Smart Grid
With a metro-scale deployment of the Ultra-Link Processing™ wireless communication system, utilities can deploy one network for all of their remote monitoring needs. Whether it is for Advanced Metering Infrastructure, fault circuit indicator monitoring, or sub-station automation, the extended reach and high capacity of the On-Ramp’s technology, provides a low cost, secure, and easy to manage wireless network.
The Ultra-Link Processing™ network can extend even further into the utility operations than previously possible, but with less networking infrastructure. With its ultra low-power operation, multi-year battery life, and the ability to penetrate walls and ground covers, the Ultra-Link Processing™ system offers a solution for hard to reach electric meters, and gas and water metering while drastically lowering network infrastructure and operational cost.
Most metropolitan areas can be covered by a robust link with as few 10-20 ULP Access Points. The system offers an attractive Total Cost of Ownership due to low installation and maintenance costs. Compare this to competing solutions with hundreds, even thousands, of routers and cell relays.
The utility industry is continually presented with specific requirements that create challenges for the operation of wireless communication systems. Ultra-Link Processing™ has been designed and built from the ground up to solve these challenges, including:
- Challenging Location -> Requires large link budget
- End Points Highly Distributed -> Requires long range
- Battery Operation -> Requires low-power communication module
- International Limitations -> Requires high receive sensitivity
- High Number of Nodes and High Density -> Requires high capacity
- Security -> Robust physical layer security with AES and higher level data encryption required
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