Calian Iluminator Software

The Illuminator is an enterprise-level software application designed for multi-site carrier monitoring and centralized management of satellite carriers across a distributed network of Decimator Spectrum Analyzers. It is a lightweight yet powerful tool that provides operators with real-time and historical performance metrics for dozens or hundreds of carriers across multiple sites.

Technical Features

The Illuminator enables monitoring and analysis of the following carrier parameters:

• Band Power – total received power over a defined frequency range.
• SNR (Signal-to-Noise Ratio) – real-time signal quality measurement.
• Presence of a Carrier – detection of whether an expected carrier is present or missing.
• Center Frequency – verification that the carrier is on its assigned frequency.
• EIRP (Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power) – effective transmitted power inferred at the measurement site.
• Carrier Power – absolute carrier input power.
• C/N (Carrier-to-Noise ratio) – key quality indicator of signal robustness.
• Mask Analysis – verifies compliance of carrier spectral shape against predefined regulatory or operator masks.

Architecture & Compatibility

• Designed to work with the Decimator D4 Spectrum Analyzers deployed at remote monitoring sites.
• Can also integrate legacy Decimator D3 Spectrum Analyzers already in the field.
• Licensing requirements:
  ∙ D4 units require a Spectator (SPS) license for use with Illuminator.
  ∙ D3 units require a CarrierWatch license for use with Illuminator.
• Provides centralized monitoring and control, so an operator at HQ or a NOC can oversee carriers across multiple geographically distributed sites.