White Paper: High-Speed Data Streaming For IF And Baseband Signals

As wireless technology becomes more popular, there is an increasing need to monitor the spectrum. Military surveillance, satellite communications, spectrum monitoring, and other signal intelligence applications are a few areas where this need is most apparent. However, monitoring the spectrum frequently involves the difficult task of taking data at high sampling rates for extended periods of time. This article discusses the technology of high-speed data streaming, how it is used for IF and baseband data streaming, and the hardware and software that enable acquisitions or generations at high sampling rates for hours at a time.