Radio Link Planning Made Easy with a Telegram Bot

Traditional radio planning tools present a steep learning curve. We present BotRf, a Telegram Bot that facilitates the process by guiding non-experts in assessing the feasibility of radio links. Built on open source tools, BotRf can run on any smartphone or PC using Telegram. Running it on a smartph...

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Published inSmart Objects and Technologies for Social Good Vol. 195; pp. 295 - 304
Main Authors Zennaro, Marco, Rainone, Marco, Pietrosemoli, Ermanno
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Springer International Publishing
SeriesLecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering
Subjects
Bots
Propagation models
Radio frequency planning
Simulator
Telegram
Terrain profiles
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ISBN3319619489
9783319619484
ISSN1867-8211
1867-822X
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-61949-1_31

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Abstract Traditional radio planning tools present a steep learning curve. We present BotRf, a Telegram Bot that facilitates the process by guiding non-experts in assessing the feasibility of radio links. Built on open source tools, BotRf can run on any smartphone or PC using Telegram. Running it on a smartphone has the added value that the Bot can leverage the internal GPS to capture the current coordinates. BotRf can be used in low bandwidth environments as the generated data traffic is very limited. We present an example of its use in Venezuela.
AbstractList Traditional radio planning tools present a steep learning curve. We present BotRf, a Telegram Bot that facilitates the process by guiding non-experts in assessing the feasibility of radio links. Built on open source tools, BotRf can run on any smartphone or PC using Telegram. Running it on a smartphone has the added value that the Bot can leverage the internal GPS to capture the current coordinates. BotRf can be used in low bandwidth environments as the generated data traffic is very limited. We present an example of its use in Venezuela.
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