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smartCom - The Perfect Communication Solution for Tower Environments
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Communications in Air Traffic Control is facing a technology change The Internet Protocol (IP) has revolutionized the way we exchange information, and it’s about the same for the way people talk to each other. IP is a highly efficient, straightforward and cost-effective communication technique able to handle voice and data on the same line. Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSP’s) best benefit from IP-solutions if they work with a modular, flexible communication set-up providing their safety-critical environment with so-called inter-product-functions. And the Frequentis smartCom does just that.
 Voice-over-IP in ATC-environments
Frequentis smartCom, a constituent of the Frequentis i-volution product family, has integrated VoIP-voice communication between two or more parties across private local networks using the IP-protocol. Today’s IP networks are controllable while providing highest availability and redundancy, which is of key importance to ATC-environments. Voice-over-IP has substantial operational advantages. With a unified network for voice and data, you only have one set of wiring to consider. Also, the same networks are capable of efficiently handling the data communications typically needed in ATC-environments - such as Frequentis TAPtools®.
Added Functionality
The Frequentis smartCom provides all the communication functionality needed in a tower. Fully integrated voice and data communication mean new application possibilities designed to enhance operational efficiency and improve the customers’ services.
Benefits at a Glance
- Increased Availability
smartCom’s modular and service-oriented architecture enables highly fail-safe solutions.
- Increased Usability
Integrating Frequentis TAPtools® with smartCom allows creating tower working positions that provide a high level of usability. For example, a perfect combination of applications requiring user interaction – smartCom for voice communication and smartLICOS for con trolling the runway lighting – are accessible via a single touch screen.
- Reduced Cost
Total cost of ownership is easily reduced through extensive integration of COTS (Commercialoff- the-shelf) components, as well as sharing the infrastructure and system resources.
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