ASCOM OPENACCESS NODE G User manual

 PRODUCT SHEET: ASCOM openACCESS®NODE G 
Product: Ascom openAccess®Node G
Segment Defence
ASCOM openACCESS®NODE G
INTEROPERABLE GATEWAY FOR
TACTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
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 govern-
mental 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 en-
hancing 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.

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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, HF, VHF,
EuroISDN
E1, FXO,
EuroCom A
Local and
Remote
Management
Video
IP phone
PC
Copper
Fiber
Ethernet
FXO, ISDN PRI
(2M)
Ascom openAccess Node G
LAS
10/100/
1000BaseT
Ethernet
Networks
Networks
Tactical
Nato Subsystem
PSTN
Networks
Transmission
Public

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Technical Specification
Network applications Voice features
Mesh topology Ascom openAccess Node can be used as
autonomous mesh network node Analogue phone Analogue (AT) to digital (ISDN) conversion to
channelled G.704.
VLAN Virtual LAN locally between Ethernet interfaces
and/or over a bridged connection. 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. All
interfaces suitable for both subscriber (phone, fax)
and central office connections. Non-hierarchical
numbering utilizing both numbers and alphabetical
characters.
VoIP Voice over IP termination, transmission, and
protocol transformation. Voice gateway/proxy
Fast real-time conversion between voice protocols
and codecs. Least cost routing.
VPN
IP, Ethernet, and PPP VPN tunnelling with
compression, encryption, traffic prioritization, and
bandwidth management.
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.
PBX networking VoIP trunking in PBX networks. Qos, traffic control and security
Audio channeling 64 kbit/s channel guaranteed, 16 kHz clear audio
bandwidth Traffic prioritization Packet, service, IP address, VPN, VLAN, port, and
protocol based prioritization.
Remote relay Relay I/O control over IP Traffic grouping Secure isolation of traffic groups
Serial lines Serial port connectivity over IP Packet shaping Possibility to change packet header fields.
Data features Bandwidth management
Bandwidth sharing for different traffic types, e.g.
for voice, http, management and control, and
streaming.
Routing
Static and dynamic routing using OSPF based on
source and destination addresses as well as input
and output interfaces.
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.
Streaming Streaming of TDM type traffic over IP networks. NAT
Network Address Translation based on source and
destination addresses, ports, interfaces, and
protocol for both incoming and outgoing traffic
Bridging
Ethernet bridging locally between
Ethernet interfaces and/or over a bridged
connection.
Encryption
BlowFish and AES-256 (CBC, SHA 2) encryption of
traffic with keyed, symmetric block cipher with
variable key length of up to 2048 bits. FIPS 140-2
qualified.
E-mail Built-in e-mail server with SMTP, POP3, and IMAP4
protocol support for sending and receiving e-mail. Compression
ZLIB, LZO and BZIP2 based compression algorithms
with optimization of compression efficiency or
compression speed.
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.
Custom features can be included by additional software provided by Ascom or 3rd party
suppliers

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Management features Available interfaces
Local and remote
management
Local and remote configuration and
management with web browser based user
interface. Management traffic in-band and
out-of-band.
Main unit
GUI Graphical user interface that can be used with Management LAN 10/100/1000Mbit/s Ethernet with autocross
Configuration storage
Storage of multiple configuration profiles.
Configuration changes without reset or reboot.
Configurations can be backed up locally or
LAN 1 x 10/100/1000Mbit/s Ethernet with autocross
User access levels Access groups for phone, server, data transfer, Serial port 4 x RS-232
Update management Intelligent, model independent software updates
installable from a single update file. Expansion units (Inside main unit)
Network monitoring Built-in browser based monitoring system or Number of PCI expansion 6 (Relay card doesn’t occupy a slot)
Environmental conditions 8 x E1 PCI 8 x E1 ports per unit for data (G.703/G.704) and
Temperature Operative 0… +50°C SHDSL/E1 PCI 2 x G.SHDSL ports and 2 x E1 ports per unit
Humidity Operative 10… 90% (non-condensing)
Storage 10… 95% (non-condensing) Eurocom PCI 4 x Eurocom A ports per unit
EMC (industrial usage) 4 x FastEthernet PCI 4 x 10/100Mbit/s Ethernet ports per unit
Emissions EN55022 B Gigabit switch PCI 4 x SFP module slots (for optical ethernet) and 4 x
10/100/1000Mnit/s ethernet ports per unit
Immunity EN61000-4-2, EN61000-4-3, EN61000-4-4, Relay extension 6 x Relay in, 2 x Relay out and reset button per unit
Mechanical Telephony expansion units (Inside telephony MUX unit)
Main Unit Telephony MUX Unit Number of expansion slots 8
Size (WxHxD)/mm:
485x163x325mm
445x163x300mm
(4U) inside 19” rack
393x45x294mm
445x45x294mm (1U)
inside 19” rack
4xa/b FXS 4xa/b FXS per unit
Weight: 11,6 kg 3,9 kg 4xa/b FXO 4xa/b FXO per unit
Cooling
Filtered airflow from
right side to left side /
front
Filtered airflow from
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pleteness or accuracy of the information. In no event will be Ascom responsible
for damages of any nature whatsover resulting from the use of or reliance upon
the information contained in this document. Such information is subject to change
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Power
Main Unit Telephony MUX Unit
Input voltage 230 V DC
Optionally: 48 V AC
230 V DC or 48 V AD
(Selectable by switch)
Power consumption Nominal max 350W Nominal max 75W