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Integrated Intranet/LAN based communications
- LAN-System
42
- Fully Integrated Intranet / LAN based communications including
Telephony, Public Address, Radio, Video, Control, Data etc
- LAN-SOC
42
- Sopshitcated Operators Console
- LAN-PA/R
42
- LAN Interface for Public Address & Radio
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LAN-Phone
32PD
- Power
over ethernet (PoE) LAN
Telephone for Wall or Desk Mounting, suitable for enterprise usage.
- LAN-Phone
42
- Heavy Duty IP66 LAN weatherproof Telephone for Wall or Desk
Mounting
- LAN-Phone
42 HD
- Heavy Duty IP66 LAN Headset weatherproof Telephone for Wall
or Desk Mounting
- LAN-Phone
43 Secure - heavy duty, weatherproof
(IP66) LAN Telephone for Wall or Desk Mounting
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LAN-Phone
45 -
Heavy Duty LAN Telephone mounted in heavy duty enclosure, suitable
for wall or post mounting
- LAN-Phone
57 Fibre Optic Telephone - heavy duty, weatherproof (IP66)
LAN Telephone for Wall or Desk Mounting
- LAN-Phone
105 Fully featured, display LAN Telephone suitable for
Desk or Wall Mounting
- LAN-Phone
811 Series
Heavy Duty (IP65 min.) Lan Telephone suitable for wall or post
mounting, with optional self-test functionality
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LAN-Phone
81101
Heavy Duty (IP65 min.) Lan handsfree Telephone suitable for wall
or post mounting, with optional self-test functionality with optional
self-test functionality.
- LAN-Phone
8150
Heavy Duty (IP65 min.) handsfree Lan Telephone suitable for wall
or post mounting, with optional self-test functionality and long
fibre optic line.
Introduction
to Arnesys IP based communication systems
This
document outlines what an IP-based communication system such as
LAN-System 42 is, why it should be deployed and how it will help
an organisation to more cost effectively achieve its goals.
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Introduction
Users of Telephone, Intercom, Public Address, Radio, CCTV and Control
Systems have come to expect a very high reliability of their systems
and the thought of installing standard IT products to substitute for
their separate systems, tends to be worrying. In fact, critical components
are installed on servers which have a higher inherent reliability
than PBXs, Intercom etc etc and which cannot easily be manipulated.
In addition, the switches used on the Intranet / LAN have a very high
reliability and in extremely critical applications can be installed
in an error tolerant ring (or even double ring) structure. LAN terminals
such as PCs can pose a problem if users are allowed to install software
freely but LAN-System 42 Telephones, Radio, PA, CCTV Interfaces etc
are very stable since they cannot be manipulated by users and only
run the software the vendor intended.
Costs
It is clear that installing a LAN-System 42 entails a cost benefit,
i.e. the customer will save money both during installation and usage.
Although a LAN-System 42 needs a structured LAN, installing it instead
of a Telephone + Intercom + PA + + gives obvious cost benefits. If
the LAN-System 42 is incorporated into a structured network from the
beginning, at least half of the necessary technology (adapters, cables,
switches, etc) and thus at least half the work can be saved. This
reduces the installation cost by at least 50%. By installing a tree
structure, i.e. using a backbone to interconnect units / departments,
costs can be cut even further. The
integration of voice, video & radio with data services also always
incorporates the integration of the management of user specific data
needed by functionality's that traditional equipment provide. When
the user logs onto the network, it determines not only which resources
of the network he may use but also the associated LAN terminal (phone,
amplifier, video or PC) can be given his preferences, i.e. his identity,
presence, etc irrespective of where he is physically located. The
greatest advantage of a LAN-System is the possibility to totally integrate
voice, video etc with all computer applications and streamline the
business processes in a corporation. LAN-System has the potential
to reshape the communication landscape. LAN
SYSTEM 42 makes scenarios, with a surprising complexity, commercially
feasible since it is based on the normal IT infrastructure. The integration
of the communications system into the IT world makes it easy to access
and mix resources. Management and administration of the system is
also simplified since only one kind of expert is needed - an IT specialist.
This of course lowers costs effectively.
Timing
If the idea of transporting voice via data lines has been around for
some time, then why is it only coming up now? First of all the WWW
has created demand for data, i.e. IP bandwidth that exceeds voice
by a magnitude. But the internet protocol (IP) is a "best effort"
means of transport, i.e. it cannot handle voice well per se. By prioritising
voice, reserving bandwidth and dimensioning the components correctly
this problem can be overcome. Ironically, many carriers are already
doing just this. Another important development is the standardisation
by the ITU and IETF of basic services and supplementary services (advanced
PBX functionality) and the availability of the software as open source.
In order to ensure that LAN SYSTEM 42 are deployed rapidly, it is
essential that vendors and customers adhere to these open standards
that guarantee interoperability. H.323 is the most widely distributed
standard and the supplementary services are specified in H.450. When
installing LAN SYSTEM 42 this will normally be the preferred standard
in a commercial environment but SIP will increasingly become available
in the future.
Skills
When installing a LAN SYSTEM the skills needed are to be found both
in the telecom and IT world since they are being integrated. The IT
expertise has to be quite advanced since a telephone normally needs
to communicate with the external world and this can pose a security
threat if firewalls and filters are not configured properly. The LAN
SYSTEM technology also has special components that require special
abilities to be installed. And when the full potential of LAN SYSTEM
is to be utilised, knowledge is needed to integrate databases and
unified messaging systems
Summary
By integrating voice into their data networks companies can optimise
their business. Since a lot of companies administrate their IT infrastructure
themselves, they will need to increase their skills to handle the
new challenges awaiting them. The traditional service contracts and
proprietary solutions of the Telecom, intercom, PA, video worlds will
become a thing of the past. IP-based communications and specifically
LAN SYSTEM 42 is the new technology of the millennium.
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