Available For Immediate Release
Newpoint Announces Stratus Carrier Management and Uplink Power Control System
April 3, 2002
Salem, New Hampshire USA -- Newpoint Technologies, Inc, a leading provider of network-management solutions, announces a 2nd generation carrier management system which seamlessly integrates with the innovative and award-winning Newpoint Compass software package.
Stratus supports satellite communications network operators, as they manage system resources. The reliability of these services greatly depends upon the stability of the carrier. As the satellite industry continues to grow, bandwidth and power become more and more valuable. This makes the management of these resources essential. Many factors such as transmit level variations will negatively impact service levels of a carrier. Stratus offers a natural progression and marriage between carrier monitoring and uplink power control. It will directly establish and maintain the proper user-defined power and frequency levels for carriers on multiple circuits, to ensure optimum performance and to avoid problems with contractual obligations before they occur.
Newpoint's Stratus Carrier Management and Uplink Power Control System continuously compares target transmission spectral shape, C/N, power level and center frequency against actual values and makes system adjustments to achieve optimal levels. Variations that exceed specified boundaries are alarmed, recorded, and presented per carrier, including details for any device alarm that is part of the circuit.
Newpoint Technologies is a leader in Network Management Systems for control of data, Internet, Broadcast, telecom, and hybrid networks. Newpoint Compass is the foundation of Newpoint's suite of products, and is a complete system for managing disparate network elements. Other Newpoint products include the recently introduced Newpoint Pathfinder, providing centralized automated Audio-Video router management in broadcast facilities, Newpoint Eclipse for carrier line-up of satellite traffic, and Newpoint Mercury, a remote-site manager for satellite and terrestrial applications.