The MDI user interface of Argos allows visualization of multiple protocol analysis, message diagrams, XML protocol definitions, all at the same time. Command forms associated to protocols and views can be defined to command the IO devices. Auto-hide explorer and utility windows ensure efficient use of available screen size, keeping the easy and quick access to all commands, menus and window content.
The Tetra and all the other supported protocols, the user interface layouts, import and export formats, etc., are defined by a powerful, yet simple proprietary XML protocol description language. The the language allows definitions of almost any telecommunication protocol, simple or complex, open or proprietary, embedded or totally independent of each other, in clear or encrypted XML.
In Argos the message sequence diagrams created from the analyzed protocol data aids the better understanding of the message flow between the system elements. The diagrams can be exported as Microsoft Visio drawings, and used for technical documentation.
Argos offers various input/output interfaces for protocol data input and device control: binary or text log files, clipboard, serial COM ports, TCP/UDP/IP and Ethernet connections, Telnet and SSH sessions, or custom device, trough its IO device plugins, supported by an API.
In Argos, the Tetra SS (Supplementary Services) and LIP (Location Information Protocol) are decoded from Air Interface Layer 3 messages. The Tetra ISI (Inter System Interface) and Singnalling and Voice are analyzed from QSIG/ROSE ISDN network protocol layers, directly from the E1 Interface.