ASTi's Synapse 4 family of products integrates live and simulated voice communications from an array of sources into a unified network. Synapse provides a balance of simplicity and flexibility to facilitate installation and management of communications for networked exercises.

Synapse 4 features:

• Flexible and Scalable Architecture: configure Workstation and Radio-IP Bridge modules to meet custom requirements.
• Inter-operable with full fidelity radio simulations: ASTi Radio option available.
• Deployable out-of-the-box: connect the operators and radios, add power and bandwidth.
• DIS / HLA Compliant: Synapse is inter-operable with a vast array of simulators, data analysis and data logging tools.
• Simple to Install: modular / click-together, all-Ethernet installation.
• Simple to Run: even novice users can exploit the capabilities of ASTi's powerful and intuitive ACE software.
• Robust & Reliable: industrial hardware, Intel Dual Core CPU, Realtime Linux OS.

All ASTi Synapse systems feature powerful network-based software tools that simplify exercise configuration and management.

Automates the generation and distribution of ASTi communications plans.

• Comm plans incorporate presets from exercise-level to radio-operator level.
• Comm plans are network distributed, simply select Synapse and download plan.
• Multiple comm plans can be archived and reused.

The ACE Communications Monitor is a network analysis tool for simulated radio traffic, providing valuable capabilities to monitor every aspect of the communications network, from the highest network protocol levels, to the finest details embedded in each radio.

ASTi's web-based management is bundled inside every Synapse system. Manage all ASTi hardware (with device auto-discovery) and software resources on the network. RMS is accessible with a standard web browser from anywhere on the network.