Norfolk Southern
Railway has selected Encore’s industrially
hardened (rugged) router, the BANDIT-III™,
for both Voice over Internet Protocol
(VoIP) and Voice over Frame Relay
(VoFR) network solutions. The BANDIT-III™ provides
reliable communications between
both the primary and back-up Centralized
Operations facilities and rail
yards and remote way-stations throughout
the eastern United States. The
massive network upgrade operates
over a Frame Relay/MPLS backbone.
Norfolk Southern
Railway operates approximately
21,000 route miles in 22 states
and the District of Columbia. Norfolk
Southern Railway, a subsidiary
of Norfolk Southern Corporation,
serves every major container port
on the east coast, and provides
superior connections to western
rail carriers.
Encore’s BANDIT-III™ is
an industrially hardened cyber
security router with an integrated
firewall, terminal server, serial-to-IP
conversion, legacy protocol conversion
and VPN functionality. Ideally
suited for transportation and SCADA
applications for electric, gas,
oil and water utilities, the BANDIT-III™ ensures
secure, high-throughput voice and
data networking connections directly
to cellular, VSAT or terrestrial
networks. The hardened four wire
E&M Voice Interface Module
(VIM100) utilizes Encore’s value-added
compressed voice encapsulation
allowing Norfolk Southern to transport
E&M voice or VoIP over their
packet network efficiently.
“The BANDIT is purpose-built
for mission-critical network connectivity
in locations that may have few
to no environmental controls,”
said Scott Burk, Encore Networks
Senior Director of Business Development.
“Norfolk Southern’s acceptance
of our rugged technology validates
the strategy of targeting these
remote sites such as rail yards
and way stations which are located
in harsh environments.”
The Automatic Configuration
and Software feature in the BANDIT-III™ significantly
simplifies the installation process
of large network deployments. The
plug-and-play installation starts
with simply powering up the BANDIT-III™ at
the remote site. When a network
connection is made, Encore’s customized
server software is downloaded and
configuration is completed in minutes.
Mr. Burk continued, “Our unique
Automatic Configuration feature
is specifically designed with large
network installations such as Norfolk
Southern in mind. Each remote install
can be accomplished quickly, streamlining
the time and effort usually involved
in large deployments which ultimately
reduces costs.”
Large
Network Deployment - Automatic
Configuration
BANDIT
2™ Data Sheet
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3™ Data Sheet
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:
Scott Burk
Senior Director, Business Development
703-318-4360
sburk@encorenetworks.com
Media Contact:
Tony Crane
Encore Networks
703-318-4366
tcrane@encorenetworks.com
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