Overview

The Safari™ Commander LMR Wide-Area Networking System is a next-generation class of scalable wireless networking infrastructure equipment that makes it practical to design, build and integrate almost any mix of licensed and unlicensed radios into a fused mesh infrastructure for fault-resistant voice, video and data infrastructure solutions.

The Safari™Commander combines, in a single, military type ruggedized package, P25 and legacy physical interfaces, wireless protocol drivers, communications applications that when integrated with Commander’s powerful multi-protocol IP router optimizes support for nearly any analog or digital licensed or unlicensed radio to satisfy the most crucial of your mission critical infrastructure and reliability requirements.  At the core of the Safari™ Commander is Metric Systems’ patented Safari™ multi-channel wireless network controller router enabling various radio devices such as LMR  and broadband transceivers, to be easily integrated into a single integrated wireless hub. This is the core architectural component of a Safari™ Commander network.  The Safari™ Commander enables fusion of data and information from diverse sources (e.g. trunked radio and streaming video and sensors) to be securely transported to meet a wide range of point-to-point, broadcast or multipoint delivery requirements.

Key Safari™ Network Capabilities

• Supports a robust set of restoration and network diversity options for Zero Failure reliability
• Anywhere – to – anywhere multi-band and cross-band mesh connectivity
• Supports nearly all contemporary unlicensed and licensed radio applications including circuit and networked based LMR backhaul
• Manage multiple voice, data and video feeds into single or multiple wireless links for reliability and security
• Interconnect multiple public and private gateways and application clients
• Security: Standard compatibility includes FIPS 140-2 security functionality

Safari™ Application Examples

• Permanent and transportable emergency / (T-LMR) LMR networks
• Integrate public, private and 4G services into a single interoperable network
• Wide-area integrated voice, video and sensor security networks
• Interior structure networks: in-building, underground and temporary base state applications
• Broadband sensor and video security networks
• Quickly create wireless, optical and wired backbone infrastructure
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• Backup for existing wired, wireless, microwave and optical networks
• Integrate multi agency P25 networks into a single interoperable system

Standard Features at a Glance

• Open-Architecture (IPv4/IPv6)
• Standard Configuration Options
• Safari™ Four Radio Channel Wireless Networking Controller
• Four Channel Motorola™ Quantar® User interface Shelf
• Up to 16 P25 network radio ports
• Durable 14 U Military Hardigg® Case with wheels
• 8 Port Network Remotely Managed AC Strip
• 16 Port Serial to Ethernet Port Server
• Full Duplex TI Microwave 900 MHz Licensed Transceiver (other bands available)
• Redundant 24 VDC Power Supply
• Standard System supports up to eight independent licensed/unlicensed backhaul/last mile infrastructure links
• Supports a wide variety of commercial and military narrowband and wideband radios in the VHF, UHF and HF Microwave bands, including WiMax and 802.11x devices
• Supports gateways to public and private networks including cable and public carrier
• Network architecture support for Ad Hoc and Mesh networking and multi-level fail-over services
• Powerful (Zero Failure) Self-healing, automatic and user-determined ad hoc routing capabilities
• Comprehensive embedded equipment and network configuration, test and administration software tools
• Assured VPN channel and authentication support
• Optional T1/E1/DS3 and fiber interfaces
• Simplified User Interface speeds external system cabling
• Robust security and firewall support
• VoIP services, conferencing and enterprise calling
• Supports Cisco routing interfaces and protocols
• Security: Embedded FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic module certification