Channel emulator adds 6G, Wi-Fi 7/8 testing
The Vertex 6.0 channel emulation platform from VIAVI supports carrier frequencies up to 23.6 GHz and 400 MHz of instantaneous bandwidth. The company says it is the industry’s first channel emulator for 6G and Wi-Fi 7/8 testing, meeting newly defined 6G waveform requirements and exceeding Wi-Fi 7/8 bandwidth requirements. The enhanced platform features field-replaceable RF modules that can be installed in an existing 6U Vertex chassis.
Building on the 5G FR1/FR2 capabilities of the previous generation, Vertex 6.0 recreates real-world wireless conditions in the lab for complex cellular, Wi-Fi, military, and aerospace RF applications. Combined with the VIAVI FR3 MIMO converter and raytracing, the platform serves as a digital twin for RF propagation, enabling use cases such as FR3, Wi-Fi 7, AI-RAN, and ISAC.
Each chassis accommodates 36 RF ports, 256 digital links, and up to 1.6 GHz of bandwidth. For cellular technologies, the platform handles FR3 bands with up to 1 GHz of bandwidth. For Wi-Fi 7/8, it offers native support for 320 MHz and 4096 QAM in 2×2 to 8×8 configurations. The channel emulator supports land-to-land, land-to-air, and air-to-air transmissions, including anechoic and reverberation OTA chambers, NTN (LEO, MEO, and GEO), mesh, drone, and ISAC networks.
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