RemoteRF

Transmit and receive with SDRs over the internet as if they were connected directly to your computer.

RemoteRF can be used to create large-scale testbeds of multiple SDRs that can be centrally controlled and accessed over the internet for use in research or the classroom.

Features User Guide Deployment

How It Works

RemoteRF can be deployed on a university campus in a matter of minutes, allowing its users to remotely connect to SDRs and conduct experiments for class or research at any time from anywhere with an internet connection.

Step 1: Deploy

Install our software on a server, connect it to your network, attach a few SDRs—and you're up and running.

Step 2: Connect

Use the RemoteRF client software to connect to the server and access its SDRs over the network.

Step 3: Experiment

Conduct experiments by remotely accessing SDRs at anytime from virtually anywhere.

Wireless Research

Research labs can deploy RemoteRF to construct large-scale testbeds of distributed SDRs that can be used to experimentally evaluate new techniques in wireless communication and sensing.

Experimental Evaluation

Actual radios can be used to develop and experimentally evaluate new communication and sensing techniques in real-world settings.

Collect Measurements

Collect over-the-air channel measurements and capture signals transmitted and received by actual radios.

Develop AI/ML Techniques

Data collected with actual radios in real-world settings can fuel the training and testing of AI/ML-based techniques.

Engineering Education

Universities can deploy RemoteRF on their campus to provide students with a remotely accessible testbed of SDRs that can be used to complete lab exercises at anytime from virtually anywhere.

Active Learning

Students can master wireless fundamentals through lab exercises where they implement concepts from lecture on actual SDRs.

Simple Setup, Low Maintenance

RemoteRF is easy for instructors to set up and requires little to no maintenance once deployed—it just works.

Cost-Effective

With RemoteRF, a small handful of SDRs can be shared across a large class of students, dramatically lowering costs.

License and Terms of Service

RemoteRF is free to deploy and use under the terms of the GNU Genereal Public License (GPL). By deploying or using RemoteRF, you agree to its terms of service.

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If you use RemoteRF in research, please cite the following reference in any publications.

@misc{remoterf_2026,
      title={ {RemoteRF}: An Open-Source Platform to Democratize Access to Software-Defined Radios in Wireless Research and Education},
      author={Ethan Y.~Ge and Ian P.~Roberts},
      month={June}
      year={2026},
      url={https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.12345}, 
}