RPS - Technical Data

Technical Data

System Requirements

Graphical User Interface Application

Operating Systems:

Windows 9x, Me, NT, 2000, XP

Hardware Requirements:

	CD-ROM drive
	100 MB of available hard disk space (1 GB recommended)
	256 MB RAM (512 MB - 1 GB for large environments)
	video graphics adapter with OpenGL support is recommended
	USB port (for hardware dongle)

RPS Server

Operating Systems:

	Windows 9x, Me, NT, 2000, XP
	Linux with Kernel 2.x and glibc 2.x

Hardware Requirements:

	10 MB of available hard disk space
	256 MB RAM or higher

Requirements for Parallel Computations

	TCP/IP network
	network adapter for both client and server applications
	firewalls or proxy servers may encounter communication errors

Requirements for Matlab Script-based Plug-ins

Functional Overview

Built-In Propagation Models

Ray Launching Algorithms

consideration of

	reflection
	penetration
	diffraction
	polarization
	antenna diagrams
	work accurate in frequency ranges higher than 300 MHz
	dedicated for micro-cellular and pico-cellular outdoor and indoor environments

Prediction Results

	complex channel impulse response incl. polarization
	angles-of-arrival THETA and PHI at the mobile station
	outgoing angles THETA and PHI at the base station

Built-In Analysis Functions

	coverage (least Rx power)
	delay spread
	signal-to-interference ratio (SIR)
	best server analysis
	point analysis (site-specific channel impulse responses, angles-of-arrival polar chart plots)
	path analysis
	Tx analysis
	ray path analysis
	PDF and CDF analysis functions

Environment Database

	vector-based environment database
	integrated Environment Editor
	obstacles (walls, buildings) are modeled by polygons
	consideration of material types (relative permittivity, thickness, different propagation effects)

Plug-in Support

	implementation of custom empirical and semi-empirical propagation formulas as DLL’s or Matlab scripts
	generation of custom surface plots from channel impulse response data using DLL’s or Matlab scripts
	post-processing of results in Matlab stand-alone application plug-ins

Data Exchange

	DXF/DWG read/write database functions
	tab-delimited ASCII file read/write database functions
	export of results to tab-delimited ASCII files
	export of results to tab-delimited ASCII files as matrices
	export of results to Matlab mat files as matrices
	export of dynamic channel data to tab-delimited ASCII files as matrices
	export of dynamic channel data to Matlab mat files as matrices

import of antenna diagrams (both E- and H-plane)

Mobility Models

dynamic extensions module with attraction-area-based mobility model

General Functions

	integrated Environment Editor with layer support
	2D and 3D graphical views
	rectangular and polar chart plots
	plug-in support for custom propagation models, surface plots, and post-processing applications

Links:

RPS Overview
General information about RPS

Scalable Ray Launching Solution
High performance channel prediction

Deployment Showcase
Providing highly accurate network planning data in realistic scenarios

Technical Data
Technical data about RPS