Geomon Satellite Transmitters Monitoring for regulators

Page index:

• GeoMon Concept Introduction
• A Friendly GUI
• Technical Overview
• More information?

GeoMon Concept Introduction

Over the last decade, satellite ground equipment and software have taken huge steps forward. New modems and technology now optimize satellite links, increase bandwidth, and improve the Quality  of  Services  (QoS). However,  advances  in  Satellite  Communications  System Monitoring have surpassed even ground equipment and software improvements!  Satellite  operators  have  replaced  traditional  Spectrum  Analyzers  with  Advanced  Digital Signal Processing Systems.
These new systems monitor C-, Ku-, or Ka-band to deliver enhanced  modulation  type analysis, Forward Error Correction  (FEC),  communication  rates, etc. Moreover, some Communication System Monitoring (CSM) products such as Integral System’s “Monics, “ display and analyze interfering carriers under the main carrier (Carrier Under Carrier). 
Geolocation  takes  advantage  of  Digital  Signal  Processing  (DSP)  technology  to  determine the origin  source of  communication  satellite  signals.  It  is  increasingly being  incorporated  into commercial  satellite  operations  to  locate  deliberate  jamming  sources.  Integral Systems Inc.'s (ISI) unique “satID”  tool helps  satellite providers and users protect  their on-orbit assets against communication link interruptions.
Integral Systems now extends  its advanced techniques from the satellite operator  domain  to  the  “Regulations World.” Operators  accessing  COTS  products  based  on  field-proven  technologies,  can begin  regulating  satellite  communication performed  within  their  country. 

Monics supplies  additional  information  on  all  authorized  transmissions. Employing DSP technology, Integral Systems delivers the visibility and  reaction capabilities regulating agencies require.

Integral Systems Europe (ISE) is pleased to offer GeoMon, a combination of several leading  COTS  products  that  allows  national  regulators  o  identify  authorized  and  unauthorized  satellite  communication  signals.  The  major  difference  between  terrestrial  and  satellite  communication  is  that  it  is more  difficult to determine the source of a satellite signal. ISE integrates  GeoMon by combining several Integral Systems products.

A Friendly GUI

GeoMon has been specially designed for regulators. With a user friendly  graphical  interface,  operators  can  click  on  one  satellite  icon.  Based  on  automatic procedures and a few manual operations, GeoMon provides a list of transponders  and  carriers  currently  in  use  on  the  satellite  with  all  their  characteristics  (frequencies,  modulation type, FEC, etc.). GeoMon then  identifies the transmitter’s  location. Using the  collected  information, GeoMon delivers reports detailing all authorized/unauthorized carriers  (errors  in the transmission plan or unknown  transmitters).

As described in the following four step procedure, GeoMon has been specially designed for regulation:

Technical Overview

GeoMon’s  “intelligence”  resides  in  its  integrating  the  most  advanced  monitoring,  measurement,  and  detection  products  available  in  today’s  satellite ground systems  industry. GeoMon combines and automates carrier  monitoring,  geolocation,  and  network management with  appropriate  user- friendly operator interfaces.

 GeoMon is based on the following components:

• RF equipment: COTS satellite devices receive satellite signals and allow further measurements – several antennas, Low Noise Amplifiers, etc.
• Compass: A COTS product for ground equipment control offered by   Newpoint Technologies, a subsidiary of ISI. Compass enables the pointing of any antenna toward any satellite. When necessary, it raises alarms on ground equipment.
• Monics: A COTS product for Satellite Communications System Monitoring developed by SAT Corporation, a subsidiary of ISI. RF signal   data is received and stored in a database where it is analyzed against a list of all satellites and authorized transmitters.
• SatID: ISE’s Geolocation COTS product. Its database incorporates maps and a lists of all known satellites to assist transmitter geolocation.
• GeoMon Automation Module: An advanced regulator interface created by ISE. This module eases exchanges between different COTS products and centralizes all information to create customizable reports.
   

More information?

Please feel free to contact us if you require any additional documentation or information on the Geomon concept integrated system.