Astronics Sierra E71-314 - Hardware Architecture

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Table 3-1: Sierra Kit Specific Drawing Information
Kit P/N
E71-314-101
Kit
Description
Kit, Assembly
Sierra Portable Server
1TB Removable SSD
Kit
–OL Drawing
E71-314-101-OL
Kit Component:
Assembly,
Base Unit –OL Drawing
E71-319-01-OL
Kit Component:
Assembly,
Removable SSD –OL Drawing
(capacity)
E54-576-01-OL
(1 TB)
3.2 Hardware Architecture
The Sierra leverages a state-of-the-art, commercial enterprise-class Wireless Access Point (AP). The
AP selected for this application is manufactured by Aruba Networks, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise
company, The Aruba model AP-303 has been ruggedized and repackaged to meet the operational
requirements of commercial aircraft environment.
The Sierra feature set includes:
• Utilizes a commercial dual band (2.4GHz/5GHz) 802.11ac, Wave 2 Access Point
• A dedicated 802.11ac/bgn radio (2.4 GHz /5 GHz) for networking between multiple Sierra
units
• Dual hot swappable batteries for over 12-hours of video streaming content
• Up to 2 TB of storage possible with front removable solid-state drive
• Can be powered optionally from a 18V external power outlet with the appropriate STC.
• ADS-B Receiver for streaming moving map applications
• 4G/LTE cellular radio. Automatically disables cellular modem based on aircraft ADSB data.
• Audio/Video content can be paused remotely via detecting a PA announcement
• Disables itself automatically in the event of an emergency decompression