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ARL Gateway: 1U High rack-mount server


Supported devices

The Thorcom ARL Gateway supports location transmissions from a wide range of devices and technologies that include TETRA mobiles and hand portables, dedicated location devices on GSM/GPRS such as the Thorcom VLR200, and smart-phones like the BlackBerry™.

The supported devices list here will be updated to include devices that may be used with the ARL Gateway.

ARL Gateway - Supported Devices
Make Model Version Technology
Sepura SRM2000+GPS 6.0 onwards TETRA
Sepura SRG2000+GPS 6.0 onwards TETRA
Sepura SRM3500+GPS 6.0 onwards TETRA
Sepura SRG3500+GPS 6.0 onwards TETRA
Motorola MTH800 MR5.2 onwards TETRA
...      
       
Thorcom VLR200 1.0 onwards GPRS
Matrix MTX65G+Thorcom 2.0 onwards GPRS
Nokia N900+Thorcom 1.0 onwards GPRS
BlackBerry <models here>   GPRS


Networks
Motorola Dimetra TETRA
GSM using GPRS or SMS
MPT1327 trunked radio
APCO P25 digital radio
ETSI Digital Mobile Radio
Analogue business radio

Applications
Real-time Location Systems
Vehicle Tracking
Personal Tracking
Asset Tracking

Markets
Emergency Services
Airwave network users
Public Utilities
Public Transport

Key Features
Network/bearer independant
Supports wide range of devices
Mixed fleet operation
Secure and resilient
Avoids vendor 'lock in'

Technical Specifications
ARL Gateway Hardware
Chassis Option (a) Dell R210 1U High, 19-inch rack-mount server
Option (b) Dell R710 2U High, 19-inch rack-mount server
CPU One or two Intel Xeon 3550 CPUs
RAM Option (a) 1Gb
Option (b) 4Gb
Disk Option (a) 500Gb SATA
Option (b) 3x300Gb SAS RAID-5
Network
Ethernet Option (a) 2 x 100/1000Mbps Ethernet
Option (b) 4 x 100/1000Mbps Ethernet
Power Supply
AC Mains Option (a) 1 x 250W supply
Option (b) 2 x 400W redundant supply
ARL Gateway Software
Operating System Ubuntu Server 8.04 LTS i386
Application Software Thorcom Short Message Gateway (SMG) software with multi-vendor/multi-protocol ARL support
Supported ARL sources - ETSI LIP (EN 100 392-18)
- Motorola LRRP
- Thorcom
- Sepura
- Cleartone CM9000
- contact Thorcom for others
Approvals

Approved for connection to the Airwave network in the UK