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TABLE OF CONTENTS

STREAMLINE INDOOR WIRELESS NETWORK PLANNING ................................................................... 1

WHAT’S NEW IN VERSION 6.1? ................................................................................................................ 1

IMPORT iBWAVE MOBILE DATA ........................................................................................................... 2

HORIZONTAL LINK BUDGET IMPROVEMENTS ................................................................................... 3 REPORT OUTPUT .............................................................................................................................................. 3

LIST OF APPROVED PARTS .................................................................................................................. 4

LIST OF EQUIVALENT PARTS ............................................................................................................... 4

CABLES ALONG INCLINED PATH ......................................................................................................... 5

IBWAVE UNITY FEATURES ................................................................................................................... 5 iBWAVE UNITY VAULT ....................................................................................................................................... 5 NEW REPORTS AVAILABLE .............................................................................................................................. 5

OTHER ENHANCEMENTS ...................................................................................................................... 6

NEXT STEPS ................................................................................................................................................ 7

CONTACTING CUSTOMER CARE ............................................................................................................. 7

STREAMLINE INDOOR WIRELESS NETWORK PLANNING

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STREAMLINE INDOOR WIRELESS NETWORK PLANNING

iBwave Design is the most comprehensive software available for automated network design planning. Users can streamline the process of data collection, component selection, cost evaluation, design, validation, documentation, reporting and more. Significantly reduce the time spent on manual field work and increase cost savings.

WHAT’S NEW IN VERSION 6.1?

iBwave Design Version 6.1 includes new and improved features that will increase your efficiency and the quality of your wireless designs:

Import iBwave Mobile data

Horizontal Link Budged improvements

List of approved parts

List of equivalent parts

Cable along inclined path

iBwave Unity Features

Other enhancements

IMPORT iBWAVE MOBILE DATA

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IMPORT iBWAVE MOBILE DATA iBwave Design can now import annotations from iBwave Mobile that were previously stored in Unity. Annotations are geolocated on floor plans and contain pictures, videos, text or voice memos.

For more information about iBwave Mobile and iBwave Unity, please click on Products in the iBwave web site: http://www.ibwave.com/Products.aspx

WHAT’S NEW IN VERSION 6.1?

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HORIZONTAL LINK BUDGET IMPROVEMENTS The Horizontal Link Budget offers many options for the customization of your report layout and the information that is displayed, adding flexibility for different market needs, and ensuring security regulations for all operators are met:

Sort results by operator

Customize columns in the Summary section

View the composite power at the input of the antenna, as well as the Mobile Range and Mobile RSSI

Display the decibel subtotal of each component category instead of all models within each component category

(The "Summarize the Other Components category under one unique column" check box has been removed)

Select "All" to include all Design project systems in the report (no limit restriction)

REPORT OUTPUT Operator

A new column for sorting this report (The "Group by system" radio button now renamed "Group by operator/system")

Power Before Antenna and Antenna EIRP columns

These columns can be included in the Summary section to show a subtotal per operator and a total per antenna

Total number of antennas

Extra info included at the end of the report

LIST OF APPROVED PARTS

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LIST OF APPROVED PARTS When adding or replacing components, a filtering feature is available to view parts approved by your company/client. Under special circumstances, non-approved parts can also be used. A warning will appear in the Debug List identifying all disapproved parts that are used in a design.

This new feature facilitates the approval process of in-building designs by highlighting components that require special attention. It also helps to enforce the use of a specific list of equipment that may offer, for instance, better performance, price and lead time.

LIST OF EQUIVALENT PARTS

A list of “equivalent parts” can be defined for each component in the database. This list features components that have equivalent specifications to those components in the approved list. The substitutes can be interchanged freely in a project without it affecting the performance of the design. If the equipment specified in a project is currently out of stock, and needs to be replaced by an equivalent part, or if you need to quickly pull up the list of interchangeable components, this feature will come in handy.

WHAT’S NEW IN VERSION 6.1?

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CABLES ALONG INCLINED PATH Cables can now be modeled to follow an inclined path. This will allow you to accurately calculate cable length and, using the 3D viewer, view the proper route for the cable.

IBWAVE UNITY FEATURES For those already using iBwave Unity, the following enhancements are available:

iBWAVE UNITY VAULT The new iBwave Unity Vault can now be installed on each workstation to store locally projects when working offline. The Vault facilitates the management of projects while not connected to Unity and can enforce that all projects are stored back in Unity when a connection is available.

NEW REPORTS AVAILABLE Project Compliance report

List of projects with high-level compliance information (database and component compliance, project approval status)

Project Compliance Details report

Detailed compliance information on a specific project (database version information, project approval status, approval status of components and equivalents for non-approved parts)

OTHER ENHANCEMENTS

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OTHER ENHANCEMENTS

System / List of channels

For the GSM technology, specify a Cell ID per channel

Double-Click for System Properties

In the System Info panel, simply double-click on a system (or one of its parameters) to display its properties

Cable Routing Report: short or complete cable label

In the Cable Routing report, display the short cable ID (cable ID and number, for instance "C99") or the complete cable label (defined in the Template column of the Part ID Project Preferences)

Export a 3D view with a transparent background

Notification when prediction completed

When running output maps, the "Auto notification when predictions are completed" check box in the Prediction progress window informs you of know when prediction calculations are finished

NEXT STEPS

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NEXT STEPS

Attend a Live Web Demo

Buy Version 6.1

Upgrade to Version 6.1

Download the Free iBwave Viewer

CONTACTING CUSTOMER CARE

If you encounter any problems during the installation or configuration of iBwave Design, or if you have any questions, please send your inquiries to Customer Care:

Email: support@ibwave.com

Phone: 1 514 397-0606 or 1 800 4iBwave

You can also:

Log into the iBwave Customer Portal, and create a request in the My Cases section: http://www.ibwave.com/language/en-US/MyiBwave.aspx

Check if your questions have been answered in the Knowledge Base section of the iBwave Customer Portal

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