Frag Out! Magazine
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The WB Group has been working with L3Harris for 13 years now - the latter company is license-manufacturing the FONET solution, as RF7800I Tactical Intercom System. More than 10,000 systems were delivered to the US Armed Forces and several other nations. Who does not progress, takes a step backward, as the saying goes. The WB Group treats this seriously, deciding to make major leaps for- ward. The offer includes only modern solutions. However, not only does the management at the WB Group examine the current require- ments and needs expressed by the customers, but an extensive ef- fort is also done for the products to be future-proof. Another variant of the FONET system is a perfect example of that. It increases the predecessor's ability to be integrated with varied, evolving communication assets. It also offers better datalink capa- bilities. The quantity of data exchanged on the battlefield is geomet- rically growing. Secure transfer of that data, meanwhile, is of key relevance. FONET acts as an integrative platform that makes it possible to interconnect onboard computers, operators' panels/intercoms, RF comms, wired comms, VoIP comms, vehicular sensors, and effec- tors, into one, coherent system. The WB Group has scrutinized the needs of the users, and the re- quirements defined for the foreseeable future. The assumption is to keep manufacturing the Fonet solution for the upcoming decade. The requirements included a necessity to gain more computational power, and an ability to process more data. The system is required to be operable in multi-level networks, and there is a necessity for it to process confidential information. It shall also be able to record the events, and it needs to be integrated with unmanned assets as well. The role of unmanned systems and the number of those assets on the battlefield is exponentially growing. FONET: The Next Generation All of the factors above led to the development of a new generation of the FONET vehicular communications platform. The solution has already been submitted in the test program concerning an ICT sys- tem for the national command vehicles in Poland. The development variant of the FONET system, along with other WB Group products, has passed several tests, supervised by the representatives of the Polish Ministry of Defence. The solution based around the next-gen FONET suite would be offered in the procurement procedure con- cerning the ICT system for the Polish National Command Vehicles based on the 8x8 Rosomak platform. System Development FONET PULPIT OPERATORA CZS-2CS PULPIT OPERATORA LIOD-F KOMPUTERYv PULPIT OPERATORA CZS-2FFS CZS-2TS-A JEDNOSTKA CENTRALNA KOMUT-10TA PULPIT OPERATORA CZS-2FFS-FK PULPIT GŁOŚNIKOWY CZS-2GM RADIOSTACJE SENSORY CREW MEMBER UNITS Crew Member Quad Core ARM Processor 8 two-wire radio connections (extendable to 12) 6 Ethernet Connections 4 USB Connections 5 RS-232 Serial Connections Up to 12 Crew Stations Voltage Range 18-36 Volts DC Dimensions 84.6 mm x 153 mm x 256 mm Weight 2.2 kg CENTRAL UNIT – THE CORE The CENTRAL UNIT is a LINUX-based specialized computer. It is the core of the FONET System. It switches voice channels and routes the digital data packages between end-user stations (crew member units, terminals) and other devices. Crew Member LIOD-F Loudspeaker Switch Router Power consumption Max. 12 W per zone Power supply – input (separate input per zone) 18 ÷ 36 V DC (from on-board power supply) 42.5 ÷ 57 V (from PoE) Power supply output for ANR headset Max. 0.3 A (from internal power converter) Headset Ports 1 channel switchable between zones (e.g. black/red) Speaker 1 channel switchable between zones (e.g. black/red) Display 2 x high contrast, full color LCD 3,5" Dimensions 150 [L] x 286 [W] x 62 [H] mm MK2 PORTABLE CREW MEMBER UNITS designed for highest level users Power consumption Max. 12 W Power supply-input 18 ÷ 36 V DC (from on-board power supply) 42.5 ÷ 57 V (from PoE) Power supply output for ANR headset Max. 0.3 A per port (from internal power converter) Headset Ports 2 Display High contrast, full color LCD 3,5" Dimensions 124 [L] x 106 [W] x 35 [H] mm Phonecalls set up Radio stations allocation Rebroadcast set up • Data flow control • System information and status display • Phone numbers selection • IP addressing • Menu navigation and radios settings • Communication via Ethernet or FONET line Dual Domain Advanced Crew Member Unit Single Domain Advanced Crew Member Unit NETWORK www.fragoutmag.com