Questions & Answers



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What are some of the Homeland Security and Homeland Defense applications you support?

Whether it is an Emergency Response Group responding to an incident, or a Military unit deploying for quick action, today's teams face numerous real-world communications challenges. DNE can help with:

Mission Critical Communications
Mobile Applications - compact and lightweight designs
Bandwidth Efficient multi-service support with traffic prioritization
and QoS
Rapid deployment of emergency networks
Secure traffic between key public, governmental groups, and the DoD

 

Superior reach-back for additional applications in bandwidth-sparse
areas
Connection and extension of communication capabilities between
central sites to remote locations over landline, satellite, microwave
and video
Bandwidth optimization
Wide variety of interfaces (Military and COTS)
Small form factor- ideal for mobile deployments
Multi-service, multi-protocol over native network interfaces
Delivery of secure and non-secure voice



Interoperability is a major issue with needs to communicate multi-jurisdictionally. Many groups also have older legacy equipment which must operate with more modern communications equipment and technologies. Does DNE's solution help to bridge legacy equipment and newer technologies?

TAC Multiservice Access Concentrators help Responders improve interoperabilitiy. TACs enable communication between multiple agencies with different equipment and protocols as well as traffic transport for legacy voice, data, and serial devices to modern broadband networks.



Every dollar spent on Homeland Security has to be justified. Is DNE's equipment "dual use" - that is, does it fill a day-to-day need or just answer to the needs of an incident?

DNE understands that assessment dollars need to be rationalized. It is also critical that teams are well-versed in how to use equipment in the event of an incident. Both of these issues are addressed - the TAC series can be utilized as a day-to-day communications back-up system or as part of the existing communications infrastructure.

For example, one State Public Safety Group recently was able to reduce its requirements for satellite bandwidth by over 50% by deploying TACs. The Group then easily incorporated its use when a major accident shut down the State's major interstate for weeks, and mobile units were needed to communicate with the State Command Center.



What value does the TAC series bring to the Homeland Security and Homeland Defense initiatives?

The TAC series can provide support for rapid deployment of mission-critical mobile networks with quick set-up. Significant application and service advantages are delivered to the Emergency Responder.

DNE's TAC Multiservice Concentrator products can send Secure voice and encrypted data very efficiently over a satellite, ensuring communications to and from areas where an existing communications infrastructure may not exist. These compact, cost-effective boxes are easily deployed in tactical cases.

DNE's TAC Multiservice Concentrators both concentrates and switches data, voice, and video onto a network. The line consists of two models: TAC-300 and TAC-900, both of which support low-speed legacy circuits and high-speed traffic up to 155Mbps OC-3c/STM-1. In addition, all models offer capabilities to address a broad selection of services: Serial cell-bearing, IP-LAN, Video, Ehternet, PBX, Framed Services, Native cell-bearing, and Circuit Emulation.

The DNE TAC product line features IP transport, native cell-switching PVC, S-PVC, or A-SPVC connection flexibility, analog and digital voice support, virtual LAN and data router access.



How do I get more information on DNE's Homeland Security and DoD solutions?

Contact William Berger
Director of Sales
Tel: 203-265-7151 ext. 442
Email: bill.berger@ultra-dne.com or homeland.security@ultra-dne.com