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News Release from: Radioplan | Subject: RPS 5.2
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 26 March 2004
Software models radiowave propagation
Radioplan reckons the latest version of its popular RF prediction software, RPS 5.2, sets a new processing benchmark for ray tracing radiowave propagation modelling tools.
Radioplan reckons the latest version of its popular RF prediction software, RPS 5.2, sets a new processing benchmark for ray tracing radiowave propagation modelling tools By introducing hybrid simulation modelling - the ability to process multiple radiowave propagation algorithms for the same scenario in parallel - and a massively improved processing capability using 2.5D modelling in a parallel processing architecture, Radioplan's RPS 5.2 boosts simulation performance to a level never before seen in a ray tracing propagation simulator
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 30 Aug 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Dietrich Hunold, Radioplan's Technical Director said: "RPS 5.2 delivers a new degree of radiowave propagation prediction performance and accuracy.
Typically ray tracing programs take a long time to achieve the desired accuracy.
But by designing the software to allow parallel processing, we've achieved an order of magnitude gain in processing performance.
Additionally, by incorporating many realistic modelling features, and user control of the accuracy required, we have allowed accuracy levels to be greatly improved".
Radioplan's RPS 5.2 simulates the interactions between radio transmissions and the physical features of the real world.
RF field strength and coverage prediction maps generated by the simulator show the effects of placing antennas in selected physical locations.
RPS 5.2 is a fully featured radio propagation modelling tool that allows radio field strength prediction and channel determination in the microwave and millimetre-wave bands (300MHz to 300GHz) using built-in ray tracing and empirical prediction models.
It is particularly suitable for modelling complicated indoor (in-site) environments, and has been used to great effect in recent projects in Asia and Europe.
Additional new features of RPS 5.2 include: unrestricted orientation of polygons with full 3D freedom; user controllable reflection/diffraction/penetration limits; accurate results for propagation effects based on material properties; and a new easy-to-use environment editor.
RPS is available as a Professional edition for smaller organisations, or as an Enterprise application for larger workgroups running in client-server configurations.
A demonstration version of the software can be downloaded from the company's website.
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