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1: Introduction to the Raven
• ALEOS™
• AceWare™
• Connecting to the
Sprint Network
• 1x Communication
PoweredbyALEOS™,Ravenmodemsaredesignedto
maintainareliable,consistentnetworkconnection.Witha
serialinterfaceandavastlibraryofmachineprotocols,the
Ravenisaworkhorseforindustrialandmissioncriticalappli
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cations.ClassIDivison2certifiedasnonincendiveequipment,
theRavenSeriesisideallysuitedforuseinhazardousenviron
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ments.
Keyapplicationsincludeutilities,manufacturing,automation,
oilandgas,SCADA,telemetry,HomelandSecurityandasset
monitoring.
Figure 1-1: Sierra Wireless AirLink Raven
ALEOS™
ALEOS,theembeddedcoretechnologyoftheSierraWireless
AirLinkproductssimplifiesinstallation,operationandmainte
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nanceofanysolution,andprovides analways‐on,always‐
awareintelligentconnectionformission‐criticalapplications.
ALEOSenables:
• PersistentNetworkConnectivity
• Over‐The‐Air(OTA)Upgrades
• WirelessOptimized TCP/IP
• Real‐TimeNotification
• ExtensiveMachineProtocols
• PacketLevelDiagnostics
• DeviceManagement&Control