Atheras Analytics has developed a suite of software tools, the SGD Optimisation Toolkit, that has been developed to optimise both the design and operation of HTS, VHTS and EHTS system gateways employing Smart Gateway Diversity (SGD) techniques.
The toolkit is based around an algorithm that has been developed using machine-learning techniques from a database of proprietary Ka-band and Q/V-band satellite signal propagation time-series measurements and high resolution, time-series meteorological measurements collected at multiple diverse geographic locations over several years. The algorithm thus permits site-specific weather analysis which goes far beyond the classical ITU-R P.618 weather modelling.
Design Tool
Optimizing high-throughput data services with numerous gateways presents design challenges:
- Gateway quantity & diversity
- Optimal gateway placement for availability
- Antenna gain & link budget/fade margin
- Gateway management & operations
- Multi-service support
TEMPESTAS
The SGD Operational Tool uses AI-techniques to enable satellite operators to pro-actively manage both simple two-station diversity gateways and more complex Smart Gateway Diversity (SGD) arrangements by:
- predicting outages 6 hours ahead
- analysing weather predictions at available diversity gateways
- automatically transferring traffic to alternate gateways before outages occur.
UTOPiA
The ability to predict telecommunications outages for users of Ka-band User Terminals employed in mission-critical applications, such as defence and security, will be of significant operational benefit to such users.
The UTOPiA service is provided through our partner Ka-band Satellite Service Providers.