Historically the cost of implementing a spectrum management system could cost a minimum of $500K to $1M or more, up front, to get a management program off the ground. Such systems can easily be beyond the reach of many countries. Additionally, a steep learning curve is often involved, faced with a lot of technically advanced equipment and software, to implement, over a short period of time. ASI has looked at this scenario, and believes there is a better way of implementing a spectrum management program, with a reasonable learning curve, and without incurring significant monetary expense in the short term. Operators will obtain the following functionality:
ISOC Lite - Integrated Surveillance and Observation Center
This is a transportable monitoring system which can be installed at secure sites of the client's choice, to collect spectrum usage information.
Real-Time Functionality
ISOC allows user access locally, over a wan, or across the globe, operating equipment from a computer-generated virtual rack. Graphic representations of your equipment give full control of it, as if you were standing in front of it. The following functions are fully implemented and supported:
- Occupancy scanning
- Digital Audio recording/Listening (manual or automated)
- Direction Finding (Optional)
- Frequency Monitoring
- Spectrum analysis
- Speaker volume control
- Trace with multiple cursors
TMRS - Measurement and Reporting System
This feature provides capability to post process the data from the ISOC Lite featured above. The ASI monitoring equipment (ISOC systems) can be utilized to collect large amount of occupancy data during a long period of time. The collection of channel occupancy information is an essential tool in the management of the radio spectrum. The information it provides can be used in many ways. This include, but are not limited to, verifying the presence of licensed users, determining the existence of unlicensed or clandestine activity and providing information necessary for the planning of new frequency bands. The ISOC Monitoring equipment can be used to perform this data collection task; it is a state of the art combination of hardware and software that enables the collection of large amounts of channel occupancy data in a timely manner.
SID - Station Information Database
This feature provides the client the capability to start building out a user database. The station information database is a modular approach to the growing need of a small efficient database capable of delivering the necessary functions to support the requirements of the frequency monitoring process.
Based on Microsoft SQL server and the latest windows operating system, SID is a multi-user application that can run on multiple workstations to support the various tasks of the application. Operators can use the SID to archive the following information:
- Station Location
- Antenna types & Pattern
- Equipment Type
- Station Owner Information
- Frequency parameters
- Additional Modules can be added
SMS Starter Kit Deliverables
Operators will obtain the following functionality:
ISOC Lite - Integrated Surveillance and Observation Center
- Laptop P4, 2GHZ, 2 GB RAM, or better
- Rhode & Schwarz EB200 9 kHz - 3000 MHz monitoring receiver
- Omni-directional Antennas 20 MHz - 1300 MHz
- ISOC Remote Control Application for scanning and monitoring
- Digital Audio Recording/Listening Capabilities
- Windows XP Server package
- Microsoft Office
- Transport case
TMRS - Measurement and Reporting System
- SQL Server
- TMRS database to archive, analyze and generate reports on the activities
- Loading charts per day, per hour and per frequency
SID - Station Information Database
- Station location
- Antenna types & patterns
- Equipment type
- Station owner information
- Frequency parameters
Spectrum Managemen Solution - Starter Kit
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