Jamming & Interference Test Solutions

Ensure reliable wireless connections, free from interference

Applications using wireless communication technology are becoming increasingly diverse. In recent years, IoT technology has become widely adopted in many different fields, including medicine, manufacturing, and offices. Additionally, the use of satellite communications, non-terrestrial networks (NTNs), autonomous driving, drones, and other technologies is rapidly expanding. With these changes, the reliability of services closely related to our daily lives and businesses has become more critical than ever. As such, the negative impacts of interference and jamming on communication quality are becoming apparent. Therefore, testing against jamming and interference is becoming increasingly important to ensure high-quality communication.

Jamming & Interference Testing Challenges

Challenge: Reality and impact of network disruption caused by interference

Jamming and interference degrade the quality of wireless communication and lead to serious problems in many fields.

Automotive

Automobiles are equipped with multiple wireless communication systems. For example, if automotive radar, which is essential for advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous driving, is affected by interference, its ability to detect other vehicles and obstacles decreases, increasing the risk of overlooking a hazard or the generation of false positives. As such, interference can have a serious impact on the prevention of accidents and the improvement of the reliability of autonomous driving.

Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)

Medical telemeters worn by a patient have returned fake vital signs due to interference from neighboring facilities. This misinformation increases the risk of diagnostic errors and compromises patient safety.

Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)

Interference has caused autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) operating in warehouses and factories to malfunction or even stop working. Additionally, automated factory monitoring systems have experienced slower data transmission rates and even complete shutdowns. Taken together, these factors result in a significant decline in production efficiency.

Satellite communications and NTN

Interference between signals from satellites or NTNs, and signals from terrestrial 5G networks, aircraft radar, other satellite ground stations, and so forth, can lead to reduced communication speeds and an increased number of errors. In the worst case, communication may fail altogether.

These communication failures could result in risks to patient life, delays in product shipments due to production line shutdowns, and even significant corporate losses. Therefore, we have to be able to evaluate or monitor the signal environment and apply countermeasures in advance. The impact of jamming and interference should never be underestimated.

Jamming & Interference Testing Solutions

Jamming & Interference Detection:

Anritsu’s Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer Field Master Pro™ MS2090A provides uninterrupted frequency coverage from 9 kHz to 54 GHz, enabling users to efficiently search for the interference causing communication failures in IoT and NTNs. Additionally, the Field Master Pro is a handheld device, allowing users to carry it around both indoors and outdoors when researching the signal environment.

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Resolving Interference Issues at Satellite Ground Stations

Jamming & Interference Monitoring:

Anritsu’s Remote Spectrum Monitors MS2720xA/MS27101A/02A/03A are ideal solutions for the continuous monitoring of the signal environment. They promote the early detection of interference and the discovery of the causes of communication problems, and therefore hasten the application of countermeasures. This can minimize business losses caused by communication failures.

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Interference Hunting

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Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) Test Solutions Use Cases
This document introduces a variety of Anritsu NTN test solutions for key use cases, after explaining the market and technical trends of NTN.

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