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Chapter 4 - Using SABRE™ Ranger for Remote Unmanned SCADA Applications
The illustration below depicts a generic SCADA application setup involving the SABRE™ Ranger. In a remote
unmanned SCADA application, the SABRE™ Ranger will be connected to a machine to machine (M2M) device.
The Addvalue’s Wideye IOTA™ is one such device that can be used in conjunction with the SABRE™ Ranger for
SCADA applications. Clients may incorporate their M2M device with the SABRE™ Ranger. The M2M device would be
controlling some equipment, for example sensors or controllers and be periodically collecting data. When the data
needs to be transferred to the monitoring and control centre, it will then be sent via the SABRE™ Ranger.
As BGAN is a dual channel network providing Circuit Switch (CS) for voice and Packet Switch (PS) for IP network data,
upon registering to the BGAN network, CS is available by default. However, PS is not connected unless activated
by M2M device or by user via web console. As each PS connection comes with a minimum charge, it should be
activated where necessary to save cost. The SABRE™ Ranger offers another option of activating the PS connection
and it is via SMS. The sms commands to activate the SABRE™ Ranger’s PS connection to the BGAN network is
provided in this section.
Earth
Station
Monitoring and
Control Centre
BGAN
RAN/CN
SABRE
TM
Ranger
SCADA Sensors
& Equipment
SP Gateway
Internet
Backbone
Remote SCADA Location
Remote Unmanned SCADA Applications For SABRE
TM
Ranger
Inmarsat I-4
Satellite
GPS Satellite
IOTA
TM
[M2M Application Enabler]
Connecting to a M2M Application Enabler
Chapter 4
Using SABRE™ Ranger for Remote
Unmanned SCADA Applications
