The Operational Tool can be configured to provide forecast switching plans at the beginning of each shift, updated every 15 minutes, which can then be executed either manually or automatically using an API.
The Operational Tool applies the Atheras proprietary Outage Prediction Algorithm (OPA) to weather forecasts to enable satellite operators to effectively manage their gateway networks by predicting rain-based outages and automatically transferring traffic to alternate gateways before these outages occur.
Current network control systems are entirely re-active and a switch to a standby gateway is only invoked following the commencement of an outage. The Atheras Operational Tool anticipates weather outages based on the application of the OPA to precision weather forecasts and makes automated AI-based switching decisions in advance of an outage.