A number of people have been asking about "Assured Services - SIP" or AS-SIP, SRTP and TLS recently. What are these terms? Why might these features be required?
What do they have to do with Radio Over IP systems?
Other questions include what codecs do you support? Do you support MELPe? Speex? But more importantly we need to know why someone might want to use one codec rather than another.
In my next post I'm going to discuss these topics and what they might mean for Radio Over IP solutions for public safety and defense communications.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Sunday, December 13, 2009
AIRPORT EMERGENCY BOOST
AIRPORT EMERGENCY BOOST
See video of the new communications, alarm monitoring and dispatch system at Queensland's Gold Coast Airport. Also featured are new trucks in use with the Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting Service (ARRF).
See video of the new communications, alarm monitoring and dispatch system at Queensland's Gold Coast Airport. Also featured are new trucks in use with the Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting Service (ARRF).
Friday, December 11, 2009
Upgraded fire control centre launched at Gold Coast Airport
Gold Coast Airport in Queensland, is the first of 20 Australian airports to receive C4i's new SwitchplusIP technology for integrated communications, alarm monitoring and incident management.
General Manager ARFF Andrew Rushbrook said the fire control project involved the replacement of existing systems with a standardised modern digital system.
"It incorporates the very latest technology integrated communications and incident management resources to give Airservices fire fighters the best tools to manage any incident," Mr Rushbrook said.
It replaces the current patchwork of stand-alone systems with one fully integrated digital system.
By linking airports using IP technology, the new system provides a remote monitoring capability to improve efficiency, safety, and lower training and maintenance costs. The standardised system will also support easier transfer of employees between stations.
More information can be obtained from Airservices Australia.
General Manager ARFF Andrew Rushbrook said the fire control project involved the replacement of existing systems with a standardised modern digital system.
"It incorporates the very latest technology integrated communications and incident management resources to give Airservices fire fighters the best tools to manage any incident," Mr Rushbrook said.
It replaces the current patchwork of stand-alone systems with one fully integrated digital system.
By linking airports using IP technology, the new system provides a remote monitoring capability to improve efficiency, safety, and lower training and maintenance costs. The standardised system will also support easier transfer of employees between stations.
More information can be obtained from Airservices Australia.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Switchplus Radio Over IP at AUSA and Modern Day Marine
AUSA is a huge exhibition, but if you're involved in communications take the time to seek out C4i at booth 4345. C4i's Switchplus solutions range from tactical, deployable radio-over-IP to large scale integrated radio and telephony dispatch. Radio remote control software will also be on display.
C4i will be participating as part of Team Australia alongside other Australian technology companies such as CODAN.
AUSA is held at the Washington Convention Center from 5-7 October. Click here to find our location on the floor.
C4i will also be at Modern Day Marine from September 29 to October 1 with radio command and control and vehicle intercom solutions.
C4i will be participating as part of Team Australia alongside other Australian technology companies such as CODAN.
AUSA is held at the Washington Convention Center from 5-7 October. Click here to find our location on the floor.
C4i will also be at Modern Day Marine from September 29 to October 1 with radio command and control and vehicle intercom solutions.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
C4i Completes New Dispatch Systems for NSW Police Force
C4i recently completed a new dispatch system at Tamworth and conversion of the Wagga Wagga Communications Centre into a regional switching hub for the New South Wales Police Force. The systems were delivered in six weeks and C4i's scope included installation, test and training. Customisation of the touchscreen user interface was also included.
Friday, June 26, 2009
New Mobile and Rescue and Firefighting Radio Over IP Applications
C4i Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the LongReach Group, was awarded a contract by Dubai Airports for the turn key supply of its IP based Alarmon Switchplus Communications system at Dubai International Airport. The contract is valued at over AU$560K and will be delivered later this calendar year.
"C4i is offering its world class IP based Switchplus Alarmon product for this Fire and Emergency response application. The Alarmon product provides niche communications and control capabilities to the emergency response operators of this large international airport. C4i has a long history with Dubai International Airport and is proud to be part of the continued improvement and growth of this international airport. C4i recently successfully completed site acceptance work at Abu Dhabi International airport for a similar system." said Peter Harrison, Managing Director of C4i.
C4i also secured further orders this month valued in excess of AU$700K for the provision of mobile dismount systems to be used in vehicles by the United States military and New Zealand army. The Switchplus Mobile-Dismount systems enable access to multiple radios, radios bridging, remote control and also integration of IP telephones. The functionality is based upon C4i's Radio Interface Unit - a compact, 4-port radio gateway with an embedded SIP server and serial ports for remote control. C4i's Switchplus Mobile-Dismount system offers significant performance minimizing size, weight and power requirements.
The referenced contracts all use the latest C4i IP based technology which has now been delivered to customers in Australia, America, Europe and Asia. C4i continues to advance its product offering through its on going research and development program.
For 20 years, C4i has specialized in delivering standard-setting communication solutions for mission-critical military and government customers around the globe. C4i is based in Melbourne, Australia and Reston, Virginia, USA, and has representatives around the world.
"C4i is offering its world class IP based Switchplus Alarmon product for this Fire and Emergency response application. The Alarmon product provides niche communications and control capabilities to the emergency response operators of this large international airport. C4i has a long history with Dubai International Airport and is proud to be part of the continued improvement and growth of this international airport. C4i recently successfully completed site acceptance work at Abu Dhabi International airport for a similar system." said Peter Harrison, Managing Director of C4i.
C4i also secured further orders this month valued in excess of AU$700K for the provision of mobile dismount systems to be used in vehicles by the United States military and New Zealand army. The Switchplus Mobile-Dismount systems enable access to multiple radios, radios bridging, remote control and also integration of IP telephones. The functionality is based upon C4i's Radio Interface Unit - a compact, 4-port radio gateway with an embedded SIP server and serial ports for remote control. C4i's Switchplus Mobile-Dismount system offers significant performance minimizing size, weight and power requirements.
The referenced contracts all use the latest C4i IP based technology which has now been delivered to customers in Australia, America, Europe and Asia. C4i continues to advance its product offering through its on going research and development program.
For 20 years, C4i has specialized in delivering standard-setting communication solutions for mission-critical military and government customers around the globe. C4i is based in Melbourne, Australia and Reston, Virginia, USA, and has representatives around the world.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Air Defense Radio Network Reaches Significant Milestones
C4i recently completed customer training and delivery of the first 7 sites of an Air Defense Radio Network for the Royal Thai Air Force. The system involves over 150 operator positions and hundreds of radios spread across multiple operations centres and remote radio sites. The sites are linked by a mix of microwave and optical fibre.
C4i's Switchplus building blocks of Radio Interface Units (RIUs) and Operator Interface Units (OIUs) form the basis of this system. SIP signaling and redundant Commservers are used throughout. The RIU is also key to provision of data link interface capability which will be incorporated into the system in the future.
A number of sites have already been installed and two major operations centre configurations are currently undergoing integration testing in preparation for FAT.
Friday, May 1, 2009
C4i CELEBRATES 20th Anniversary!
C4i, a world leader in mission critical intelligent Command and Control, Communication solutions for Defence, Public Safety and Homeland Security markets, celebrates its 20th year since commencing operations on 1st of May 1989.
Since its inception, C4i has delivered over two hundred mission critical systems to customers in more than twenty countries. As a technology company C4i has had an ongoing R&D program ensuring Switchplus™, its flagship product, has evolved through three major generational advances in communications technology. With experience spanning analog, digital and internet protocol (IP) communications technologies C4i enjoys a unique position in the market place that is the envy of its competitors and of value to its customers.
C4i completed a major evolution of its product suite in 2006 as it led the move to IP based products for mission critical systems. In just the last twelve months C4i has delivered mission critical command and control systems to the US Air Force, US Army, Royal Australian Air Force, and Royal Australian Navy, along with national command and control centres for Singapore and Thailand. C4i and Air Services Australia are currently implementing a national roll-out of the C4i IP based Communications, Alarm and Monitoring system for fire stations at 19 airports. Using C4i’s IP based product AsA will be able to remotely monitor and control alarms and communications of any airport fire station from any other airport fire station within the nation. Similar products have recently been delivered to Abu Dhabi International airport, and the Thai Air Force.
C4i has an experienced engineering and support team that has been actively enhancing our product suite to support both fixed and mobile command and control applications. In the last month C4i has delivered four Mobile Dismount systems targeted for the US Army.
With significant ongoing investment in a market leading product in the VoIP space coupled with a lab specifically developed to support rapid configuration of new systems, C4i is enhancing its track record of successfully delivering systems to a wide range of markets by providing a suite of product and service offerings to its customers. These include turn-key system delivery, the provision of 24/7 support, and products that conform to open standards. This market offering combined with a high retention rate of staff and continued feedback from customers on C4i “responsiveness” positions the business well. C4i is confident that the next decade will offer significantly more opportunity and growth than the success already experienced in the previous two.
Since its inception, C4i has delivered over two hundred mission critical systems to customers in more than twenty countries. As a technology company C4i has had an ongoing R&D program ensuring Switchplus™, its flagship product, has evolved through three major generational advances in communications technology. With experience spanning analog, digital and internet protocol (IP) communications technologies C4i enjoys a unique position in the market place that is the envy of its competitors and of value to its customers.
C4i completed a major evolution of its product suite in 2006 as it led the move to IP based products for mission critical systems. In just the last twelve months C4i has delivered mission critical command and control systems to the US Air Force, US Army, Royal Australian Air Force, and Royal Australian Navy, along with national command and control centres for Singapore and Thailand. C4i and Air Services Australia are currently implementing a national roll-out of the C4i IP based Communications, Alarm and Monitoring system for fire stations at 19 airports. Using C4i’s IP based product AsA will be able to remotely monitor and control alarms and communications of any airport fire station from any other airport fire station within the nation. Similar products have recently been delivered to Abu Dhabi International airport, and the Thai Air Force.
C4i has an experienced engineering and support team that has been actively enhancing our product suite to support both fixed and mobile command and control applications. In the last month C4i has delivered four Mobile Dismount systems targeted for the US Army.
With significant ongoing investment in a market leading product in the VoIP space coupled with a lab specifically developed to support rapid configuration of new systems, C4i is enhancing its track record of successfully delivering systems to a wide range of markets by providing a suite of product and service offerings to its customers. These include turn-key system delivery, the provision of 24/7 support, and products that conform to open standards. This market offering combined with a high retention rate of staff and continued feedback from customers on C4i “responsiveness” positions the business well. C4i is confident that the next decade will offer significantly more opportunity and growth than the success already experienced in the previous two.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Mobile/Dismount Solutions on Display at IWCE 2009
The IWCE exhibition will be held again at the Las Vegas Convention Center from March 18 to 20. C4i will be present (booth 1833) with it's Switchplus IP products using the building block RIU, OIU and OCU products. Solutions start with a Mobile-Dismount configuration and scale up to support large multi-site command centers.
This year at IWCE there will also be a demonstration of the Bridging System Interface specification developed by the Public Safety VOIP Working Group. A number of manufacturers are participating in this demonstration which is designed to show how compliance to the BSI spec can enable interoperability between systems from different vendors. Demonstrations will be held in Room N206 in the Las Vegas Convention Center at various times on Wednesday and Thursday, the 18th and 19th of March. The VoIP Working Group is led by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Institute of Standards and Technology and more information can be found at http://www.safecomprogram.gov/SAFECOM/currentprojects/voip/voip.htm
This year at IWCE there will also be a demonstration of the Bridging System Interface specification developed by the Public Safety VOIP Working Group. A number of manufacturers are participating in this demonstration which is designed to show how compliance to the BSI spec can enable interoperability between systems from different vendors. Demonstrations will be held in Room N206 in the Las Vegas Convention Center at various times on Wednesday and Thursday, the 18th and 19th of March. The VoIP Working Group is led by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Institute of Standards and Technology and more information can be found at http://www.safecomprogram.gov/SAFECOM/currentprojects/voip/voip.htm
Sunday, March 1, 2009
New C4i Website Launched
C4i is pleased to announce the launch of its new website, which has been redesigned to more accurately reflect our product offerings and markets.
Our Switchplus IPsolutions are completely scalable from Mobile/Dismount configurations through to Command Post and Operations Center solutions. These solutions are equally applicable to a variety of markets from Public Safety to Transportation to Defense.
Our Switchplus IPsolutions are completely scalable from Mobile/Dismount configurations through to Command Post and Operations Center solutions. These solutions are equally applicable to a variety of markets from Public Safety to Transportation to Defense.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
New Initiatives in 2009
In early 2009 C4i will release new firmware for the RIU with an updated web browser and several new features. These include improved help pages and the ability to print the complete unit configuration on one page. Our data sheets have recently been updated to reflect the applicability of our Switchplus solutions to a variety of applications from vehicular communications to deployable and fixed operations centers. In the next few months we will be updating our web site for consistency and to make it easier to find relevant information. We will also be rolling out a scalable, interoperability package for 4 or more radios in 2009. This has all software embedded in the Radio Interface Unit and will also support IP telephones and multiple PC clients. By integrating the Commserver functions into the RIU, C4i is able to provide a powerful communications platform in a compact, rugged platform. Look out for more information on these and other new product initiatives.
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