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Wireless Devices & Sensors
Pilgrim Technology engineering services include complete documentation of the required process, testing,
validation and outcome. A results oriented approach to engineering services offers our customers
the actual and most reliable results offered from a testing and validation lab.
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Pilgrim Technology
utilizes the latest tools and software to provide for a complete analysis of products and solutions.
In addition to lab testing Pilgrim Technology can offer field testing of wireless devices for range testing
and operation in open field line of site (LOS), partial LOS, and dense coverage building/ outdoor forest
coverage testing. Pilgrim Technology can also provide over water coverage tests and results from
shallow to deep water.
Laboratory Testing
Pilgrim Technology engages in intensive laboratory testing of wireless devices. This laboratory testing
seeks to uncover undocumented or developed holes, areas of interoperability or lack of interoperability,
operational condition parameters and how heat and cold environments can affect propagation, bandwidth or
overall functionality. Additionally Pilgrim Technology performs EMI leak testing on NEMA enclosures
and other customer enclosure types.
Field Testing
Pilgrim Technology offers a full 30-Acre range for open, partially closed and dense outdoor wireless component
and device testing. Pilgrim Technology can test a full solution to smaller more application specific
solutions in each of these environments. Testing of wireless coverage and capabilities in this
environment ensure a more seamless rollout of your solution.
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Wireless Specialty Areas
FIPS 140-2 Testing
NVLAP accredited Cryptographic Modules Testing (CMT) laboratories perform validation testing of cryptographic modules.
Cryptographic modules are tested against requirements found in FIPS PUB 140-2, Security Requirements for Cryptographic
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Modules.
Security requirements cover 11 areas related to the design and implementation of a cryptographic module Within
most areas, a cryptographic module receives a security level rating (1-4, from lowest to highest), depending on what
requirements are met. For other areas that do not provide for different levels of security, a cryptographic module
receives a rating that reflects fulfillment of all of the requirements for that area.
An overall rating is issued for the cryptographic module, which indicates (1) the minimum of the independent ratings
received in the areas with levels, and (2) fulfillment of all the requirements in the other areas. On a vendor's
validation certificate, individual ratings are listed, as well as the overall rating. Pilgrim Technology
offers a pre-test validation of products that need to undergo this requirement.
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Common Criteria (Working on validation schema)
Pilgrim Technology provides engineering services related to development of products that are required or plan to
undergo Common Criteria validation. The Common Criteria represents the outcome of efforts to develop criteria
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widely useful within the international community. It is an alignment and
development of a number of source criteria:
the existing European, US and Canadian criteria (ITSEC, TCSEC and
CTCPEC respectively). The Common Criteria resolves the conceptual and technical differences between the source
criteria. It is a contribution to the development of an international standard, and opens the way to worldwide
mutual recognition of evaluation results.
Power, Amplification, Gain and Propagation
RF Propagation Analysis
Pilgrim Technology can analyze the RF spectrum and use protocol analysis and direction finding tools accurate to
within 1 dB. Pilgrim Technology ensures that the calibrated receiver sweeps and measures all RF energy in
the 2.4 GHz range as well as on each of the 14 OFDM/DSSS channels for detailed network inspection of any nearby
802.11b/g APs or STAs. Utilizing a passive, network independent device with the ability to see the whole picture
as well as pinpointing channel interference and hackers that plague so many 802.11b/g WISPs and Hotspots.
This testing procedure is an important component to measure total system performance and coverage.
Bandwidth
The IEEE 802.11n standard promises massive increases in aggregate wireless throughput and range through the use of
MIMO (multiple input, multiple output) spatial multiplexing techniques. The standard calls for link rates of 150M
and 300M bps, which could translate to as much as 150M bps of real throughput capacity.
The current draft of the 802.11n standard was approved for letter ballot in March; the full standard is expected
to be ratified by the second quarter of 2007.
Pilgrim Technology tests products to meet the required specification of published and draft specifications.
Pilgrim Technology engineers are members of the IEEE and ensure the most strict compliance to the specifications.
Application Functionality
With the ever increasing capabilities and demands on wireless systems, Pilgrim Technology has recognized that
applications are also becoming bandwidth dependent, whether they are developed for specific solutions or merely
a web based application bandwidth and content delivery has become paramount. Pilgrim Technology offers
testing of complete solutions (planned wireless roll-outs) or Applications for throughput analysis and varying
ranges and throughput levels. As the range increases bandwidth often decreases. Hot Spot locations,
Firewalls and VPN testing are important components to let Pilgrim Technology test before your next wireless
implementation.
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Wi-Fi Interoperability
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Pilgrim Technology tests products that require the Wi-Fi certification to meet certain standards. These often involve products for consumer or business use. These are newly designed or manufactured products that will undergo the certification of WiFi provided by the WIFi Alliance.
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Pre-Certification Testing
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The cost for companies to get a "Wi-Fi Certified" stamp of approval from the
Wi-Fi Alliance on 802.11-based products isn't cheap. The annual membership fee for companies is $25,000 alone, and to get certification testing the average cost starts at $5,000 per product tested -- rates can go higher based on the type of product, whether it's dual-band, etc.
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Considering the cost to get the certification, the amount of products that fail to get it on the first try is staggering. According to the
Alliance, 25 to 30% don't make it through the first round. Plus, the vendors have to pay the fee every time a product goes back in for testing. In an attempt to improve those statistics. |
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