Chantilly,
VA - June 1, 2009 – In response to customer
need for comprehensive network solutions
integrating both analog voice and VoIP
connectivity to remote sub-stations,
Encore Networks today announced the addition
of a ‘ruggedized’ 4-wire E&M Voice
Interface Module (VIM) to its BANDIT-3™ security router. The VIM is used to support
tie-line facilities or signals between
telephone switches and integrates VoIP
with legacy voice solutions by connecting
the BANDIT-3™ to a PBX.
The BANDIT-3™ is an industrially hardened
(rugged) security router with integrated
firewall, terminal server, serial-to-
IP converter, legacy protocol conversion
and VPN functionality. Ideally suited
for electric, gas, oil and water utilities,
the BANDIT-3™ ensures system data and
SCADA network connections directly to
the Internet, secure WAN and/or LAN,
commercial cellular and satellite services.
E&M is the most common form of analog
trunking developed to interconnect PBX’s
via tie-lines in the Public Switched
Telephone Network (PSTN) or a through
a leased line. Encore’s VIM connects
a standard 4-wire E&M interface to
any network interface supported. The
VIM provides two analog voice connections
with a standard 8-pin (RJ-45) interface
jack, can be configured to support multiple
trunking or connection scenarios, and
supports all E&M types I, II, III,
IV, and V. With E&M voice capabilities,
the hardened BANDIT-3™ allows for secure
and compressed voice applications, such
as hand held radio communications between
remote sub-stations over any terrestrial
or wireless network.
“The hardened construction of the BANDIT
with E&M capabilities allows us to
address the mission critical voice needs
of organizations whose networks have
very little environmental controls,”
said Matt Girard, Encore Networks Senior
Director of Business Development. “Not
only are we perfect for sub-station applications,
but emergency first responders, trucking
companies, railroads, and remote construction
sites can all customize their networks
to utilize this function for their critical
compressed or un-compressed voice needs
over any network.”
About Encore Networks
Encore Networks is a leader in secure,
IP+Legacy Virtual Private Network (VPN)
routers for converged and broadband solutions.
Carriers and enterprises, both large
and small, rely on Encore's innovative
VPN and security solutions for wireless,
satellite, and terrestrial networks that
support both legacy devices and Internet
Protocol (IP) routing standards. Encore’s
industrially hardened (rugged) routers
are Smart Grid enabled and designed for
mission critical applications in harsh
environments with wide temperature ranges
found in utility substations, industrial
plant floors, mobile transportation,
construction sites and point-of-sale.
Encore’s advanced signaling and voice
inter-working solutions support circuit-to-packet
migration of voice services, on premises
or in the central office. Encore is a
member of the Virtual Private Network
Consortium (VPNC), the Utilities Telecom
Council (UTC), and the ZigBee Alliance.
Encore Networks Contact:
Matt Girard
Senior Director of Business Development
703-318-4360
mgirard@encorenetworks.com
Media Contact:
Tony Crane
Director, Marketing Services
703-318-4366
tcrane@encorenetworks.com |
