Up to eight times faster than other wireless SCADA
systems, ruggedized Connect makes real-time SCADA data collection
and control a reality
TORONTO AND HOUSTON (FROM OILCOMM 2013), Nov. 6, 2013 /CNW/ - Redline Communications
(www.rdlcom.com Group Inc. TSX: RDL), a leading provider of
broadband wireless solutions for industrial machine-to-machine
(M2M) communications, today announced the availability of Redline
Transport Gateway (RTG) Connect, a new family of wireless
networking products specifically designed to securely connect
industrial SCADA systems.
SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) is a type of
M2M communication used for the monitoring and control of industrial
processes such as the flow of oil in a pipeline, energy across a
grid, or water inside a water treatment system. In a SCADA system,
hundreds and often thousands of sensors are used to monitor a wide
range of device attributes. These sensors are polled periodically
and their collected data is sent back to a control center where it
is analyzed and used for corrective actions.
The flexible RTG Connect enables high-speed wireless
communications between serial and TCP/IP based SCADA field devices
and a remote control center. This high-speed connectivity enables
true real-time data collection from and control of devices such as
programmable logic controllers (PLCs), remote terminal units
(RTUs), natural gas meters and pump controllers. This time
sensitive data is then delivered at high speed over a Redline
distributed wireless broadband backbone to and from the SCADA host
system, which can be hundreds of miles away.
"Wireless networks powered by Redline's Connect terminals are on
average eight times faster than competing systems, delivering 2
Mbps at the port, making real-time transmission of unprecedented
volumes of SCADA data over local and wide area networks possible
for the first time," said Rodney
Cronin, director of product management at Redline
Communications. "For TCP/IP SCADA devices, the increased speed and
lower latency offered by Redline's Connect system mean realizing
the full benefits of real-time wireless communications including
faster polling, more timely data, greater visibility and improved
management of distributed devices."
Typical serial SCADA networks operate at less than 256 Kbps, but
as manufacturers increasingly add TCP/IP support to their SCADA
field devices to give them remote management and control
capabilities, the networks must be capable of transporting large
volumes of data with minimal latency.
The RTG Connect family offers SCADA automation teams
unparalleled flexibility for system design. The RTG Connect
family options include a system specially designed for secure,
wireless SCADA connectivity between distributed TCP/IP-based field
devices and the control center. Other Connect options support both
serial and TCP/IP devices on a single terminal, giving customers
the choice between integrated or separate antennas.
For Redline's customers operating SCADA networks in the world's
most extreme climates and topographies, ruggedness, security and
flexibility are as important as data throughput. The Redline
Connect-OW system is FIPS 140-2 compliant, incorporating
military-grade cyber security with AES encryption and secure remote
management. The unit itself is fully ruggedized, contained in an
IP68 certified enclosure that ensures uninterrupted operation at
temperature ranges from -40°C to +75°C (-40 ˚F to +167 ˚F). Built
on Redline's Universal Wireless Transport™ platform, Connect
operates over any wireless frequency between 470 MHz and 5.8 GHz,
allowing companies to build the optimal network for any terrain,
environment, distance and spectrum availability. Connect's software
defined radio enables over-the-air configuration, allowing
customers to remotely configure and upgrade the system, ensuring
that network capacity grows as needed when more devices are added
or when scan times to end devices must be increased.
"Redline is the market leader in wide area networks for the
energy sector, and with the introduction of the RTG Connect family,
we have extended our reach to include edge devices critical for
end-to-end field automation," added Cronin. "SCADA becomes
another of many applications which can be seamlessly carried across
a Redline Virtual Fiber backbone."
RTG Connect systems availability will begin in November 2013. For more information on Redline's
RTG Connect family and other Redline wireless broadband systems
visit www.rdlcom.com.
About Redline Communications
Redline Communications (www.rdlcom.com) is the innovator of Virtual
Fiber™, a specialized wireless broadband solution used to
cost-effectively deploy and extend secure networks, enable M2M
applications, connect digital oilfields and smart grids, facilitate
and enhance public safety networks, and bring Internet access
wherever and whenever it's needed - regardless of terrain or how
remote. For more than a decade Redline has delivered powerful,
versatile and reliable wireless solutions to governments,
militaries, oil and gas companies and telecom service providers
through its global network of certified partners. For more
information visit www.rdlcom.com.
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