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Cordis RadioEye™

Platform
Development programme
Product modules
Product compatibility and product integration
Application areas





Platform

Our technical core resources address new ways in realizing broadband radio technology products where significant part of the work tasks are focused on design and fusions of sophisticated analogue and digital signal processing modules. Work programmes are in major kept within product areas addressing technical industry standards, such as IEEE 802.11 a/b/g or GSM 900/1800 communication protocols.

Development programme

Currently on-going activities includes:

  • Product system architecture that realize precise localization and tracking of mobile telecommunication equipment, including 915-1800 MHz - GSM/GPRS, 1.8-2.2 GHz UMTS and 2.45 GHz (802.11b/g)/ 5-6 GHz (802.11a) - Wireless LAN based systems.
  • Field installation and surveillance systems for micro wave radiation pattern measurements & monitoring.
  • Controlled directivity microwave antenna designs
  • High performance microwave transceivers for 2.45 and 5-6 GHz frequency bands
  • High performance DSP implementations

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Product modules

Our product systems supplement the basic structure of a mobile communication network. By launching the Cordis RadioEye system concept, this makes new functions available inside the existing infrastructure without disturbing or influencing the overall architectural design.

The Cordis RadioEye™ product system

Cordis RadioEye™ provides a capability to visualize the radiation patterns in a Wireless communication "room" and further parameterize the measured condition for intelligent use inside the communication procedures. The system is interfaced to cellular phone network or Wireless personal computer networks.

The system comprises several sub product modules, packaged and integrated for optimal price vs. performance relationship.
Including the use of our own analogue antenna/radio front-end designs and low-level core programmed micro controller modules, this have resulted in optimized solutions for challenging requirement in the network.


Modules included in the system are:

  • Cordis™ 900/1800/2.45G/5.6G ; Multi-axial scanning beam antenna modules
  • Cordis™ TSP ; Trigonometric Signal Processing Module
  • Cordis™ IPC; Embedded mail and web server Client module
  • Cordis™ LMS; Linux W-LAN Management Server
  • Cordis RadioEye™ Software modules , supporting: a. installation management
    b. wireless network performance analysis and monitoring

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Compatibility and Product integration

The Cordis RadioEye™ system provides standalone functionality and harmonizes with existing mobile communication system standards in the market. The system offers compatibility to standard network protocols and operating systems for easy integration and installation.

Major processing features of the Cordis RadioEye™ system:

  • Real time generating of room coordinates for the mobile terminals by means of roof mounted multi axial scanning antenna section and highly efficient trigonometric signal processing (TSP).

  • Adaptation to network standard protocol stacks and coding for mapping of the unique Ethernet identification certificates or TMSI (Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity) to the precise calculated mobile terminal location.

  • Management ruler menus addressing conditional access rights for the wireless communication units based on their individual location referenced to predefined virtual rooms.

  • Automatic exception message generator on E-mail service supporting network management.

  • Real time analysis of communication quality and link margins with reference to local space coordinate vectors.

  • Continuous indication meter of accuracy for the communicator coordinates.

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Application areas

Mapping the precisely processed physical location vectors with the unique data identification codes of the different communicators enhance the standard application areas inside the network infrastructure. The refined wireless terminal identifier generates the possibility for higher level management and support of more services and security regimes.

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Virtual Wireless LAN IP-zones

Inside a single Wireless IP zone, the Cordis™ system will generate unlimited numbers of virtual communication rooms (sub IP -zones) with individual network connection. Each communicating wireless terminal can further be assigned network access rights based on its physical location. In addition, centrally broadcasted information may be filtered to the communicators based on physical location criteria.
Services range from assignment of automatic access to host work directories to more advanced support of system security regimes.
The system supports industry IEEE802.11 a/b/g or Bluetooth standards

Differential GSM Access Zones

Differentiated services can now be realized using the precise location coordinates of the GSM/cellular phone in the communication criteria. Cellular phone users will be able to subscribe for network services which are opened on "physically being present - criteria " only. Application service providers may reach their subscribers based on more convenient conditions and to higher benefit for all involved parties.

Differential GSM Charge Rates

Telecom Network operators can now offer differentiated charge rates for local zones supporting environmental protection. Different areas may be given individual restrictions in connection for in-coming phone calls.
Disturbance to performance acts or possibilities for interference with other electronic instruments in sensitive areas may even require total prohibition from usage of cellular phones. The Cordis system will facilitate establishment of "dialing possible" zones in such area-sections where the signals will not be disturbing.

GSM Intercom

The telecom network operator may support intercom/house central functionalities using the cellular phone as a combined intercom and external phone apparatus. By support of a Cordis system installation, the cellular phones will operate as a device connected to the internal communication switch board when the phones are located inside a defined area or building. Total information is available for the telecom operators for addressing differential tariff charge tables.

Cellular phone or PDA with Bluetooth interface

The Bluetooth communication link is based on the 2.45 GHz micro wave frequency band. In connection with payment services involving e-purse functionality, and by adapting the Cordis RadioEye to the system network, this will support enhanced validation criteria and security procedures in situations where up- or down- loading procedures of payment/data may occur.
Exchanged information with central servers can be locked to the correct device giving added protection against unauthorized information access.

In other applications, where accurate location of user shall be matched with the data exchange between the communicators and central servers, the Cordis RadioEye™ will automatically adapt this functionality. It is seen relevant in connection with clearing routines or for instance at gate passages at airports or other strictly controlled areas.

In general, the Cordis™ system will, by adaptation of the standard protocol parameters, support enhanced services and demands growing from establishment of the Bluetooth network.


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Cordis RadioEye™ facilitates convenient installation and management routines inside Wireless networks.
An incorporated software module provides a GUI (Graphical User Interface) and present valuable information and performance characteristics of the system design. By defining virtual rooms inside the Wireless LAN, the GUI will indicate the achievable tolerances of the measurements at the different zone locations. Due to possible varying communication link margins in the main system, the obtainable results may change within the zone and further address need for system calibrations.

Radionor Communications focus on flexibility and comforts in projecting network solutions, making development and realization of system tools to become natural elements to the core technology work programme.

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Simulation of modern digital transceivers using VHDL with a structured roadmap to high volume ASIC production
 
Evalulation of localisation performance and statistical precision distribution
 
Early prototype antenna and radiation pattern visualisation from simulations
 
Layout tool and manufactured circuits boards from our production facility
 
Filter design and simulation for cutting edge radio design required for high precision localisation
 
The Cordis RadioEye platform interacts easily over a normal Internet connection for remote operation and service/maintenance