ASCOM OPENACCESS NODE G User manual

Ascom openAccess® Nodes are integrated
voice and data switches that provide the essen-
tial foundation for today’s mission critical
communications infrastructures. They are used
by national and international military forces,
peace keeping troops and crisis management
teams.
Ascom openAccess® Nodes’ connectivity
and operational features provide secure and
scaleable functionality for voice, data and
imagery applications demanded in the combat
arena and homeland security relations.
Built on proven hardware and software
technology, Ascom compact network nodes are
compliant with global industry and governmental
standards for vehicle and military grade
electronics.
In alignment with NATO TACOMS Post 2000 architecture, openAccess
Node G provides interoperable gateway functionality towards external
public, strategic and legacy networks. Thus covering the need in joint
missions to communicate with coalition partners, non-military forces and
troops connected via legacy systems.
Ascom openAccess® Node G connects headquarter offices with
command and control facilities and detached local and mobile area sub-
systems. By creating a single all-IP network, fixed line communication
equipment and field radio devices are able to exchange information
enhancing situational awareness.
Ascom openAccess® Node G can be used to create virtual LANs even
over various transmission technologies, including SHDSL, LOS (Line-of-sight)
and satellite infrastructure. QoS routing priorities can be defined as well as
security levels set for secure and efficient traffic management.
System interfaces, reliability and extensive network applications give
Ascom openAccess® Node G the flexibility required for a multitude of
permanent and ad-hoc deployments.
PRODUCT SHEET
Product: Ascom openAccess® Node G
Platform: Ascom openAccess®
Segment: Defense
Division: Security Communication
ASCOM openACCESS®NODE G
INTEROPERABLE GATEWAY FOR TACTICAL
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

PRODUCT SHEET: ASCOM openACCESS®NODE G
Ascom openAccess®Node G -- Core Network Voice and Data Switch
Ascom openAccess®Node G provides efficient connectivity between permanent and detached ad-hoc command and control facilities and mobile area
sub-systems. It is an essential interoperable gateway to external public, strategic and legacy networks.
Wide Area Subsystem
Local Area Subsystem
Mobile Subsystems (VHF/HF)
Radio Access Point
Inter-Operable Gateway
WAS
WAS
LAS
MS
Core Node
Edge Node
Access Node
Access Node
WAS
LAS
MS
RAP
IOG
Ethernet, E1
WAS
WAS
Analog
Phone / Fax
Relay 1/0
Legacy
FXO,
EuroISDN
E1, FXO,
EuroCom A
Local and
Remote
Management
Video
IP phone
PC
Copper
Fiber
Ethernet
FXO, ISDN PRI
(2M)
LAS
10/100/
1000BaseT
Ethernet
Networks
Networks
Tactical
Nato Subsystem
PSTN
Networks
Transmission
Public

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Technical Specification
Custom features can be included by additional software provided by Ascom or 3rd party
suppliers
Network applications
Mesh topology Ascom openAccess Node can be used as
autonomous mesh network node
VLAN Virtual LAN locally between Ethernet interfaces
and/or over a bridged connection.
VoIP Voice over IP termination, transmission, and
protocol transformation.
VPN
IP, Ethernet, and PPP VPN tunnelling with
compression, encryption, traffic prioritization, and
bandwidth management.
PBX networking VoIP trunking in PBX networks.
Audio channeling 64 kbit/s channel guaranteed, 16 kHz clear audio
bandwidth
Remote relay Relay I/O control over IP
Serial lines Serial port connectivity over IP
Data features
Routing
Static and dynamic routing using OSPF based on
source and destination addresses as well as input
and output interfaces.
Streaming Streaming of TDM type traffic over IP networks.
Bridging
Ethernet bridging locally between
Ethernet interfaces and/or over a bridged
connection.
DNS Built-in Domain Name Server for IP address to
name and name to IP address translations.
DHCP Built-in Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
server for distributing IP addresses.
Voice features
Analogue phone
multiplexing
Analogue (AT) to digital (ISDN) conversion to
channelled G.704.
PBX
Software Public Branch Exchange with digital
(ISDN) and analogue (FXS, FXO, E&M) interfaces
as well as an IP interface for connecting PBXs. Full
PBX feature set with group call and hot line.
Non-hierarchical numbering utilizing both
numbers and alphabetical characters.
Voice gateway/proxy Fast real-time conversion between voice
protocols and codecs. Least cost routing.
Protocols and codecs
Support for SIP and H.323 protocols. G.711
a-/μ-law (PCM), G.729, G.723, and GSM codecs.
ISDN/EuroISDN (Q.931), CCS, and CAS signalling.
EUROCOM.
Qos, traffic control and security
Traffic prioritization Packet, service, IP address, VPN, VLAN, port, and
protocol based prioritization.
Traffic grouping Secure isolation of traffic groups
Packet shaping Possibility to change packet header fields.
Bandwidth
management
Bandwidth sharing for different traffic types, e.g.
for voice, http, management and control, and
streaming.
Firewalling
SPI (stateful packet inspection) packet filtering
based on source and destination addresses,
source and destination ports, protocols, input and
output interfaces, connection state, etc.
NAT
Network Address Translation based on source
and destination addresses, ports, interfaces, and
protocol for both incoming and outgoing traffic
either before or after routing.
Encryption,
Authentication
BlowFish and AES-256 (CBC) symmetric block
cipher encryption of traffic with variable key
length of up to 256 bits. FIPS 140-2 qualified.
RSA certificate based authentication with
variable key lenght of up to 2048 bits and SHA2
HMAC integrity protection.
Compression
ZLIB, LZO and BZIP2 based compression
algorithms with optimization of compression
efficiency or compression speed.
Management features
Local and remote
management
Local and remote configuration and management
with web browser based user interface.
Management traffic in-band and out-of-band.
Configuration
storage
Storage of multiple configuration profiles.
Configuration changes without reset or reboot.
Configurations can be backed up locally or
between Ascom Access Nodes.
User access levels Access groups for phone, server, data transfer,
monitoring, and administration.
Network monitoring Built-in browser based monitoring system or
SNMP network monitoring.
Environmental conditions
Temperature Operative 0… +50°C
Storage -20… +50°C
Humidity Operative 10… 90% (non-condensing)
Storage 10… 95% (non-condensing)

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EMC (industrial usage)
Emissions EN55022 B
Immunity EN61000-4-2, EN61000-4-3, EN61000-4-4,
EN61000-4-5, EN61000-4-6
Mechanical
Main Unit Telephony MUX Unit
Size (WxHxD)/mm:
485x163x325mm
445x163x300mm (4U)
inside 19” rack
393x45x294mm
445x45x294mm
(1U) inside 19” rack
Weight 11,6 kg 3,9 kg
Cooling
Filtered airflow from
right side to left side /
front
Filtered airflow from
right side to left side
Power
Main Unit Telephony MUX Unit
Input voltage 230 V AC
Optionally: 48 V DC
230 V AC or 48 V DC
(selectable by
switch)
Power consumption max 350W max 75W
Available interfaces
Main Unit
Management LAN 10/100/1000Mbit/s Ethernet with autocross
LAN 1 x 10/100/1000Mbit/s Ethernet with
autocross
Serial port 4 x RS-232
Expansion units (Inside main unit)
Number of PCI
expansion slots 6 (Relay card doesn’t occupy a slot)
8 x E1 PCI 8 x E1 ports per unit for data (G.703/G.704) and
voice (EuroISDN)
SHDSL/E1 PCI 2 x G.SHDSL ports and 2 x E1 ports per unit
Eurocom PCI 4 x Eurocom A ports (8 pin) per unit
4 x FastEthernet PCI 4 x 10/100Mbit/s Ethernet ports per unit
Gigabit switch PCI 4 x SFP module slots (for optical ethernet) and 4
x 10/100/1000Mnit/s ethernet ports per unit
Relay extension
6 x Relay in, 2 x Relay out and reset button per
unit (possibility to double in/out ports in single
extension)
Telephony expansion units (Inside telephony MUX unit)
Number of expansion
slots 8
4xa/b FXS 4xa/b FXS per unit
4xa/b FXO 4xa/b FXO per unit