No, although the collected data is similar to the data that is collected from a CW Transmitter and can be used in a similar way. We can measure multiple test transmitters simultaneously along with the macro, which gives us the ability to show SiNR plots along with the other standard plots.

The multiple transmitters operate on the same frequency (configurable per TX). The key to being able to do this is the proprietary code that is generated by each TX and received by the scanner. The units are small enough to locate multiple at each location thereby allowing us to model multiple bands simultaneously.

Yes. The collected data can be used to tune standard propagation models.

The limit is 19dB below the strongest signal.

Has this process been tested in indoor coverage solutions? (malls, arenas, stadiums, etc.)

DesignWAVE has been used (and proven to be highly accurate) in large variety of applications. From stadiums (where reflections and overlapping make predictive RF design very difficult) to small office applications and everything in between.

This is an area where we believe DesignWAVE is the ONLY viable solutions. We have successfully designed many campus systems because we have the ability to model a large number of outdoor locations to find the most effective way to coverage “outside-in”, which is often a much more cost effective solution. No existing prediction tool can accurately model how an oDAS will penetrate the buildings around it. By placing multiple test transmitters in potential outdoor locations DesignWAVE can then measure exactly how each location performs indoors and outdoors.

Well that’s the secret sauce!! The transmitters attach a proprietary code to the signal that they transmit. The proprietary receiver is able to identify those codes and therefore know exactly where each specific signal is coming from.

Yes. The Transmitters and Receivers are proprietary.

The DesignWAVE software is a proprietary design tool that enables us to create a design based on the measured data. A powerful antenna modeling algorithm is able to apply modeling changes (gains, beamwidths, power changes, tilts, azimuths, etc.) to the measured data so that we can see exactly what the impact of various designs would be. This is why DesignWAVE IS SO POWERFUL – we don’t have to “implement and see”… We KNOW how our changes will impact the measured data.

CW data is typically collected from a single transmitter by placing it in a ‘representative’ location and then collecting data in that specific location. That data is then applied widely using a propagation model. If you want to collect data in multiple locations, which is obviously better, you have to relocate the transmitter (and antenna) and collect more data. That process is laborious, time-consuming and expensive. Using proprietary hardware and software we are able to deploy a large number of small, lightweight, battery operated transmitters and collect all of the TX data (as well as the macro signal) in a single walk.

Our design tool is then able to apply a proven antenna masking algorithm to accurately simulate how antenna changes, azimuth, power, tilt, and various other design options will impact the collected data. This process results in a highly accurate design that not only guarantees that the system will perform the way it was designed but also significantly lowers the overall project cost by eliminating ‘over-designing’ and post implementation optimization.

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