Software solutions in radiocommunicationswww.atdi.com

Armed forcesMilitary regulatorsSpectrum managementTactical communicationsPolice servicesCommunication & controlElectronic warfareOTM orientedTCP connection

HTZ warfare

HTZ warfare nG is a comprehensive wireless management software application for civil and military networks.

Warfare nG can be configured by the user to be the specialist toolbox for electronic warfare mission planning, technical spectrum management, network planning or just as a simple coverage and link planning tool for field operations.

It is designed to allow integration into other systems, like system mission planning suites, spectrum management/monitoring systems or individual system frequency management packages.

The nG tool utilizes digital terrain models to simulate communication effects with a dynamic two and three-dimensional display from a frequency range of 10 kHz to 450 GHz.

HTZ warfare nG capabilities include but are not limited to:

Electronic WarfareSpectrum ManagementTactical Communications

nG is capable of managing hundreds of thousands of sites within any one project, including all their coverage information. It is based on a graphic user interface for both single users and network planning teams. HTZ utilizes a proprietary three dimensional cartographic workspace (Digital Elevation Model) for all operations and analysis. Warfare nG analysis results can be displayed on dynamic 2D or 3D display.

Electronic warfareHTZ warfare nG offers the

essential functions for electronic warfare

simulation. Such functions include

traffic analysis, path loss analysis and hand-over calculations.These functions completely integrate all the

requirements for today’s

technology: Trunking, PMR, Wireless Local Loop, Tetra, WiFi/Micro-cellular.It also contains a module for digital modulation schemes which will notably affect the delay and arrival of signals within a guard interval. HTZ

warfare nG computes the relative received signal level to calculate processing gain or loss. With these functions, a user can manage the following mission-critical tasks: - It can

also receive messages, store the locs, correlate bearings coming from sev-eral direction finders.

- Coverage of a group-based, user-positioned radar system can also be calculated against a known radar cross section at different height intervals.

- Vulnerability of a ground based or air radar system to interception can be

examined, countermeasures can be simulated and displayed all on a 2D or dynamic 3D display. Warfare nG also calculates which elements within an enemy network can be intercepted from each waypoint along the path of a mobile interception.- Calculate the best locations to place jammers to attack an enemy network, identify the required minimum jamming power, determining efficiency of a mobile aerial or terrestrial jammer along a designated trajectory, calculate the efficiency of broadband jammers against frequency hopping communications.

To study jamming efficiency, interception and band sharing, HTZ warfare nG can simulate networks in a random mode. In that mode,

the new network is composed of a random number of users in a given area. The size of the network is not limited.

Statistical charts illustrating simulation results extensively describe interactions between existing and future networks.

HTZ warfare nG offers the essential functions for communication electronic warfare

“Real time” analysis can be performed

utilizing GPS and TCP connected message

traffic to give Battlefield situational

awareness to a Commander

Spectrum managementHTZ warfare nG automatically assigns frequencies and optimizes the spectrum occupancy, re-using frequencies when possible and minimizing interference.

The frequency assigment module uses C/I or drop in threshold methods. The algorithm studies all the possible scenarios across a range of frequencies, or taking channels from a frequency list.

HTZ warfare nG can be directly integrated with a spectrum control system or with a spectrum management system to monitor Licensing, electromagnetic

compatibility, International Coordination, etc.

When connected to a spectrum control system, HTZ warfare nG receives real time updates through a TCP connection from different direction finders and saves this information to an internal database.

The system then automatically determines the probable position and compares it to the existing site of known emitters. Mission locations can be input as a binary (BIN) file or via a COM port.

It has its own internal database which allows the operator to manage as many sites as necessary, along with their coverage, in groups of 300,000 objects (base stations, microwave

links and radar). The information available is enhanced by the use of multimedia folders (containing texts, sounds, images, spreadsheets and text) associated with each object.

Sorting and modification of database elements is possible, and parts of the database can be extracted for further analysis.

HTZ warfare nG user is also able to exchange data with any compatible ODBC/DAO/ADO database such as Microsoft Access, Oracle, SQL Server, My SQL or Informix.

This allows the operator to use an existing database and to share technical information on a computer network on a large scale.

Above: satelitte map of the center of Baghdad (Iraq). Opposite: 3D building digital elevation model

Improved map engineHTZ warfare nG manages five cartographic layers that are necessary for the propagation calculations and display:

- Digital elevation models- Raster maps- Satellite and aerial photos- Clutter information- Vector data- 3D building models

The digital elevation model that is imported into HTZ warfare nG can, depending on the resolution of the model, be GeoConverted and imported into HTZ warfare nG within 24 hours or it can be created within an ATDI restitution lab and delivered in a matter of weeks.

Import capabilities through ICS map serverFirst-time licensees of the HTZ warfare nG package also receive our cartographic tool, ICS map server, to allow the import and reuse of many military cartographic data formats such as:

- DTED level 1, 2, & 3- CADRG- ADRG- VMAP- DFAD- SRTM- SDTS

In turn, a converted proprietary DEM is exported to warfare nG to serve as a workspace for analysis and simulation.

Tactical com-municationsHTZ warfare nG also offers an “On-The-Move” (OTM) function that can be utilized in several ways. Node paths can be imported as vector files and communication capabilities as well as Communications Electronic Warfare (CEW) studies can be performed as a pre-planning function.

“Real Time” studies can be performed utilizing GPS and TCP connected message traffic to update element locations and give real time situational awareness to a Commander. Simulations can be done dynamically in

two or three dimensions to allow the user to simulate the following

communications tiers:

- Ground to ground;- Air to ground;- Space to ground.

Network planningA simple process allows the users to develop an optimized network, considering the geographical area to be covered, the characteristics of the transmitter/receivers and the installation constraints.

The planning engineer can therefore state the network requirements and work needed to achieve optimal performance in traffic

capacity, within the link budget, reliability, resilience and population or area covered.

Coverage is calculated by considering the technical characteristics

of the transmitter, indoor/outdoor simulation models, curvature of the

earth, rain attenuation, tropospheric propagation as well as any customized propagation models.

The coverage is calculated for each point of the terrain. Once the entire network is simulated, composite coverage, best server coverage or overlap or handoff between stations can all be displayed as simulation results.

HTZ warfare nG calculates coverage by considering the technical characteristics of the transmitter (Antenna response in 2D or 3D, radiated power, gain, losses, frequency or channel, receiver sensitivity, etc..)

3G dedicated featuresExisting site validation (GSM...), network analysis, design and roll-out, multi-service traffic modeling...

Receive messages, store the locs,

correlate bearings coming from several

direction finders

Best locations to place jammers

to attack an enemy network, identify

the required minimum

jamming power

PropagationIncorporated free space propagation, diffraction, refraction and reflections.Such propagation standards include:- Fresnel, - Okamura-Hata/Cost 231, - ITU-R.P370, - Vienna Agreement, - Lambertian Reflections, - Deygout 94, - ITU-R.P526, - ITU-R.P452, - rain attenuation (ITU-R 837/838), - tropospheric propagation (ITU-R.P617), etc.- Integration with user created/customized propagation models.

- Optional models for high altitude communications based on IF-77/ITU-R.P528 and HF Skywave (ITU-R.P533) and Groundwave (ITU-R.P 368).

These new additions can enable the HTZ warfare nG tool to cover most forms of military communications for all three services operat-ing anywhere from 10 kHz to 450 GHz, anywhere on land, sea or in the air.

Propagation loss in urban environment:

An “Urban Canyon” function in HTZ warfare nG shows communications capabilities determined from the urban setting to include building reflections and blockages.

Weather effects for ground-to-satellite communications:

Weather conditions are modeled to include ITU and Crane rain calculations as well as vapor density losses for higher frequency communications.

Microwave linksAll links in HTZ warfare nG are defined by the technical characteristics of the two terminals.

These characteristics can be entered through individual parameters or by selecting terminal equipment, antennas and feeders from a user built database.

- Creation of terrain profiles between two stations using passive repeaters.

- Automatic path budget calculations generation.

The path analysis takes into account multiple ground reflections. HTZ warfare nG also considers space diversity and optimizes the installation of a second reception antenna

- P2P link design & analysis

- Link budget

- Frequency planning and interference analysis

Customer specific modifications

Customer driven modifications are standard procedures for ATDI.

Database integration, custom frequency plans, output formatting of reports, etc. are normal requests from our customers and are turned over within days or weeks.

HTZ warfare nG manages 5 cartographic layers that are necessary for the propagation calculation and display: digital elevation models, raster images, clutter files, vector files and building files

Microwave link network

ICS telecom nGICS telecom nG is the key package in a planner’s toolkit. It is capable of modeling radio systems of any size from intensive local areas to extensive countrywide regions. ICS telecom nG provides benefit at all stages of network ownership including tasks such as:

• technology evaluation and business modeling ;

• infrastructure dimensioning, network planning, network optimization ;

• spectrum optimization ;• engineering data sharing.

ICS telecom nG enables the planning engineer to design rapidly and economically wide networks. It features applications throughout all modern radio networks, both fixed and mobile and across the frequency range 10 kHz to 450 GHz, including:

• broadcast TV and radio ;• aeronautical & marine systems ;• cellular, paging, and mobile data ;• fixed wireless access ;• land mobile, Private Mobile Radio ;• microwave ;• radar, satellite.

ICS telecom nG runs on a PC platform under Windows. It integrates its own database engine and can also exchange data with any market-available ODBC-compatible database such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Informix, Gupta, Microsoft Access etc. ICS telecom nG integrates easily with an existing environment, whatever its size or structure, in local mode or within a corporate network.

ICS manager nGICS manager nG is a software platform dedicated to advanced RF spectrum management. Initially targeted at regulators, its flexibility and ease of use is of great value to operators as well.

The ICS manager nG platform is based on the guidelines of recommendation ITU-R. SM.1370. It offers :

• a safe database system environment ;

• powerful data exchange functions ;

• customisable reports edition tool ;

• dedicated data-input interfaces • enhanced visualisation

functions.

As a spectrum management tool, ICS manager nG enables the user to :

• make sure that new services do not interfere with existing systems according to ITU plans and regional & national plans ;

• manage administrative procedures in accordance with the national, regional and international rules ;

• optimise the sharing of frequencies ;• supply secure administrative and techni-

cal data storage and management ;• efficiently share information between

stakeholders.

The set of standard modules of ICS manager nG covers all the needs of Regulating authorities

ICS microwaveICS microwave features a complete software dedicated to microwave planning, well integrated with the whole ATDI software suite. For example, ICS microwave can automatically link BTS stations together to suggest a backbone network.Microwave backbone net-works are easy to manage thanks to advanced yet easy-to-use dedicated functions, and the database structure specific to microwave links. Features such as automatic frequency assignment, auto-matic antenna alignment, automatic antenna height setting to meet clearance parameters, link budget analysis, and interference calculations are all standard features of the software.For each link, the user can open a microwave link analy-sis window, and analyse the technical characteristics of the link:Availability, quality, margin, losses (diffraction, gases, rain...), RSL...

ICS map serverICS map server is an advanced software system designed to create and manage digital cartography datasets. Operators working on very sizeable networks or those who are present over

very large territories need large amounts of cartographic data. ICS map server is a software designed to create topographic data files via the processing of land contours, interpolations, maps, aerial and satellite views, conver-sions, etc.The latest release of ICS map server integrates a large number of new func-tionalities that make it one of the most powerful systems for cartographic database management. In particular it integrates the automation of the project creation pro-cess, making it possible to immediately display the data available for any region, etc. Suitable for all image pro-cessing work and digital ter-rain model files (DTM) it can interface with image pro-cessing tools as well as with market-available geographic information system software (GIS).

AntiosAntios is a 3D software system for the design of antennas and antenna sys-tems. The increasing occu-pation of radio frequencies requires new antenna designs capable of meet-ing both frequency alloca-tion plans and the coverage requirements of each oper-ator. Mobile communications and broadcasting networks

must satisfy complex con-straints designed to reduce or eliminate possible interfer-ence. Modeling such a com-plex problem was solved with Antios software. This highly innovative product enables engineers to design sys-tems using multiple horizon-tal or vertical dipole arrays arranged around the sup-port. A 3D diagram enables definition of the positions of antenna components and the necessary phase shifts to obtain the requisite propaga-tion result.

HerTZ mapperHerTZ mapper is a simplified software system for radio coverage analysis. This prod-uct, which is immensely pop-ular with broadcasters, has undergone numerous recent technological upgrades, in particular in terms of perfor-mance, user-friendliness and ergonomics. These changes confirm that HerTZ mapper is the ideal tool for light radio network analysis and simula-tion.Finally, HerTZ mapper can be connected to a GPS system, thereby enabling field teams to carry out customer site surveys, and then repatriate the data to ICS telecom nG for further analysis. A demo version of HerTZ mapper is available at: www.atdi.com

ATDI product range

ICS online provides networks on the net - www.atdi.com/icsonline.phpThe recently introduced ICS online represents a powerful yet simple internet / intranet gate to your network data. ICS online provide a link between the network design team and the marketing department, the sales force, the customer center and the installa-

tion and maintenance services. ICS online is entirely designed to answer typical questions such as: - Where should we market the service ? - Can a particular prospect be connected ? - Can I subscribe to your service ? - What are the installation instructions for this new client ? - I cannot use the service today, is there a problem with your network ?

Built using the latest Rich Internet Application technolo-gies, ICS online provides everyone in your organization with an up-to-date, intuitive and flexible map interface gathering all the relevant network information:- Mapping data, handles multiple scales,- Service coverage: handles multiple services,- Geomarketing data (companies/clients, addresses

and corresponding geographic coordinates),

- Network constituents (base stations, links...),- Technical notes (for installation, maintenance...),- Real-time network status (failures, maintenance

status...).

Main features>Works as an Internet or Intranet application. Light

client using Macromedia Flash Player only.>Map display: Pan, Zoom in / out, Change map

scale, Coordinate display>Coverage display by service.>Address Query based on street number, street

name, city, province... (handles misspellings).>Coverage quality at the center point of the map.

Handles various kinds of coverages (field strength, C/I, Ec/Io, Eb/No...). Customized com-ments on the coverage quality.

>Report including map extract, coverage details...

1.Station parameters

Standard- Location- Height above ground- Power- Dynamic power range- Gain- Losses- Frequency- Bandwidth- Modulation- Channels: Transmitter & receiver- User frequency plan- Administrative information- Type: Transmitter, Radar, subscriber, microwave,

satellite, user...- Signal information: FM, TVA, Wimax...- Polarization- Vertical pattern, every 1°- Horizontal pattern, every 5°- 3D Patterns- Parabolas- Multimedia folder: texts, images, sounds...- Automatic changes of antenna parameters for

activated antennas.

Advanced- Carrier- Coverage & receiver thresholds- KTBF- Noise Level- TIL- TV parameters- CDMA / W-CDMA parameters- Traffic parameters - Launch delay- NFD matrix...Radar parameters

2.Microwave link parameters- All station parameters plus: - Amplifier database - Feeder database - Cable database - Frequency & space diversity: 2 & 4 receivers- Automatic antenna orientation- Quality objectives parameters

3.Propagation models- Fresnel- Okumura Hata- COST 231- Wojnar - Vienna 93 - ITU-R.P370-7 - ITU-R 525 & 526 - User model (dll) - ITU-R P.452-10- ITU-R P.1546 (BLM) - Tropospherical propagation models: NBS 101,

ITU 617- HF: skywaves & groundwaves- Aeronautical model- Ducting- Customisable

Diffraction- Bullington- Deygout - ITU-R 526 round mask / new version - ITU-R 526 cylinder / new version

- ITU-R 526 Deygout- Visibility...

Other parameters - Availability of calculations according to different

methods such as Siemens, Barnett-Vigants, ITU-R P.530-10

- Subpath attenuation- Attenuation due to atmospheric gases & fog- Rain attenuation: CRANE 1985+1996 rain model,

ITU-R 838/530-10- Rain zone estimation - Customized models- 3D Reflections- Ground Reflections

4.Ground Occupancy

Classes- Rural- Suburban- Urban 8, 15, 30 & 50 meters - Forest / wood- Water- Roads / roofs- Indoor 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20th floor- + 2 User defined class

Clutter attenuation- CCIR- UER- dB/km- Building attenuation- User attenuation...

5.Network design

Coverage- Field strength calculations- Radar coverage- Reverse coverage- Brodcast coordination

Analysis- Composite coverage- Best Server coverage + call rejection calculation- Simultaneous coverage and/or limited- Received Rx coverage- Overlapping- Margin- Availability- Normal distribution- Simulcast networks- CDMA/W-CDMA- Coverage modification- Field strength exposure- Capacity coverage

Interference- Global or best server- Single or multi-channel cases- C/I: co-channel, adjacent channel... up to N+16- Receiver antenna discrimination- Threshold degradation- C/(N+I)- Predefined protection ratios & IRF values: analog &

digital broadcast, point to point, Wifi, Wimax...- Steady interference- Tropospheric interference- C/I Map (min C/I, max C/I) up & down link- Protection margin- Handover- Serving cells

- CDMA & W-CDMA analysis- Single Frequency Network- COFDM interference

Frequency Assignment- Fast & automatic frequency & polarisation assign-

ment module- From frequency band / plan / group / list- Launch delay assignment...

Traffic- Grade of Service: Erlang B, Erlang C, Delayed calls- Device assignment from clutter, subscribers, popula-

tion & vector layer- Drop calls

6.Point to point functions- Automatic Frequency assignment: new method

«Most constrained, first assigned»- Interference analysis inside a network & with other

networks (nuisance field strength)- Call rejection point to point calculation

7.Point to Multipoint Interaction of random transmitters / network

- Statistical analysis- Interference on transmitter or on receiver (I/N, I/TIL,

EMC...)

Subscribers’ automatic connection- To best server- To all stations- Maxhold...

Subscribers’ analysis- Best server- Affiliate rules & options: in up/down link, traffic

control, of service level, threshold degradation...- Traffic analysis- Interference, new functions : I/N, N+1/I, C/N+I, MIN C/I- Options for stations polarisation assignment, fre-

quency distribution: C*1, multi-cx, FDMA up/down- Re-locating- Demand diagrams- Advanced filtering

8.Satellite specific functions- Threshold interference level App. S7 (RR) - Satellite intervisibility- Frequency sharing between satellite & fixed services- Satellite according to ITU-R S.765 - Satellite database - Modification of satellite box (NGSO) & orbits display

9.Radar specific functions- Limit distance diagram- Radar Coverage- Radar interference

10.Other functions- Site searching - Line of site - Constraints: intervisibility, elevation- Reports - Population analysis using «central point» or «city

contours» - GPS connection - Comparison Measures / Simulation- S.A.M: Subscriber Access Management- IRF Matrix- Profile analysis between two points- Non exclusive frequency bands sharing

11.Database

Cartographic- Raster image- Digital Elevation Model- Building layer- Ground Occupancy Layer- Vector files - Cadastral files

Site, Microwave link, Subscriber- Internal, current project- External: Access, Oracle...- ODBC import & export - Sort- Filter- Direct calculations...

12.Cartographic Management- Coverage in full transparency- Dynamic 2D & 3D displays- Buildings visualization in 3D- Filters...

13.Imports & exports

Imports from a file- ASCII polygones- Planet antenna formats- Dxf format file- Cept Analog or Digital TV: TVA/TVD- HerTZ Mapper file- Industry Canada

Export to a file- BMP, Targa, TIF, BIL, MIF, CSV...- FMS- HerTZ Mapper file

Conversions- IMG in RIM- MIF in ASCII polygone - TIFF 8 bits in IMG

14.Printouts- Palette- Legend- Layers management: map / image / objects / results

/ vectors- Printings customisation

15.User interface- Direct access to help files- Customisation of menus according to the techno-

logies used- Tooltips on the left bar- External maps- Simulation & environment parameters set from one

single window- Prefered user units, dBµV/m or dBm- Update coverage & receiver thresholds from tables:

Broadcast, Wifi, Wimax...

16.Nominal hardware requirements- Windows 2000, Windows XP- Processor 2GHz or more- 1 Gb of RAM or more (SDRAM or RDRAM)- AGP graphic adapter with 32 Mb of RAM & 3D

graphic accelerator (Direct X + OpenGL)- 40 Gb Ultra-wide SCSI hard disk drive- 19 inches screen - Display resolution 1024 * 768 or

1280* 1024, with 65,536 colors or more- 24* CD-ROM drive- CD writer for backup

www.atdi.com

Main features of HTZ warfare nG

ATDI s.a.8, rue de l'Arcade75008 Paris France

Tel +33 (0)1 53 30 89 40Fax +33 (0)1 53 30 89 49atdi@atdi.comwww.atdi.com

ATDI Ltd.Kingsland Court, Three Bridges RoadCrawley West Sussex, RH10 1HL - UKTel +44 (0)1293 522 052Fax +44 (0)1293 522 521northern-europe@atdi.co.ukwww.atdi.co.uk

ATDI Ibéricac/ Manuel González Longoria, 828010 MadridSpainTel +34 91 44 67 252Fax +34 91 44 50 383southern-europe@atdi.comwww.atdi.es

ATDI Inc.2, Pidgeon Hill Drive, Suite 560Sterling - VA 20165USATel +1 703 433 54 50Fax +1 703 433 54 52americas@atdi.comwww.atdi-us.com

ATDI SalAzarieh Bldg. A-5Downtown BeirutLebanon

Tel +961 1 330 331Fax +961 1 216 206mea@atdi.comwww.atdi.com

ATDI EstBd. Aviatorilor, 59BucharestRomania

Tel +40 21 222 42 10Fax +40 21 222 42 13eastern-europe@atdi.comwww.atdi.ro

OOO ATDISadovnicheskaya st. 72 bld 1115035 MoscowRussian FederationTel: +7 095 252 96 10Fax: +7 501 408 50 74moscow@atdi.comwww.atdi.ru