The Vanu Software Radio System
John M. Chapin, Vanu G. Bose · 2003
Vanu Software Radio is a software architecture, implementation, and system design that has been used to implement a variety of waveforms, including voice and data standards for cellular and public safety systems. VSR applies modern software engineering to the high-speed signal processing code of a radio. The goal of the design is to combine software modularity, portability, and rapid development with excellent performance. This paper provides an update on the VSR design, which has evolved significantly in recent years from its origins in the MIT SpectrumWare system, and gives status and performance results of recent projects, including an all-software GSM basestation demonstrated at CTIA 2002 and a multimode multiband sleeve for a commercial PDA.