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Free eBook: A lot has changed in the GNSS world over the past 25 years. Back in 1987, GPS was in its infancy and almost entirely restricted to US military use. Today, a plethora of satellite constellations fill the sky, delivering positioning data for a huge range of military, civilian and consumer applications.

Brand PositioningThroughout the entire quarter-century, Spirent has been at the forefront of the industry, providing robust and comprehensive test solutions for public and private sector organisations developing new GNSS-based navigation and positioning equipment.

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  • How the GNSS industry is changing, as new constellations and applications emerge
  • Why rigorous, repeatable testing of receivers and devices is more important than ever
  • Why Spirent is the best choice when it comes to GNSS and hybrid testing solutions

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Spirent has been the global leader in GNSS testing for near 30 years. Spirent delivers navigation and positioning test equipment and services to governmental agencies, major manufacturers, integrators, test facilities and space agencies worldwide.

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    25 Years of GNSS Testing with Spirent A Spirent eBook Introduction 25 Years of GNSS Testing with Spirent A lot has changed in the GNSS world over the past 25 years. Back in 1987, Gnull was in its innullncy and alnullst entirely restricted to null nulllitary nulle. nulloday, a plethora onullsatellite constellations nulll the sky, delivering positioning data nullr a hnulle range onullnulllitary, civilian and consnuller applications, nullonullspace nullght and aircranull navigation to precision agricnulltnulle and digital inullge geotagging. nullronullhonull the entire nullarternullentnully, Spirent has nullen at the nullrenullont onullthe indnulltry, providing ronullst and conullrehensive test solnullions nullr pnulllic and private sector organisations developing new GNSSnullased navigation and positioning enullipnullnt. Page 2SPIRENT eBook As the indnulltry has evolved, so have onull solnullions. nulloday we onullnullr the nulloadest range onulltest enullipnullnt availanulle anywherenullnullonullnull sinulllators nullr nullltinullNSS testing to sinulllator nullits nullr nullinulli, sensornull nullsed and hynullid positioning solnullions. nullnullyonullhave a satellite or hynullid positioning device that yonullneed to test, we have the right solnullion nullr yonull nullis enullok provides an introdnulltion to GNSS testing with Spirent, and an overview onullthe dinullnullrent nullrket sectors that we work in. nullt looks at how the advent onullnew constellations and hynullid positioning technologies is changing the indnulltry, and how Spirent is nulleting the evolving needs that resnullt. nullinally it provides an introdnulltory gnullde to the nullll range onullSpirent testing prodnullts and links to nullenulll resonullces where yonullcan nulld onull nullre anullnull GNSS testing with Spirent. SPIRENT eBook The Current GNSS Landscape nulle GNSS landscape is evolving nullst. nullere once Gnull was the only ganull in town, recent years have seen the arrival onullthe nullnullsian GnullnullASS constellation and the nullginnings onullthe nullnullopean Galileo systenull nullinanulls nullnullassnulleidonullconstellation is dnull to achieve glonulll coverage nully 2nullnull and then there are regional anullnullntation systenull inclnulling nullapannulls nullSS, nullndianulls nullNSS and nullrancenulls nullnullS systenull As the signals have nullltiplied, so have the endnullse applications. GNSS positioning and navigation is now a key nullatnulle in a hnulle array onullnulllitary, civilian and consnuller technologies, nullonullnullssile gnulldance systenull and enullrgency distress nullacons to agricnulltnullal nullchinery, sports enullipnullnt, innullehicle satnav, snullrtphones and digital canullras. Page 4SPIRENT eBook nullcationnullased services, snullh as shops onullnullring deals to shoppers whose snullrtphones indicate they are nearnully, are in their innullncy, nullt are starting to nullel a nullonullin new applications onullGNSS positioning technology. New services that rely on pinpointing people and devices indoors and in nullnulln canyons where GNSS signals are weak, are driving a large glonulll nullrket nullr hynullid positioning devices that anullnullnt GNSS with cellnullar, nullinulli and sensornullased data. Page 5SPIRENT eBook The Need to Test nullatever segnullnt yonullnullre operating in, and whatever yonull nulle onull GNSS and hynullid systenull, rigoronull testing is vital. nulln sonull systenull and applications, the pernullrnullnce onullthe GNSS receiver nully literally nullke the dinullnullrence nulltween linull and death. nulln others, GNSS receiver pernullrnullnce nully null an inullortant point onullconulletitive dinullnullrentiation. nulln all cases, yonullwant to null snulle that yonull receiver, nullard or device pernullrnull as pronullsed in every conceivanulle condition. nullat nullans thoronullh testing onullthe technology in a wide array onull conditions and scenarios nullnullny onullwhich are dinullcnullt, inullossinulle or prohinulltively enullensive to achieve in the real world. nullatnulls why sinulllation has enullrged as the indnulltry standard approach to GNSS pernullrnullnce testing over the past 25 years. Page 6SPIRENT eBook Why Simunulltionnull Sinulllation provides nullny inullortant nullnenulls and enullciencies over nullive skynulltesting with real signals, inclnullingnull 1. GNSS sinulllators generate data nullr nullltiple scenarios and locations, conullared to live sky testing, which is a singlenullcenario, singlenullocation solnullion. nullor enullnullle, a sinulllator with 1nullscenarios and sinulllocations is enullivalent to null individnulll live sky tests. 2. A GNSS sinulllator can repeat enullctly the sanull scenario tinullnullnullernull tinull, enanulling test resnullts to null accnullately conullared dnulling the developnullnt process. null nullepeatanulle GNSS test scenarios can null created to inclnulle nullilnulle conditions, which nully only occnull sporadically or randonully in the real world and are inullossinulle to captnulle with live sky. Page nullSPIRENT eBook null nullnly GNSS sinulllators can test GNSS constellations which are partially deployed or not yet deployed null.g. Galileonulland nulltnulle signals snullh as null and nullnullon Gnull. 5. nullndnullting the nulllk onullyonull testing nulling sinulllators nullsing live sky testing as a nullal verinullation onullreal world pernullrnullncenullsaves nullney and tinull nullessential when yonullneed to nulling highnullernullrnullnce technologies to nullrket nullickly. Page nullSPIRENT eBook Why Spirentnull nuller the past 25 years, Spirent has worked closely with every indnulltry that relies on satellite and hynullid positioning. nulloday, we onullnullr onullnullthenullhelnulland nullspoke testing solnullions, inclnulling hardware, sonullware, consnulltancy services and predenulled test cases and scenarios, nullr a nulload range onullindnulltriesnull nullinulltary and nullefencenull Spirent continnullnullly adds capanulllities and nullatnulles to snullport nulllitary GNSS sinulllation solnullions. nullether yonullnullre involved in testing, classinulld signals nullnclnulling Gnull nullcodenull evalnullting GnullnullNSS receiver pernullrnullnce, testing a new release or connullnullng pernullrnullnce nullets design specinullation, or nulling test systenull in the nullld to verinull the pernullrnullnce onullsystenull nullnullre deploynullnt, Spirent can help. nullind onull nullre anullnull Spirent solnullions nullr nullilitary and nullenullnce. Page nullSPIRENT eBook Transportnull GNSS satellite navigation is nullconullng an essential elenullnt onullnullny transport pronullcts, nullonullinnullehicle navigation thronullh to road tolling and telenulltics applications. nullany pronullcts in this sector are conulllenullwith sanullty and conullercial onullectives to satisnull with nullw standard approaches to pernullrnullnce denullition or test approaches. Spirent has wide enullerience onullhelping conullanies in this sector nullderstand their test issnulls and the nullst approach to testing. nullind onull nullre anullnull Spirent solnullions nullr nullransport. Page nullSPIRENT eBook nullutomotinullenull nulle nulle onullsinulllators nullr GNSS telenulltics applications is increasing rapidly, with nullch nullcnull on enullssions rednulltion, sanullty and intelligent transport systenull nullnullSnull nullne onullthe nullst inullortant nullctors is integrity, or trnullt in the position innullrnulltion nullder a range onullconditions. Spirentnulls test solnullions are nulling nulled in nullny developnullnt pronullcts and we can provide help and advice to help yonullwith yonull pronullct denullition, testing and overall snullcess. nullind onull nullre anullnull Spirent solnullions nullr Anullonulltive. Page nullSPIRENT eBook nulload Tonullingnull nulle nulle onullGnullnullNSS nullr road charging schenulls is nulling considered nully nullny governnullnt and transport anullhorities worldwide to help rednulle tranullc volnulles and congestion. nullotential systenull need to null evalnullted and their respective strengths and weaknesses conullared and nullderstood. Spirentnulls solnullions provide the necessary repeatanulllity and rigonull to nullke an enullnullctive decision. nullind onull nullre anullnull Spirent solnullions nullr road tolling. nullinull nullany rail operators are investigating how GnullnullNSS systenull conulld null nulled to rednulle innullastrnulltnulle costs and inullrove pernullrnullnce over traditional approaches. nulln a sector where there are little or no standards availanulle that denulle how and what to test in a GNSS systenull Spirent can help. nullnull enullerience in helping cnulltonullrs with GNSS systenull and applications can assist yonullto nullke the right decisions. nullind onull nullre anullnull Spirent solnullions nullr nullil nully downloading the Application Note. Page nullSPIRENT eBook Cinullnullnullnullationnull nullvil aviation navigation and positioning systenull have specialised renullirenullnts nullr integrity and availanulllity, and thoronullh testing and certinullation is essential. Spirent is widely recognised as the prenuller snullplier onullpositioning and navigation sinulllation test systenull to the civil aviation indnulltry and is regnullarly nulled nully leading aviation anullhorities and systenulldevelopers worldwide. nullind onull nullre anullnull Spirentnulls solnullions nullr nullvil Aviation. Spacenull nullany space progranull have conull to rely on Gnull as a key navigation systenullconullonent nullr accnullate positioning in space and nullr attitnulle deternullnation. Spirent has estanullished its high pernullrnullnce test systenull as the prodnullt onullchoice nullr nullny onullthe worldnulls leading space agencies and space related conullanies when sinulllating the pernullrnullnce onullspace nullsed Gnull, GnullnullASS and Galileo systenull. nullind onull nullre anullnull Spirent solnullions nullr Space nullsed applications. Page nullSPIRENT eBook nullonullnull nullenullcesnull Gnull, GnullnullASS, Sensors and nullinulli nullositioning are conullining to nullke locationnullware technology in nullnullle devices a nullstnullave nullatnulle. Spirent is the leading provider onulltest systenull nullr characterisation and evalnulltion onullpernullrnullnce in nullnullle devices, at every stage in the valnull chain nullnullonullinitial nullnullthronullh to prodnulltion testing. nullind onull nullre anullnull Spirent solnullions nullr nullnullle devices. Page nullSPIRENT eBook Wornullnullnullss Testing Throughout the Product nullanulle Chain nullnull As the GNSS environnullnt nullconulls nullre conulllenull developing new positioning enullipnullnt is nullconullng increasingly challenging. nullonull need to know that yonull receiver or antenna will work as desired in every scenario, whether it relies on Gnull, GnullnullASS, Galileo or nullnullass signals, regional anullnullntation systenull, onnulloard sensors, nullinulli or cellnullar trilateration, or a conullination onullthese. Page nullSPIRENT eBook nulle conulllenullty onulltodaynulls signal environnullnt nullans that live sky testing is sinullly no longer an option. nullonullneed sinulllators to create nullnd nullre inullortantly, recreatenullall onullthe possinulle conullinations onull signals, errors and internullrence that will innullence the pernullrnullnce onull yonull prodnullt. Spirent is the leading vendor onullnull sinulllation enullipnullnt to nullnull lanull in the acadenullc, pnulllic and conullercial sectors. nullith Spirentnulls solnullions yonullcan develop test cases and scenarios, nulldel enullsting signals and signals that have not yet conull onnulltreanull and ensnulle conulllete repeatanulllity nullr every test yonullnulldertake. As a resnullt, yonull can test nullster, nullre accnullately and nullre costnullnullnullctively than ever nullnullre. nullind onull nullre anullnull Spirentnulls solnullions nullr nullnullapplications. Page nullSPIRENT eBook nullntegration As nullre and nullre devices incorporate a GNSS receiver and antenna, GNSS pernullrnullnce testing is nullconullng an increasingly inullortant part onullthe integration process. nullether the endnullpplication is a Gnullnull enanulled snullrtphone or a navigation device nullr precision agricnulltnulle, integrators need to know that the GNSS conullonent nullnctions as planned when incorporated into the overall device design. Spirent works with integrators across the glonull to provide nullrketnull leading test enullipnullnt and sonullware nullr GNSSnullnanulled devices. nullind onull nullre anullnull Spirent solnullions nullr integrators nully downloading the eBook. Page nullSPIRENT eBook nullerinullation nullany GNSSnullnanulled devices have to connullrnullto indnulltry nullality standards and regnullatory renullirenullnts. nullo ensnulle conullliance, yonull need a GnullnullNSS nullerinullation nullesting environnullnt that lets yonull reprodnulle GNSS nullality and pernullrnullnce tests consistently in a repeatanulle and controlled nullnnernullanalyse the resnulltsnullnullnage nullnulllity Assnullance processes and handle any issnulls with traceanulllity, calinullation records, nullnullt rate analysis or nullld snullport. Spirentnulls tried and trnullted nullerinullationnullocnulled GNSS testing solnullions can help to ensnulle a snulloth prodnullt transition nullonullnullnullthronullh to the prodnulltion stage, and so accelerate tinullnullonullarket. nullind onull nullre anullnull Spirent solnullions nullr verinullation and conullliance. Page nullSPIRENT eBook Production Testing nullvery device that onullnullrs positioning capanulllities as part onullits specinullation nullst null tested in prodnulltion to ensnulle it pernullrnull as pronullsed. nullor nullnnullactnullers, that nullans testing every prodnullt as it rolls onullnullthe prodnulltion line nullan increasingly conulllenulltask with the advent onullnullltinullNSS receivers and devices with hynullid positioning capanulllities. Spirent onullnullrs a range onullGNSS and nullinulli sinulllators that enanulle rapid, enullnullctive and accnullate prodnulltion testing nullr a wide range onulldevices. nullesigned specinullally nullr the testing needs onullprodnulltion honulles, onull solnullions are nulled nully nullnnullactnullers across the glonull to ensnulle prodnullt nullality. nullind onull nullre anullnull Spirent solnullions nullr prodnulltion testing. Page nullSPIRENT eBook nullur nullardware Spirent GSSnullnull nullunullinullNSS Simunulltornull A conullrehensive, highly adaptanulle tool, designed to nullet the sinulllation renullirenullnts onull the worldnulls nullst denullnding and pioneering research and developnullnt teanull. Spirent GSS6nullnullnullunullinullNSS Simunulltornull A powernulll, nullnullnulle platnullrnull nullr nullnulltinullNSS developnullnt, integration and verinullation testing. Spirent GSS64null nullecord and PnullynullcnullSystemnull a conulllete, standalone systenullnullr captnulling live GNSS null data in the nullld and replaying it with optinulll nullelity and pernullrnullnce nullck in the lanull. Page 2nullSPIRENT eBook Spirent GSS6300 Multi-GNSS Signal Generator: The ideal solution for high volume, Multi-GNSS manufacturing environments. Spirent GSS5700 Wi-Fi Simulator: a practical, intuitive instrument for testing Wi-Fi positioning technology in the lab – either as a standalone solution, or in tandem nullth Spirentnulls Multi-GNSS simulation systems. SimREPLAY: nulllay and replay pre-denulled scenarios for fast, accurate comparative measurements. SimREPLAYPlunull null above, nullth the additional option to generate scenarios locally, edit the time, date and position and to denulle vehicle motion remotely or using a nulle in the renullired format. Page nullSPIRENT eBook SimGnullnull A nulllly nullnullnulle sonullware snullte designed nullr nullnullnulle. Sinullnullnullonullnullrs conulllete, nullnullnulle scenario generation capanulllity inclnulling control onullthe constellations, propagation, terrain onullcnullation, antenna patterns, nullltipath, vehicle tranullctory and a range onullerror nulldels. TestnullrinullenullNSSnull An integrated test solnullion to set null and rnull prenullenulled test senullences, and process and store the resnullts. Page 22SPIRENT eBook Where Next? If you found this eBook of interest, you may now like to do one of the following: • Visit our Resources page to browse our other eBooks and Application Notes on relevant topicsnull • Read the nullpirent nullnull Blog to keep up with news and insights on the latest nullnull developmentsnull • nullmail us for more information at gnssnullolutionsnullpirentnullom nullhare this eBook on your favourite social media platform: nullacebook nullnkedIn nullwitter nullechnorati nulloogle Bunull nulligg nullelicious Reddit nulltumbleupon nullnullnullnullnullIssue nullnull Spirent +44 1803 546325 globalsales@spirent.com www.spirent.com/positioning Spirent Federal Systems +1 714 692 6565 info@spirentfederal.com www.spirentfederal.com Got a smartphone? Scan the QR Code for more information About Spirent nullpirent nulls been tnull global leader in nullnull testing for 25 nullears. nullpirent delinullers nanullgation and positioning test enullipment and sernullces to gonullernmental agenciesnull manullr mannullactnullersnullintegratorsnulltest facilities and space agencies worldwide.