two different procedures are available for the ale (automatic link establishment) radio processor:
- alis (
rohde & schwarz proprietary standard) - ale (in line with mil-std-188-141 b)
 
one of these ale standards can be loaded into the processor r&s®gs2200.
using the rohde & schwarz automatic radio link setup and continuous link quality monitoring procedure of alis (automatic link setup) along with the r&s®xk2000 transceiver family makes it possible to achieve unequaled operating features.
- simple operation by entering a 4-digit address
 - realtime channel analysis
 - best-channel calculation and setting
 - automatic link setup
 - ongoing channel monitoring
 - adaptive response in case of interference
 - 100% error-free transmission
 
with the alis software selected, the data link processor r&s®gs2200 can perform the following functions:
- automatic continuous passive channel analysis of all user-programmed pool frequencies during scanning mode
 - automatic channel selection by means of computation of the optimum working frequency from a pool of frequencies
 - automatic reliable and fast link setup through narrowband fsk (bw = 300 hz, shift = ±85 hz) at the optimum frequency from the pool
 - selective calling addresses (up to 9999)
 - automatic transmission of status 
- type of modulation
 - speed of data transmission
 - type of data protection (fec, arq, prp)
 
 - automatic error correction (arq or prp) and adaptive response during message transmission, either at a data rate of 228 bit/s (normal fsk modulation, basic feature) or 5400 bit/s (with additional hf data modem)
 - data transmission format 
- 5 bit baudot (telex)
 - 7 bit ascii (text files from pcs)
 - 8 bit ascii (text and binary files, etc)
 
 - message length: unlimited
 - ssb voice operating capability after automatic link setup procedure (no adaptive response during voice operation)
 
depending on the requirements:
- preferred or existing method
 - link setup with or without adaptive response
 - response to interference on the radio link (arq)
 - considerations of frequency economy, spectrum pollution and probability of intercept
 - operator convenience, error correction and expandability
 - interoperability with other systems and systems from other manufacturers
 
- rohde & schwarz standard alis
 - mil-std-188-141b, app. a (fed-std-1045/1046)
 - mil-std-188-141b, app. a b (fed-std-1045/1046/1049)