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7. ATEUS – Remote Control Unit (RCU)
ATEUS- RCU is optional part
The main purpose of the RCU (Remote Control Unit) is to integrate services that need not
necessarily be incorporated in the ATEUS – BLUESTAR (not affecting its function directly) but
are required by major clients. What is ATEUS – RCU? It is
an industrial PC version running under the Linux OS V.
RedHat 7.3. This operating system was selected for its
stability and security. What does this PC offer?
This PC system can be fully integrated into clients‘
control centers (or, with respective configuration, easily
supervised by the 2N Telecommunications remote control
center). To support this, we name services that are
rendered by this PC system:
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One RCU allows to control up to eight ATEUS –
BLUESTAR units.
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The integrated firewall provides safe connection both to client LANs/WANs and the
Internet.
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A secured SSH protocol is used to provide direct communication with the PC,
enabling direct “tunneling“ of commands to the selected ATEUS – BLUESTAR unit.
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The system keeps storing information on completed calls (cdr info) and any PRI-
ISDN
communication (this information is accessible through the web interface or
SSH protocol).
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A web server (Apache) is integrated, which helps the user find, through the Internet
browser, the current status of connected ATEUS – BLUESTAR units, store cdr info,
statistic data and PRI-ISDN communication data. The web interface is equipped with
a user-friendly interface (see the figure) and provides the user with a quick access to
current status information.
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Separately, the web allows to fully configure all BLUESTAR units connected (the
communication runs via a HTTP protocol).
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The integrated SNMP agent is another remote control tool for ATEUS – BLUESTAR,
which helps evaluate automatically the BLUESTAR status and send errors, if any, to
the selected destination using the SMNP trap.
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Automatic sending of information by SMS or E-mail messages on current statuses or
errors of ATEUS – BLUESTAR units is a matter of course.
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Another relevant option is the use of a function integrated in the ATEUS –
BLUESTAR – the so-called External Routing. If this function is enabled, an LCR
database is installed in the RCU with
a practically unlimited capacity. Upon
an incoming call from the PRI-ISDN
interface, the BLUESTAR unit inquires
the RCU for call direction. The RCU
uses the installed number database to
select (or bar) the call direction. In
case the RCU fails to respond within a
defined timeout, the BLUESTAR
determines the direction using its
internal LCR.
