A possible layout for a cooling experiment is being studied to demonstrate the feasibility of the CERN reference scenario for a muon cooling channel of a future neutrino factory. Tracking of muons in 3D magnetic and electric fields was performed with the aim of validating the set-up, i.e. the possibility of extrapolating to the final reference channel. Simulation results are shown together with the cavity/solenoid engineering design. The direction of the work in progress is indicated and discussed
