysis system with the
R&S®CA120ST and R&S®CA120PS options optimally sup-
Automatic detection of fixed frequency and burst signals with ports detection and monitoring of frequency hopping
R&S®CA120P‑HRP and R&S®CA120DSC signals.
The signal detector outputs a detection result for each
detected signal that matches user-defined selection criteria I/Q and results data recording
in the real-time bandwidth of the R&S®ESMW. The auto- Wideband and narrowband I/Q and results data are
matically computed detection threshold adapts indepen- stored on the R&S®DWR200 digital wideband recorder.
dently to the noise floor characteristic that varies within Alternatively, in low SWaP configurations (i.e. with small
a frequency range. In scenarios where certain signals or size, weight and power), the R&S®CA120PD can be
frequency ranges are of no interest, the detector algorithm equipped with an R&S®DWR-S125 storage module to
can be parameterized with a list of frequency ranges that ­perform local I/Q wideband recording in R&S®CA120.
may be ignored. The detector will not generate messages
for signals in these ranges. Support for legacy monitoring receivers and direction finders
Legacy Rohde & Schwarz wideband monitoring ­receivers
R&S®CA120 assigns the results to signals, manages lists and direction finders can be equipped with a signal pro-
of active and inactive signals, and uses digital down- cessing board to enable hardware-accelerated signal
converters (R&S®CA120P-DDC) to automatically process processing with R&S®CA120. The board offers high-
detected signals, thereby providing optimum support for performance signal processing functions comparable
signal search and signal monitoring. to R&S®CA120PD. These include DDC signal extraction,
detection of fixed frequency and burst signals as well as
automatic short-time signal detection.

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INTEGRATION INTO EXISTING
­SYSTEMS WITH M
­ INIMAL EFFORT
R&S®CA120 is available as a programmable sensor subsystem for system integrators. It is used together
with other sensor components such as antennas, monitoring receivers and direction finders to support
signal interception with R&S®RAMON systems. Future additions will expand performance and the range of
applications.

Integration into existing systems with different interfaces Advanced integration and automation together with
R&S®CA120 has interfaces for connection to a large num- R&S®RAMON
ber of state-of-the-art Rohde & Schwarz monitoring receiv- The R&S®RAMON system family is optimally c ­ onfigured to
ers and direction finders. Moreover, R&S®CA120 has an operate the R&S®CA120 multichannel signal analysis soft-
open interface to allow integration of user-specific signal ware in systems including antennas, monitoring receivers,
processing components such as receiver drivers, classifi- direction finders, user workstations and databases, as well
ers, demodulators and decoders. For integration into exist- as to process the collected data. For more details, see the
ing system solutions, R&S®CA120 is equipped with a doc- R&S®RAMON product brochure (PD 5214.3152.12).
umented interface for the development of a user-specific
controller.

R&S®RAMON graphical user interface

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TRAINING COURSES
The R&S®CA120 training courses offer a combination of analyzing live and recorded signal scenarios. All courses
classroom based theory lessons and practical exercises. are instructor-led with an interactive approach. The
Covering the most important topics, they help operators instructor uses a mixture of question and answer sessions,
effectively use R&S®CA120 for signal analysis. The courses continuous assessment and a final exam to ensure effec-
provide participants with the necessary knowledge to tive knowledge transfer.
understand the workflow concept of R&S®CA120 for

Course overview

Course title Target audience Aim Duration

R&S®CA120-TI, Decision-makers for signal analysis 1 day
Attain basic product familiarity
R&S®CA120 introduction products (5 hours)
R&S®CA120-TO, COMINT users, operators, supervisors,
Attain operational familiarity with R&S®CA120 5 days
R&S®CA120 operator training technical analysts
R&S®CA120-TA, Attain confidence in handling the R&S®CA120
R&S®CA120 operator t­ raining ­application COMINT system developers and integrators API (C++ library and XML) to be able to 5 days
programming interface develop third-party client applications
R&S®CA1X0-TTU,
COMINT signal analysis module d
­ evelopers Be able to integrate third-party tuners with
R&S®CA100/R&S®CA120 ­developer training 5 days
and integrators R&S®CA100/R&S®CA120
for integrating third-party tuners
R&S®CA1X0-TDM,
COMINT signal analysis module d
­ evelopers Be able to integrate third-party demodulators
R&S®CA100/R&S®CA120 ­developer training 4 days
and integrators with R&S®CA100/R&S®CA120
for integrating third-party demodulators
R&S®CA1X0-TDC,
COMINT signal analysis module d
­ evelopers Be able to integrate third-party decoder with
R&S®CA100/R&S®CA120 ­developer training 5 days
and integrators R&S®CA100/R&S®CA120
for integrating third-party decoders
Attain basic knowledge about COMINT signal
waveforms, signal processing devices (anten-
Decision-makers for COMINT solutions,
R&S®CA1X0-SAF, nas, receivers, direction finders) and signal
COMINT operators and COMINT technical 5 days
signal analysis fundamentals training analysis concepts. Acquire preknow­ledge for
analysts
signal analysis product operational training
courses

ORDERING INFORMATION
Designation Type Order No.
Base unit
Multichannel signal analysis software,
R&S®CA120 4102.1000.xx 1)
basic component including system services (hardware is optional)
Licensing options
Licensing of R&S®CA120 with USB dongle R&S®CA120-U 4102.1846.02
Licensing of R&S®CA120 with mini USB dongle R&S®CA120-M 4102.1852.02
Licensing of R&S®CA120 with keyring mini USB dongle R&S®CA120-K 4102.1681.02
Options for single-channel processing
Fixed frequency processing,
interception processing channel; I/Q data input from a receiver or a DDC and processing
R&S®CA120FFP 4102.1069.02
of a signal with high-resolution spectrum/waterfall, audio demodulation and manual time
domain analysis
Processing of digital signals,
processing of digital signals for an R&S®CA120FFP interception processing channel; R&S®CA120DM 4102.1075.02
­contains a library with universal demodulators
Classification,
automatic classification of modulation type and transmission system for an R&S®CA120CL 4102.1081.02
R&S®CA120FFP i­nterception processing channel; R&S®CA120DM required
Decoder package professional,
decoding of HF and VHF/UHF transmission systems for an R&S®CA120FFP interception R&S®CA120DEC 4102.1098.02
processing channel; R&S®CA120DM required

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Decoding of PACTOR II, PACTOR III and PACTOR IV,
decoding of PACTOR II, PACTOR III and PACTOR IV signals for an R&S®CA120FFP R&S®CA120PIII 4102.1117.02
­interception p­ rocessing channel; R&S®CA120DM required
Decoding of CLOVER,
decoding of CLOVER 2 and CLOVER 2000 signals for an R&S®CA120FFP interception R&S®CA120CV 4102.1123.02
­processing ­channel; R&S®CA120DM required
Decoding of CODAN 3012,
decoding of CODAN 3012 signals for an R&S®CA120FFP interception processing channel; R&S®CA120CO 4102.1130.02
R&S®CA120DM required
Correlative detector,
R&S®CA120CDT 4102.1223.02
high-performance detection of FSK2 signals; R&S®CA120DM required
Wideband snapshot access,
provides access to the wideband snapshot buffer of the R&S®ESME/ESMD/DDF260/
R&S®CA120WSN 4102.1217.02
DDF255 for online wideband classification; R&S®CA120CL required; R&S®ESME-RR/
ESMD-RR/DDF260-RR/DDF255-RR required
Options for multichannel processing
Multichannel processing,
I/Q data input from a receiver; computation of data for spectrum/waterfall display and
R&S®CA120MCP 4102.1152.02
extraction of a maximum of 32 signals with DDCs; processing of extracted signals with
R&S®CA120FFP interception processing channels
Detection, search and classification of fixed frequency signals,
automatic detection of fixed frequency signals; required for automatic classification R&S®CA120DSC 4102.1169.02
using R&S®CA120CL
Spectral shape detector,
R&S®CA120SDT 4102.1181.02
high speed spectral shape search; R&S®CA120DSC required
Automatic processing of detected signals,
option for R&S®CA120DSC; automatic processing (demodulation, decoding, recording) R&S®CA120AP 4102.1175.02
of detected signals
Detection of short-time signals,
R&S®CA120ST 4102.1198.02
detection of frequency agile short-time signals; R&S®CA120MCP required
Profile separation,
separation of multiple short-time emitters and matching to predefined profiles of R&S®CA120PS 4098.5224.02
­frequency agile short-time transmission systems; R&S®CA120ST required
Online recombination,
online recombination of frequency agile short-time signals for further processing R&S®CA120OR 4098.5218.02
(for example I/Q recording or demodulation); R&S®CA120PS required
Recording and replay,
R&S®CA120REC 4102.1200.02
recording and replay of a frequency range with a max. bandwidth of 10 MHz
Hardware-accelerated signal processing with the R&S®CA120PD
DDC signal extraction R&S®CA120P-DDC 4118.3308.02
High-resolution panorama spectrum, supports detection of fixed frequency signals R&S®CA120P-HRP 4118.3250.02
Detection of short-time signals 2), supports detection of frequency agile hopper signals R&S®CA120P-ST 4118.3208.02
Hardware-accelerated signal processing with the R&S®ESME
DDC signal extraction 3) R&S®ESME-DDCE 4113.2103.02
High-resolution panorama spectrum , supports detection of fixed frequency signals
3)
R&S®ESME-HRP 4113.2126.02
Detection of short-time signals 4), supports detection of frequency agile hopper signals R&S®ESME-ST 4113.2110.02
Hardware-accelerated signal processing with the R&S®ESMD
DDC signal extraction 3) R&S®ESMD-DDCE 4079.7760.02
High-resolution panorama spectrum 3), supports detection of fixed frequency signals R&S®ESMD-HRP 4079.7902.02
Detection of short-time signals 4), supports detection of frequency agile hopper signals R&S®ESMD-ST 4079.7883.02
Hardware-accelerated signal processing with the R&S®DDF260
DDC signal extraction 3) R&S®DDF260DDCE 4114.0804.02
High-resolution panorama spectrum 3), supports detection of fixed frequency signals R&S®DDF260-HRP 4114.0827.02
Detection of short-time signals 3), 4), supports detection of frequency agile hopper signals R&S®DDF260-ST 4114.0810.02
Hardware-accelerated signal processing with the R&S®DDF255
DDC signal extraction 3) R&S®DDF255DDCE 4079.7760.03
High-resolution panorama spectrum 3), supports detection of fixed frequency signals R&S®DDF255-HRP 4079.7902.03
Detection of short-time signals 3), 4), supports detection of frequency agile hopper signals R&S®DDF255-ST 4079.7883.03

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Hardware-accelerated signal processing with the R&S®DDF550
DDC signal extraction 5) R&S®DDF550DDCE 4074.0700.02
High-resolution panorama spectrum 5), supports detection of fixed frequency signals R&S®DDF550-HRP 4074.0745.02
Detection of short-time signals 5), 6), supports detection of frequency agile hopper signals R&S®DDF550-ST 4074.0722.02
Hardware-accelerated signal processing with the R&S®DDF5GTS
DDC signal extraction 7) R&S®DDFGTSDDCE 4074.0716.02
High-resolution panorama spectrum 7), supports detection of fixed frequency signals R&S®DDFGTS-HRP 4074.0751.02
Detection of short-time signals 7), 8), supports detection of frequency agile hopper signals R&S®DDFGTS-ST 4074.0739.02
Hardware options
Processing device, for wideband signal scenario processing R&S®CA120PD 4118.3008.02
Solid state drive for R&S®CA120PD, 25 Tbyte storage capacity R&S®DWR-S125 4121.8113.02
Signal processing unit R&S®CA120PU 4102.1298.05
Signal processing unit, including signal storage unit R&S®CA120PU-S 4102.1317.05
100 Gbit transceiver sets and cables
Transceiver set with two transceivers for optical cable, 100 Gbit, LC, SMF,
R&S®TS-SM-2000 4121.8165.02
cable length: up to 2000 m 9)
Transceiver set with two transceivers for optical cable, 100 Gbit, MTP, MMF,
R&S®TR-MM-150 4121.8142.02
cable length: up to 150 m 9)
Digital IO cable, 100 Gbit, including optical transceivers, length: 3 m R&S®DIGIO-C003 4121.8171.02
Service option
Service package, for R&S®CA120, software update (1 year) R&S®CA120-SP 3705.8140.02

1)
Model .02 for delivery without hardware options; model .03 for delivery with hardware options.
2)
Corresponding R&S®CA120P-DDC required.
3)
Corresponding R&S®xx-ADC2 and R&S®xx-SP options required.
4)
Corresponding R&S®xx-DDCE required.
5)
One R&S®DDF550-SP required.
6)
R&S®DDF550DDCE required.
7)
One R&S®DDFGTS-SP required.
8)
R&S®DDFGTSDDCE required.
9)
Cable not included. The maximum transmission length depends on several factors such as the number of patch panels and cable quality.
Tranceiver specifications are available on request.

In addition to the R&S®CA120 multichannel signal analysis software, a complete R&S®RAMON system configuration requires additional components
such as ­antennas, monitoring receivers, interception workstation computers, R&S®RAMON software licenses and central R&S®RAMON IT components.
For more details, see the R&S®RAMON product brochure (PD 5214.3152.12).

Note:
Rohde & Schwarz licenses for R&S®CA120 are stored on a USB dongle. In the event of a dongle being lost, stolen or misplaced, Rohde & Schwarz will not
provide a replacement. All licenses stored on the missing device will have to be purchased again at full price. In the unlikely event that a USB dongle is
corrupt or broken, it will be replaced by Rohde & Schwarz only if the defective device is returned to Rohde & Schwarz. A moderate fee will be charged for
producing and sending the replacement.

Operator training courses

Designation Type Order No.

R&S®CA120 introduction R&S®CA120-TI 3637.2524.02
R&S®CA120 operator training R&S®CA120-TO 3637.3914.02
R&S®CA120 operator t­ raining ­application programming interface R&S®CA120-TA 3637.4604.02
R&S®CA100/R&S®CA120 ­developer training for integrating third-party tuners R&S®CA1X0-TTU 3637.2482.02
R&S®CA100/R&S®CA120 ­developer training for integrating third-party demodulators R&S®CA1X0-TDM 3637.2499.02
R&S®CA100/R&S®CA120 ­developer training for integrating third-party decoders R&S®CA1X0-TDC 3637.2501.02
Signal analysis fundamentals training R&S®CA1X0-SAF 3637.4685.02

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