ARC-D11
Two-Channel Radio Monitoring System
Purpose:
- Variety of functions related with search for radio emissions inside facilities and outdoor radio monitoring, including:
- Automated search for unauthorized radio emissions inside a premise or transport mean, and monitoring of wire network
- Radio monitoring and automatic direction finding within frequency range up to 8 000 MHz (automated direction finding up to 30 GHz)
- Equipment automated survey and checks on compromising emanation inside premises and offices of the object.
ARGAMAK-D11 Two-Channel Panoramic Digital Radio Receiver (model 4)
System operation modes:
- Indoor
- At temporary workstation (antenna system is mounted on tripod)
- At stops and while moving (being installed into a vehicle)
- System can be operated directly or remotely based on TCP/IP via wire and wireless communication channels
ARGAMAK-D11 Two-Channel Panoramic Digital Radio Receiver (model 5)
Applications:
- Indoor radio monitoring (9 kHz – 30 GHz)
- Outdoor radio monitoring (9 kHz – 30 GHz)
- Automated compromising emanations testing (9 kHz – 12 GHz)
Common functions:
- Panoramic spectrum analysis within operating frequency range or within arbitrary numbers of frequency intervals
- Detection of radio signals based on different algorithms (power, correlative)
- Evaluation of radio signal parameter (central frequency, level, bandwidth, modulation parameters etc.)
- Automatic classification (modulation, communication standard etc.) and identification of radio emissions
- Filtering of detected radio signal list based on different criteria (classification results, technical parameters, detection time etc.)
- I/Q recording including with preliminary multi-channel filtering
- Demodulation of radio signals with analogue modulation (AM, FM, PM, SSB) with option to record and palyback of recorded LF-signal by control unit
- Synchronization of internal time by GNSS signals as well as via Ethernet as per IEEE 1588 standard (for model 5 only)
- Receipt and decoding of service data transmitted by radio signals of modern digital communication systems: 2/3/4/5G, CDMA (IS-95, cdma2000, EV-DO), DECT, TETRA, DMR, APCO P25, dPMR, NXDN, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee; as well as digital TV: DVB-T/T2/H, DTMB
- Coherent processing of signals received by two channels
- Detection of wide-band signals including covered under natural or industrial noise
- Real-time two-channel synchronous radio monitoring
- Two-channel synchronous or single-channel search, accumulation and maintenance of signal source database and processing of results
- Detection and localization of radio emission sources, which work within bands non-amateur communication and broadcasting radio stations, such as base stations of mobile communication, digital TV etc.
- Search of intermodulation interferences
- Joint operation of systems (when communication equipment is available), e.g. as a part of Automated Spectrum Monitoring Systems (ARMADA, AREAL etc.)
Radio monitoring and emissions and monitoring of wire network inside a premise or transport mean
Typical configuration:
- ARGAMAK-D11 Two-Channel Panoramic Radio Receiver (model 4 or model 5) with integrated two-channel digital radio receiver (9 kHz - 8000 MHz for each channel), antenna switch, AC and vehicle on-board power unit with charger and battery
- Set of ARC-A2M Wideband Antenna with operating frequency range from 25 to 3000 MHz
- Set of ARC-A14K Wideband Antenna with operating frequency range from 3 to 8 GHz
- Network probes: active (ARC-ASP2) and passive (ARC-PSP2)
- ARC-MA2 HF Magnetic Receive Antenna
- ARC-A12 Wideband Antenna
- Control and display unit with SMO-PA, SMO-STA, SMO-ASPD, SMO-DX Software Packages
- Case for storage and transportation of the accessories
Options
- Extension of operating frequency range up to 30 GHz (internal single channel frequency down-converter for model 5 only)
- ARC-PS330 Frequency Down-Converter (2.4 – 30 GHz)
- ARC-ABS External Analyzer of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee networks
Functions in "Radio monitoring and monitoring of wire network inside a premise or transport mean" scenario:
- Detection of any kind of radio emissions indoor, including signals with dynamic frequency-time structure (frequency hopping), noise-like signals, ultra-wide band (UWB) signals etc.
- Revealing of unauthorized radio emissions inside premises, within objects, and outdoor
- Detection of indoor data leakage technical channels, including those that based on 2G/3G/4G/5G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Zigbee communication systems
- Wire network monitoring
- Indoor radio monitoring
Radio monitoring and automatic direction finding afield
Package (additional to package to solve "Indoor radio monitoring" task):
- ARC-A7A-3 Broadband Antenna for Installation on Vehicle
- AS-HP-HF, AS-HP1, AS-HP2, AS-HP5 DF Antenna Systems
- ARC-IG Video facilities and software package for visualization of radio emission sources in spatially distributed locations
- Vehicle luggage box with fasteners to mount DF antenna systems
- Tripod (mast) for direction finding antenna system mounting at temporary workstations
- ARC-A3A Directional Antenna Set and handle provided for amplitude direction finding
- Communication and data transmission equipment
- SMO-BS Software Package for Automated Monitoring of Base Stations Certificate of state registration of software packages No. 2015662409
- SMO-BS 3GPP Software Package for Automated Monitoring of GSM, UMTS, LTE, 5G Base Stations. Certificate of state registration of software packages No. 2021681273
- SMO-BS DECT Software Package for Automated Monitoring of DECT Base Stations Certificate of state registration of software packages No. 2015662411
- SMO-BS TETRA Software Package for Automated Monitoring of TETRA Base Stations. Certificate of state registration of software packages No. 2015662742
- SMO-BS CDMA/EVDO Software Package for Automated Monitoring of CDMA/EVDO Base Stations. Certificate of state registration of software packages No. 2015662423
- SMO-BS TRUNK Customized Software for Automated Monitoring of DMR, dPMR, NXDN, APCO P25 Network. Certificate of state registration of software packages No. 2016661912
- SMO-BS Wireless Customized Software for Automated Monitoring of short-range wireless networks (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee). Certificate of state registration of software packages No. 2021669703
- SMO-CT Customized Software for Automated Monitoring of digital TV signals (DVB-T/T2/H, DTMB). Certificate of state registration of software packages No. 2015613938
- Software option for selective direction finding of GSM, UMTS, LTE base stations (to SMO-BS 3GPP) and Wi-Fi subscriber terminals (to SMO-BS Wireless)
- SMO-KN Software Package for mapping and navigation (Certificate of state registration of software packages No. 2015613830).
Functions in "Radio monitoring and automatic direction finding afield" scenario:
- Automatic single- and multi-channel direction finding of radio signals with arbitrary spectrum width within frequency range from 1.5 to 8000 MHz (when optional DF antenna systems are included)
- Power (without using information about signal structure) direction finding of radio signals with arbitrary bandwidth
- Selective (related with ID of radio emission source) direction finding of GSM / UMTS / LTE base stations, Wi-Fi access points (when DF antenna systems are available)
- Selective (related with ID of radio emission source) direction finding of DECT base stations and radiophones, TETRA, DMR, APCO P25, dPMR, NXDN radiostations
- Selective (time-slot based) direction finding of subscriber 2G terminals (mobile phones, trackers, etc.), operating at the same frequency
- Ability to connect few DF antenna system simultaneously (AS-HP-HF, AS-HP1, AS-HP2, AS-HP5) and to DF automatically within entire operating frequency range (from 1.5 MHz to 8 GHz) of connected antenna systems (model 5 only)
- Recording of signal within simultaneous bandwidth to buffer with option of further time and frequency navigation and postprocessing (search, filtering, demodulation etc.)
- Technical analysis of radio signals in real time and in postprocessing mode
- External radio monitoring of extended objects (when ARC-IG and DF antenna systems are available)
- Evaluation of radio emission sources location based on signal levels evaluated in different points of route or based on bearings (when optional DF antenna systems are included)
- Operation as a part of DF pair providing for localization of radio emission source (when communication equipment is available).
ARC-D11 Operated in DF Mode with AS-HP1 Mounted on Vehicle Roof and Mast
Automated compromising emanations testing in premises and offices of the object
Purpose:
- This set of software and hardware means detects threats of information leakage via channel of spurious electromagnetic radiation and interference (compromising emanations) arising from the operation of processing, storage and transmission of information (PC, peripheral equipment, ports and interfaces).
Diagram that illustrates the registration and analysis of compromising emanations from communications and electronic equipment
Package (additional to package to solve "Indoor radio monitoring" task):
- ARC-TG3 Test Signal Generator (frequency range 20 - 3 000 MHz)
- Dipole measuring antenna (frequency range 9 kHz - 2 000 MHz)
- Logopereodic measuring antenna
- Voltage probe (frequency range 0.003 - 400 MHz)
- Measuring current collector (frequency range 0.009 - 400 MHz)
- Magnetic inductor (frequency range 20 Hz - 600 MHz)
- Dielectric tripod to mount antennas
- Network equipment and cables
- Control unit for ARC-TG3 with software package to carry out automated compromising emanations tests (SMO-PRANA, SMO-TEST, SMO-RAPIRA).
Functions in "Automated compromising emanations testing" scenario:
- Detection, evaluation of parameters and information capability of compromising emanation emitted by PC and other means of storage and processing of information (laboratory tests)
- Creating databases and research results for further reuse while periodic routine check-up
- Calculation of signal propagation distance based on laboratory tests
- Research of object parameters (object research carrying-out)
- Assessment of information security at the facility from leaks through the compromising emanation channels with and without use of security means
- Automatic transmitting measuring results to calculation application right after finishing parameters evaluation
- Creating test protocol in automatic mode based on user template
- Tested devices
- Monitor in DVI, VGA, HDMI modes
- USB keyboard
- Printer in information transfer and print modes
- PC HDD
- USB-port in mode of data exchange with Flash-drive
- Scanner in scanning and data transfer modes
Features of ARC-D11 in "Automated compromising emanations testing" scenario:
- Option to control automatically remote devices (checked device, ARC-TG3 Test Generator) with controlling PC of ARGAMAK-D11. Because of this, one operator, when solving the task of "Automated compromising emanations testing" with ARC-D11, can work effectively with minimal labor and time
- Information from tested device is not used, cannot be read by the system or transmitted in the course of testing
- Applied algorithms are unified due to the fact that the user can adjust limited security parameters himself based on standards of his country.
Technical Specifications
General Parameters |
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| Number of independent receiving channels | 2 |
| Operating frequency range for each channel | 9 kHz – 8000 MHz |
| Frequency range for one of the channels with external (models 4, 5) or internal (model 5) frequency down-converter available | 9 kHz - 30 GHz |
| Noise figure (with preamplifier on) for unswitched inputs, max. | |
| within 0.009 – 30 MHz (model 4 / model 5) | 15 dB/15 dB |
| within 20 – 3000 MHz (model 4 / model 5) | 12 - 15 dB / 10 dB |
| within 3000 – 8000 MHz (model 4 / model 5) | 16 dB/12 dB |
| Spurious, Image and IF rejection within frequency range 9 kHz – 8000 MHz (model 4 / model 5), max. | 70 dB / 80 dB |
| Input IP3, attenuator off, min.: | |
| within 0.009 – 30 MHz (model 4 / model 5) | 0 dBm / 20 dBm |
| within 20 – 3000 MHz (model 4 / model 5) | 0 dBm / 10 dBm |
| within 3000 – 8000 MHz (model 4 / model 5) | 0 dBm / 0 dBm |
| Intermodulation free dynamic range (3rd and 2nd order), min. | 75 dB |
| Simultaneous bandwidth (bandpass) at ±3.0 dB variation (model 4 / model 5) | 24 MHz / 100 MHz |
| Additional radio receiving path in each channel with simultaneous bandwidth, (model 4 / model 5) | 0.5 MHz / 80 MHz, 24 MHz, 12 MHz |
| Indication of charge level of the built-in battery, as well as charging process (model 4 / model 5) | NO / YES |
Search and detection of the radio signals |
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| Rate of panorama spectrum analysis over frequency range of 25 – 3000 MHz with max. 16 kHz resolution (at spectrum discreteness max. 3.125 kHz), min. | 10 / 60 GHz/s |
| Detected signal minimum duration, (model 4 / model 5) | 1 ms / 1 µs |
| Sensitivity with 3.125 kHz discreteness depending on the frequency | 0.8 - 1.5 µV |
Indoor Radio Monitoring |
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| Coupling attenuation of antenna switches between channels |
40 dB |
| Min. power of emitted signal detectable inside premise with dimensions of 8х8 m max. (signal bandwidth is 50 kHz max, signal frequency is above 30 MHz), max.: | |
| within 0.02 - 3 GHz range | 50 µW |
| within 3 - 8 GHz range | 80 µW |
| within 8 - 30 GHz range | 120 µW |
Wire Network Monitoring |
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| Signal detection level: | |
| within 0.05 - 10 kHz | 1 mV, max. |
| within 10 kHz - 1 MHz | 100 µV, max. |
| within 1 MHz - 30 MHz | 10 µV, max. |
| Input impedance of the probe | |
| ARC-ASP2 | 1 MOhm, max. |
| ARC-PSP2 | 1 kOhm, max. |
| Max. input voltage of ARC-ASP2 network probe | |
| below 60 Hz | 400 V |
| from 60 Hz to 20 kHz | 50 V |
| from 20 kHz to 5 MHz | 10 V |
| Max. input voltage of ARC-PSP2 network probe | 400 V |
Automatic direction finding |
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| DF method | Correlative interferometer |
| Operating azimuth range | 0° - 360° |
| Operating frequency range (manual switch of antenna systems for model 4, electronic switch of antenna systems for model 5) | 1.5-8000 MHz |
| Field sensitivity | depends on antenna system |
| Instrument accuracy (RMS) | depends on antenna system |
| Processed single signal minimum duration | 10 ms |
Radio Channel Monitoring, Technical Analysis and Broadcast Recording |
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| Max. processing bandwidth within the range (model 4): | |
| within 9 kHz - 25 MHz | 1 MHz |
| within 25 - 110 MHz range | 5 MHz |
| within 110 - 220 MHz range | 10 MHz |
| within 220 - 8000 MHz range | 24 MHz |
| Max. processing bandwidth within the range (model 5): | |
| within 9 kHz - 30 MHz | 30 MHz |
| within 20 - 8000 MHz range | 100 MHz |
| Types of recorded data | radio signal sampling (I/Q), bearing, spectrograms, time |
| Maximum I/Q bandwidth: | |
| Model 4 | Up to 40 MHz |
| Model 5 | up to 200 MHz |
| Continuous recording time | depends on storage |
Demodulated signal recording |
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| Demodulator bandwidth | 250 kHz, 100 kHz, 50 kHz, 12 kHz, 6 kHz, 3 kHz |
| Receiver sensitivity in AM mode | 1.5 μV, max. |
| Receiver sensitivity in FM (narrow) mode | 0.8 μV, max. |
| Receiver tuning discrete | 1 Hz |
| Demodulation types | AM, FM, SSB, AT |
Automated compromising emanations tests |
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| Checked channel | radio, wire lines, arbitrary structure |
| Operating frequency range (radio environment) depending on operating frequency range of measuring antenna | 0.009 – 8000 MHz |
| Operating frequency range while check-up of wire lines | 0.009 – 400 MHz |
| Operating frequency range (line) for completely automated measurements | 20 – 400 MHz |
| Frequency range of completely automated measurements with controlled generator | 20 – 3000 MHz |
| Error of signal level measurement | 3 dB, max. |
| Error of signal level measurement incl. antenna parameters | 5 dB, max. |
| Automatic transmitting measuring results to calculation application | YES |
| On-line calculation and automatic forming research protocols | YES |
| Option to save the results of measurements and evaluation for further reuse | YES |
| Calibration certificates for all measuring antennas and censors | YES |
| Factory certificate on calibration of ARGAMAK-D11 issued by the factor laboratory of IRCOS JSC | YES |
Requirements for electromagnetic compatibility (model 5 only) |
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| Spectrum component level at each of antenna input of ARGAMAK-D11, max. | 34 dBµV |
| Field strength of emitted spectrum components of ARGAMAK-D11 at distance of 1 meter from the unit: | |
| within 2 – 100 MHz range | 24 dBμV/m max. |
| within 100 – 18 000 MHz range | It complies with clause 5.6.2 of GOST 30804.6.3-2013 and standard MIL-STD-461E, test RE102 for ground applications |
Other technical specifications of the system corresponds to parameters of ARGAMAK-D11 (Model 4) / ARGAMAK-D11 (Model 5) Digital Radio Receiver.