Scalable Network Technologies, Inc. (SNT) has introduced VisNet™, a new network design tool that enables planning and deployment teams to quickly visualize, design, and optimize the performance of mobile ad-hoc networks.

VisNet is the first planning tool for mobile wireless networks that combines the processing muscle of QualNet®, the world’s most advanced high fidelity network simulation technology, with high-definition 3D visualization technology from ESRI’s ArcView GIS platform. The product was publicly previewed at the ESRI Education User Conference, July 11-14, 2009, and free 30-day evaluations are now available through the SNT website. VisNet enables non-cyberspecialist users to view and quickly grasp the mechanics of the network, then easily construct simulated networks for operations planning and review. No network protocol knowledge is needed; users just click-and-drag components from a pre-populated list of devices and applications. The tool supports networks of tens, hundreds or thousands of devices. Once high-level simulations are configured and computed, full-motion high definition visualization, network topology graphs, and packet throughput graphs are played out simultaneously. The breakthrough power of VisNet lies in the embedded SNT QualNet simulation technology, which has been stripped of the technical complexities of network construction for ease of use by non-technical teams. This creates a front-end planning tool that makes it possible to directly output scenario files to advanced simulation and emulation tools for later-stage test, evaluation and deployment.