Spectralink 84-Series Series Wireless Telephones Administration Guide
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Implementation with Location Systems
All Spectralink 84-Series handsets support integration with the Ekahau RTLS system. Handsets
send periodic location information to an Ekahau server allowing the server to pinpoint the
handsets’ location. To maximize battery life, an administrator may set this update interval
conservatively, e.g. 1 minute. In the event the handset enters an alarm state, the handset can
be configured send updates more frequently, e.g. 10 seconds. This allows the Ekahau RTLS
system to provide updated positions of the alarming handset more frequently. Additionally, if the
Ekahau system is integrated into a management application these positions can be sent to
responders.
Additional 3
rd
-party RTLS systems, e.g. Aeroscout, may also be able to provide the location of
Spectralink 84-Series handsets.
Examples of implementation with third-party applications
Third-Party applications, such as Lone Worker Systems, will use the Spectralink 84-Series XML
API to receive handset events and provide notifications to the user. Specific application
capabilities are dependent on the developer and customer requirements. A typical application
may monitor 84-Series handsets for Spectralink Personal Alarms events, provide alarm
escalation logic to control who should receive notification, and then notify personnel providing
relevant alarm information. Obviously the application sophistication and degree of integration
with other systems may vary.
These examples assume that one or more of the Running, Tilt, and Still conditions are
configured and that the Duress call is also configured (aka Emergency Dial). The automatic
emergency call may or may not be configured.
1
When a handset enters the alarm state, if XML notification for alarms is configured, the
handset will send an alarm event (
AlarmNotificationEvent
) to the application. A
receiving application can use this to detect a handset has raised an alarm and perform
the appropriate alarm response. The parameters set as part of the alarm event are
covered in the XML API Detail section and the
Spectralink 84-Series Wireless
Telephone Administration Guide
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If configured, the emergency call triggered by the handset may be valuable identifying
the severity of the situation and if the user of the alarming handset is responsive. And/or
the application can use the XML API to send a message to the alarming handset to
determine if the user intended to send an alarm and if the user is responsive or not.
3
If the application is integrated with an RTLS system, the application may attempt to
locate the alarming handset before notifying the appropriate personnel to respond.
4
If the user of the alarming handset clears the alarm, if XML alarm notification is
configured the handset will send an alarm notification to the application indicating the
alarm has been cleared.
5
Assuming the application or application user needs to notify other personnel to respond
to the alarm, the application can send appropriate messages to these response
personnel. The XML API allows an application to deliver either simple messaging or
