Radio logicielleUne radio logicielle, en software radio ou software-defined radio (SDR), est un récepteur et éventuellement émetteur radio réalisés principalement par logiciel et dans une moindre mesure par matériel. Dans le sens réception, la partie matérielle consiste soit en la numérisation directe, par un convertisseur analogique-numérique (CAN), des signaux hautes fréquences de la bande à recevoir, soit en leur conversion dans une bande de Fréquence Intermédiaire (FI) avant la numérisation.
Signal transmissionIn telecommunications, transmission is the process of sending or propagating an analog or digital signal via a medium that is wired, wireless, or fiber-optic. Transmission system technologies typically refer to physical layer protocol duties such as modulation, demodulation, line coding, equalization, error control, bit synchronization and multiplexing, but it may also involve higher-layer protocol duties, for example, digitizing an analog signal, and data compression.
Direct-conversion receiverA direct-conversion receiver (DCR), also known as homodyne, synchrodyne, or zero-IF receiver, is a radio receiver design that demodulates the incoming radio signal using synchronous detection driven by a local oscillator whose frequency is identical to, or very close to the carrier frequency of the intended signal. This is in contrast to the standard superheterodyne receiver where this is accomplished only after an initial conversion to an intermediate frequency.
