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NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES SOFTWARE / SYSTEM DESIGN Remcom Announces Update to Wireless InSite EM Propagation Software Remcom has announced a new version of Wireless InSite, its site-specific radio propagation software for the analysis of wireless communication systems. This version, Release 2.8, supports the import of KMZ and COLLADA geometry files. It also provides several other enhancements, including significant speed improvements to the processing of terrain and city geometry, enabling simulations that include larger or more complex urban scenes. The ability to import and create KMZ (.kmz) and COLLADA (.dae) geometry files is particularly useful for adding single structures, such as bridges, high resolution buildings, or new construction to a scene. These structures are often missing from urban geometry data. In addition, KMZ files are geo-located and will properly align with imported geometry in the Wireless InSite project. Ruth Belmonte, product manager for Wireless InSite, said, "The KMZ and COLLADA imports will benefit both government and commercial customers. These international standard formats are widely supported, and will provide users access to an expanded source of data. They can also be easily displayed in third party GIS tools such as Google Earth. In addition, these formats import very quickly into Wireless InSite." The release also introduces the concept of the transceiver, which simplifies the co-location of transmitters and receivers. Transceiver Sets streamline the setup of modern wireless networks where points may be ideally simulated as both transmitters and receivers. A co-located transmitter/receiver has independent transmit and receive properties, such as antenna pattern, waveform, and rotations. Remcom has prepared an application example, "Modeling an Ad Hoc Network with Transceivers," which demonstrates this new capability. The example is available at www.remcom.com/modeling-ad-hoc-network Other important updates include improved UTD calculations in the Triple Path Geodesic (TPG) and Vertical Plane Urban Propagation (VPUP) models. These models are part of Wireless InSite's Real Time suite, offering point-to-point calculations in milliseconds. Previously, these models only provided a limited set of output types (path loss or gain). With these improvements, VPUP and TPG provide path data including angles of arrival and departure, delay spread, complex impulse response and complex E-field. Real-Time Link Between Software and USB VNAs Creates Simulation Solution for Antenna Designers Optenni Ltd has released a new version of its matching circuit optimization software Optenni Lab, supporting a link to Copper Mountain Technologies (CMT) USB VNAs. The link enables users to stream the measured data directly into Optenni Lab, where the user can specify the matching targets and synthesize matching circuits essentially in real time. Using this connection, users can easily test antennas and virtual matching circuit prototypes in different impedance environments. "We are excited to have Optenni Ltd as a solutions partner,"said Alex Goloschokin, managing director of Copper Mountain Technologies. "The interface between CMT VNAs and Optenni Lab creates a seamless link between measurements and simulations. Antenna designers will be able to monitor the antenna performance under various measured operating conditions and environments as seen through synthesized matching circuits." "The measurements from the Copper Mountain Technologies USB VNA are directly available for matching circuit optimization in the Optenni Lab software. This connection creates an efficient workflow as users are seeing the total performance of the real prototype antenna and simulated matching network in real time," said Dr. Jussi Rahola, CEO of Optenni Ltd. Optenni Ltd. recently demonstrated this software solution at European Microwave Week in Paris with Copper Mountain Technologies one-port R54 (up to 5.4 GHz) and two-port compact S5048 (up to 4.8 GHz). 16 Antenna Systems & Technology Winter 2016 www.AntennasOnline.com http://www.remcom.com/modeling-ad-hoc-network http://www.AntennasOnline.com

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