- Comrad Core -
OVERVIEW
MODERN PTT COMMUNICATION PLATFORM
COMRAD CORE – Push-to-Talk Over Cellular platform provides Push-to-Talk Professional communication with client connectivity over 3G / LTE and Wi-Fi networks. To be most effective, your company or agency needs a modern communications solution that brings together broadband PTT, IT-applications, land mobile radio and Wi-Fi interoperability to seamlessly connect all organization employees or officers.
COMRAD CORE SOLUTION developed by Alait company is modern digital Platform for Business Critical and Mission Critical Communications. COMRAD CORE solution provides PTT communication that is unbounded by coverage, area, network technology or device type. It’s an Always Connected world, and COMRAD CORE is the right solution to ensure that first responders, technical staff, and others have access to the right information, people, and applications whenever and wherever needed.
COMRAD CORE solution delivers PTT and other communication services over 3G/LTE private or public networks or over Wi-Fi (Push-To-Talk over Cellular – PoC Technology). It provides secure, reliable, and resilient communications for public safety agencies, as well as for commercial companies.
Alait also extends core communication functionality of the COMRAD CORE with unique features that go beyond 3GPP specifications, enhancing collaboration capabilities, increasing productivity and security, and simplifying system administration.
COMRAD CORE features let develop communication systems with the Mission Critical level of reachability, availability and reliability of the service, low latency, real-time operating capabilities, highly secured operations, private and group communications, handling of emergencies and ability to provide prioritization.
COMRAD CORE flexible license management allows deploy the system with necessary capability and functions set which can be extended in future with additional licenses purchase.
COMRAD CORE is a typical OTT-PTT solution that can be deployed on private/public LTE and Wi-Fi. COMRAD CORE has Gateways with PMR and PSTN systems. COMRAD CORE PMR Gateways help customers to migrate from legacy radio technology to modern IT-solution and to protect investment on legacy PMR by interworking with them. Top on that, the COMRAD CORE Dispatching system can connect the legacy PMR, the PoC platform, IPPBX and CCTV system to provide all-around communications.
DESCRIPTION
COMRAD CORE SYSTEM APPLICATIONS
The use of the COMRAD CORE solution will give your company a competitive advantage by helping improve the quality and efficiency of staff management, increase reliability up to Mission Critical Communications level and lowering the costs. The COMRAD CORE system could be applied in so many different areas:
- Public Safety
- Airports and Harbors
- Refinery and Chemical plants
- Mining
- Manufacturing
- Utilities
- Commercial Operators serving business customers
- Others
COMRAD CORE FEATURES & FUNCTIONALITY
- All type of voice calls (individual, group, emergency, broadcast, priority) and video calls.
- Text messages.
- High resolution photos/videos and files transmission.
- Dispatch Workstation functions:
- Subscribers, Groups and calls control and management.
- Subscriber indoor and outdoor positioning and tracking on the digital map.
- Geofencing functions.
- Dynamic grouping.
- Video from subscriber by Dispatcher request.
- All calls and other events recoding on the Recording Server.
- Integration with PMR or Telephone networks (through Gateways) and with other IT Solutions.
- 1+N COMRAD CORE Servers configuration (for Redundancy and few COMRAD systems link).
- Few Virtual networks on one COMRAD CORE Server (for Public LTE system or for few independent customer divisions in Private LTE System).
- QCI set up for linking with Public LTE or Private LTE Core possibility (lets get Mission Critical Communication level).
- Flexible System size and structure using SW licensing.
- COMDAR CORE System configuring and control through Administrator Workstation.
COMRAD CORE SYSTEM BENEFITS
- COMRAD CORE Server is to be installed on the customer Hardware and is fully controlled by him.
- Subscribers connection through Operator 3G/LTE or Private pLTE networks and/or through Wi-Fi.
- Flexible System configuration according Customer needs through SW licensing.
- Redundancy for Server and all main components.
- High connection speed due to the use of PTT (Push-To-Talk) technology, as well as the use of modern codecs and special exchange protocol.
- Cost control (OPEX and CAPEX).
- A wide selection of subscriber terminals and accessories.
- List ItemMission Critical Communication level through QCI set up in Public 3G/LTE or in Private pLTE networks.
- Special functions to protect against not authorized connections and access.
- No special permits or licenses are required (such as for PMR system use).
- Integration with Customer IT solutions.
DETAILS
COMRAD CORE SYSTEM APPLICATIONS
- COMRAD CORE Push-to-Talk solution brings to you wide functionality of the cellular and Wi-Fi networks combined with the cost-effective power of modern smartphones
- COMRAD CORE provides a big and mid size company with a complete solution to manage its corporate structure easily and effectively during regular work or crises situation
- Individual, group and emergency PTT calls, video calls and video from subscriber terminal by dispatcher request, data transmission and text messages, events recording and backup, outdoor/indoor positioning/tracking
- COMRAD CORE – complex and flexible solution provides you with a complete PTT system with extra functions based on high speed data transmission. It’s easy to set up and requires extremely short implementation time
- Wide selection of rugged subscriber terminals and accessories for tough environment use.
- Connection with existed PMR systems and Migration from PMR communication systems to modern technology
- Easy integration with other communication systems and IT solutions
- Possibility to build Mission Critical Communication level System by QCI set up and linking with Operator or Private LTE System Core
- Fast and simple installation and development
- Scalability from few to few thousands of subscribers
- Low costs
COMRAD CORE – COMPLEX SOLUTION FOR DIFFERENT NEEDS
- COMRAD CORE server Software
- Administrator’s software console
- Event logs and call history recording software
- Dispatcher Control App (SW) for business and mission critical communication
- PMR systems hardware gateway
- Public Telephone Networks gateway
- COMRAD Client App for smartphones and tablets
- Supports up to 10000 subscribers
Components
COMRAD CORE Solution consists of following components:
- COMRAD CORE Server Software. (It can be one or many Servers in the System).
- Administrator Console Software. (It can be one Admin Console in the System).
- Recording Server Software (for Event logs and call history recording).
- Dispatcher Console Software (It can be up to 100 Dispatcher Consoles in the System).
- PMR Gateway (For connection with PMR systems. It can be many PMR Gateways in the System).
- PSTN Gateway (For connection with Telephone Networks. It can be one PSTN Gateway in the System).
- COMRAD Subscriber devices (“radio style” devices, Smartphones or Tablets with installed COMRAD Client Application. It can be up to 10000 and more subscribers in the system).
Components for this solution
ADMINISTRATOR CONSOLE
A professionally designed application for management and control of all the resources, features and functionality of COMRAD system. A powerful tool to manage your infrastructure including creation, management and backup of users, teams, groups, sites, servers and networks. For security reason Admin can manage with his specified COMRAD server and network using dedicated interface. Two-level user verification eliminates the possibility of unauthorized connection. New users and groups set up is seamless and easy to proceed with the pre-set templates.
Professional backup guaranties company’s safety and security avoiding any hassle in everyday work.
DISPATCHER CONTROL CENTER
COMRAD dispatching software enables organization to carry out administrative tasks, manage day-to-day operations and coordinate emergency situations much more effectively. A dispatcher control helps boost productivity through more efficient work staff management, call group coordination and by linking with the existing systems such as PMR networks. Dispatcher can manage “mixed” groups consisted from COMRAD and PMR users (in case connection with PMR system through Radio Gateway). Dispatchers and network operators use GPS location services to remotely monitor COMRAD users and assets in real time and locate their presence using map displays. Dispatcher ensures prompt response to emergency
situations and deployment of best suited solutions
PMR GATEWAY
PMR gateway is a hassle free and cost effective professional Hardware solution that gives you a link between your existing company’s radio PMR communication and next generation COMRAD Push-to-Talk Over Cellular platform
SIP GATEWAY
SIP to PSTN software gateway is a seamlessly connect COMRAD to any telephone network
POSITIONING & TRACKING
RECORDER
TERMINALS
CLIENT TERMINALS
- COMRAD system supports nearly all modern smartphones and tablets under Android or iOS.
- Wide range of Accessories.
- Specially designed rugged terminals (for use within dusty, wet, explosive or environmentally challenging areas) give the companies the freedom of operation with the highest level of security and reliability
- PTT communication and different IT applications on one subscriber device.
FEATURES
A full set of COMRAD CORE features lets this modern IT-solution to be easily adapted to the changing roles and responsibilities of its users. COMRAD CORE system implementation simplify the customers work, increase the company/agency efficiency and safety.
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