GE GFK-2489 user manual Upgrading an Older Wireless Network with Serial Interfaces

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Upgrading an Older Wireless Network with Serial Interfaces

Millions of wireless data products have been sold in the last two decades for licensed and license-free operation. There are several ways that these systems can benefit from employing TranSphere TS Wireless wireless equipment, including flexible serial and Ethernet interfaces, higher data throughput, and ease of installation.

TranSphere TS Wireless radios are well suited to replace leased lines, dial-up lines, or existing data radios by taking advantage of the built-in serial and Ethernet interfaces on the transceiver.

Replacing Legacy Wireless Products

In most cases, legacy radio transceivers supporting serial interface equipment can be replaced with TranSphere TS Wireless radios with little or no special configuration. This equipment can be connected to TranSphere TS Wireless radios through the COM1 or COM2 port with a DB-25 to RJ-45 cable wired for EIA-232 signaling. The COM2 port supports standard EIA-232 signaling and acts as a data communications equipment (DCE) device.

Supplementing a Legacy Wireless Network with IP Services

TranSphere TS Wireless Remotes support most polled protocols. The serial interfaces encapsulate serial data in two different modes: connectionless (User Datagram Protocol, or UDP) and connection-oriented (Transmission Control Protocol, or TCP).

For complete details on serial gateway interface modes, see Configuring the Serial Interfaces in chapter 3.

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