The Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT) and Frequentis multinational signed a collaboration agreement to provide design services network to customers in the field of air traffic management (ATM, for its acronym in English) using the network simulation Net2Plan UPCT.
The tool improves Frequentis solutions portfolio based group in Austria and a global leader in communications networks in areas where security is essential, such as air transport.
"For critical applications design network security it is vital.
Net2Plan improve our services by allowing us to simulate and optimize the real behavior of the solutions we develop for customers around the world, "explains Wolfgang Lins, director of programs for networks air traffic management Frequentis.
Net2Plan is a free software tool (open-source) developed by the Engineering Group Telecommunications Network (GIRTEL) UPCT to plan, optimize and evaluate communication networks.
Initially raised to help teaching at the School of 'Teleco', has become a reference tool for academic and industrial world, allowing planning from start to finish, simulation and optimization of customer networks, including transport components, and now product portfolio 'vitalsphere' Frequentis.
vitalsphere is the solution Frequentis to maintain the highest levels of security, while capacities are scaled and become more competitive costs, networks of air traffic management, essential to the ongoing changes in the control of aviation such as towers virtual control or SWIM (System Wide information Management) technology of American aviation agency to share information air traffic.
Designed to support the particular requirements of air traffic management, vitalsphere needs to expand the conventional range of IP communications protocol, so Frequentis and UPCT encourage students to undertake thesis and research work in the context of the cooperation between the two entities.
"We are delighted to start this cooperation and give students opportunities the industry needs," adds Hannu Juurakko, vice president of Frequentis, a firm recognized internationally for their participation in research and development projects.
"The agreement with Frequentis enables us to use planning techniques and simulation services network design.
Thus, we will extend Net2Plan to meet the specific demands of vitalsphere "says Pablo Pavón Mariño, researcher responsible for GIRTEL.
Source: UPCT