2024
The ProMan component includes wave propagation models for different scenarios and network planning simulators for various air interfaces.
Predict path loss between transmitter and receiver with ProMan. Perform network planning including the wireless standards (the air interfaces) and including multiple transmitters/receivers (multiple base stations).
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The WinProp Getting Started Guide contains step-by-step instructions on how to get started with WinProp.
The Altair installation directory contains a collection of examples that shows you WinProp concepts and essentials.
WinProp is a complete suite of tools in the domain of wireless propagation and radio network planning. With applications ranging from satellite to terrestrial, from rural via urban to indoor radio links, WinProp’s innovative wave propagation models combine accuracy with short computation time.
View the typical workflows when working with propagation simulations in specific scenarios, how to add a network planning to a propagation simulation, include a receiver pattern, set up a time-variant scenario, include multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) at both the base station and the mobile station, connectivity analysis of sensor networks and optimization.
The WallMan component offers a convenient facility to generate and edit vector building databases.
The TuMan tool enables you to generate and modify tunnel scenarios.
Use AMan to generate, edit and analyze a single antenna. Superimpose multiple antennas radiating similar signals to determine the actual antenna pattern while taking into consideration the local environment.
The ProMan (Propagation) software package is designed to predict path loss accurately between transmitter and receiver. The ProMan (network) software offers network planning modules.
ProMan can be started with additional arguments passed in the command line to load and execute existing projects automatically.
The WinProp command line interface (WinPropCLI) executable enables you to run WinProp projects in batch mode without launching the graphical user interface (GUI). It is available on both Microsoft Windows and Linux. Internally, the WinPropCLI executable calls the WinProp API. The WinPropCLI can be used within queuing systems such as Altair PBS, Torque, LSF, GridEngine and more.
Global settings are settings that are not relevant to a specific project or database.
The correct format for antenna patterns is required to ensure accurate propagation modeling.
A site represents a base transceiver station (BTS) that allows wireless communication between user equipment and a network.
Model complex radio networks in indoor environments using predefined components from a component database.
Generate a Microsoft Word report that contains the project name, date and an exported image of each result with a title indicating the result type.
Generate images of all computed results and export to folder. Use this batch generation of images to accelerate report preparation or as part of an automatic report generation process.
The current view can be exported to bitmap.
Results can be exported along a polygonal line.
Export prediction results to ASCII file.
The prediction results can be exported to .dxf.
The prediction data can be exported to XML.
The prediction results can be imported from other tools in ASCII format.
WinProp features a component database with manufacturer information. Components such as combiners, splitters, amplifiers can be added for modeling of the propagation environment.
Use parallel MPI processes to solve a problem efficiently using the standard ray tracing model (SRT).
View the default shortcut keys available for ProMan for faster and easier operation.
WinProp includes empirical and semi-empirical models (calibration with measurements possible), rigorous 3D ray-tracing models as well as the unique dominant path model (DPM).
In WinProp various air interfaces and applications are pre-defined: broadcasting, cellular, wireless access, WiFi, sensor networks, ICNIRP and EM compliance.
The WinProp utilities consist of the Launcher utility and the Updater.
Reference information is provided in the appendix.
