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Product Description

ACKSYS

AirCast-M12

Industrial WiFi Access Point

5G vehicle communication gateway for road and trams applications, ITxPT compliant

ACKSYS AirCast-M12

Description

AirCast is the cutting-edge router designed for connecting fleets of vehicles such as buses, trams, trucks, emergency and public safety vehicles, etc., thanks to its full cellular 5G capabilities, dual-band WiFi 6 (2.4/5GHz) and GNSS (GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou) interfaces, as well as its 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports.

  • 5G router + GNSS positioning

  • WiFi 6 with fast roaming

  • 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports type M12

  • Smart Traffic routing (WiFi / 5G) by application

  • ITxPT compliant (Linden version)

    • M12 and Fakra connectors

    • Delayed shutdown and full power/low battery management

    • DNS-SD/GNSS location/Time/MQTT services

  • ECE R10, EN 50155 and EN 45545-2

  • Micro SD slot for configuration and logs storage

  • Built-in Cybersecurity according to EN 18031 with secure boot, secured access, VPN encryption, native firewall

  • Remote administration and monitoring with WaveManager

Prose

Mobility

AirCast is equipped with high-speed wireless technologies for transmitting data to and from vehicles. For public transport applications (bus and trams), AirCast makes it possible to pool all data streams (SAE, ticketing, PIS, CCTV…) on a single router. Its WiFi fast roaming capabilities ensure continuous data transmission when buses arrive at the depot. Its automatic switching capabilities between WiFi and 5G ensure service continuity when they go into operation. Smart policy routing (5G / WiFi), along with segmentation and prioritization capabilities, allow seamless transmission of onboard applications (ticketing, AVLM/ACS…) including high-demanding real time applications such as CCTV and VoIP with no failure. Remote administration and monitoring of the routers' fleet is performed with cloud or 'on-premise' ACKSYS WaveManager. The AirCast MQTT broker and bridge facilitate data transmission, system maintenance and monitoring of all onboard equipment.

Cybersecurity

The onboard network being an extension of the operator IT network, it is now mandatory to secure the vehicle network according to NIS 2 regulations. ACKSYS AirCast integrates the latest cyber-security standard EN18031, including secure boot, robust encryption and authentication, along with network isolation firewall to safeguard critical communications.

Specifications

Specifications

Ethernet interface

4 ports Gigabit Ethernet Base TX auto-sensing, auto MDI/MDIX cross-over (10/100/1000) M12 coded X 8 points

Radio connectors

7 fakra connectors : WiFi 6 (2 x I-coded), 5G (4 x D-coded), GNSS (1 x C-coded) according to ITxPT standard

Cellular interfaces + navigation

5G SA and NSA with 4 streams + 1 active GNSS, WW coverage (4G/3G compatible) Dual SIM Multi-constellation GNSS (GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou). Requires an active antenna.

Cellular radio data rate

TBC 5G SA Sub-6 : DL 2.4 Gbps; UL 900 Mbps 5G NSA Sub-6 : DL 3.2 Gbps; UL 550 Mbps LTE : DL 1.6 Gbps; UL 200 Mbps DC-HSDPA : DL 42 Mbps HSUPA : UL 5.76 Mbps WCDMA : DL 384 kbps; UL 384 kbps

Cellular operating frequencies

TBC 5G NR SA : n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n12/n13/n14/n18/n20/n25/n26/n28/n29/n30/n38/n40/n41/n48/n66/n70/n71/n75/n76/n77/n78/n79 DL 4x4 MIMO : n1/n2/n3/n7/n25/n30/n38/n40/n41/n48/n66/n70/n77/n78/n79 UL 2x2 MIMO : n38/n41/n48/n77/n78/n79 5G NR NSA : n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n12/n13/n14/n18/n20/n25/n26/n28/n29/n30/n38/n40/n41/n48/n66/n70/n71/n75/n76/n77/n78/n79 DL 4x4 MIMO : n1/n2/n3/n7/n25/n30/n38/n40/n41/n48/n66/n70/n77/n78/n79

WiFi interface

2 concurrent radios, 2.4GHz and 5Ghz WiFi 6 MIMO 2x2 (IEEE 802.11ax), ANI (Adaptive Noise Immunity)

WiFi radio data rate

Up to 1201 Mbps @ 5 GHz, and up to 573.5 Mbps @ 2.4 GHz

WiFi operating frequencies

ISM : 2.4-2.483 GHz (up to 14 channels)

UNII : 5.15-5.25 GHz (up to 4 channels)

UNII-2 : 5.25-5.35 GHz (up to 4 channels)

UNII-2 ext : 5.470-5.725 GHz (up to 11 channels)

UNII-3 : 5.725-5.825 GHz (up to 4 channels)

Supports DFS and TPC

Max. output power

WiFi :

  • 2.4 GHz : up to 22 dBm (aggregate)
  • 5 GHz : up to 21 dBm (aggregate)

5G : up to xxx dBm

Sensitivity max.

WiFi :

  • 2.4 GHz : -86 dBm
  • 5 GHz : -91 dBm

5G : xxx dBm

Security

EN18031 certified with firewall, DoS, https, MAC filtering, WPA/WPA2/WPA3-Personal & Enterprise (IEEE 802.1X/RADIUS), tunnels L2 (GRE), VPN (OpenVPN, IPsec), SNMP V3, Rogue AP detector, Secure BOOT

WiFi modes

Client, router, Access point, Rogue AP detector

Ethernet networking

IPv4/IPv6 compliance, frames filtering, bridging, repeater, STP/RSTP, VLAN, DHCP (server & client), DNS relay

Ethernet routing

Multicast (PIM), IP redundancy (VRRP), static routes, NAT 1:1, NAT router, router

Administration

http, https, MQTT, SNMP agent (V1, V2C, V3), CLI Micro-SD card : save/restore configuration and logs storage WaveManager On premise or Cloud administration tool

LEDs signaling

Ethernet : link – state | Power : on-off | SD card status and config file present | WiFi : status | 5G: activity, state | GNSS state

Power supply

9 to 36 VDC isolated or PoE+ 802.3at ITxPT: delayed shutdown and full power/low battery management 6-point Phoenix connector

Consumption

TBC : Typical power consumption 25W / Recommended power supply 30W

Dimensions & weight

Product: compact rugged aluminum enclosure, TBC: 180 x 40 x 100 mm, 600 g

Standards and certifications

ITxPT compliant

CE (RED)

Cybersecurity : EN 18031 Safety : EN 62368-1, EN62311 EMC : EN 301-489-1, EN 301-489-17 Radio:

  • WiFi : EN 300 328 (2.4 GHz), EN 301 893 (5 GHz, DFS)
  • 5G : EN 301 908 (-1, -2, -13), EN 301 511, EN 303 413
FCC

Radio: • WiFi : FCC ID xxx • 5G : FCC ID xxx

Automotive

EMC : ECE R10 (UTAC E2/ R10) Environment : • Shock and vibration : EN 61373 • Fire/smoke : UNR118, RoHS, WEEE

Railway

CEM : EN 50155 Environment: • Shock and vibration : EN 61373 • Fire/smoke : EN45545

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