TN670 Stratus Controller
MT-4 Radio Systems
TECHNICAL NOTES
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The Stratus Controller is a general-purpose controller for routing digital P25 communications over a Wide Area
Network (WAN) or Local Area Network (LAN). The Stratus Controller will work in digital clear or digital secure mode;
it is fully capable of all operation with encrypted calls. The Stratus Controller will also route analog communications,
but only in a full broadcast mode (ie. Analog signal received at one site will automatically be transmitted at all
sites). FSI (version 2) will support more analog routing (CTCSS and DCS) and will be incorporated into the Stratus
Controller in the future.
The Stratus Controller uses the TIA-102 (P25) standard Digital Fixed Station Interface (DFSI) to link to FSI capable
devices such as the Codan Universal Interface Card (UIC). The Stratus Controller can support both Fixed Station
radios using the UIC, or emulate Fixed Station Radios allowing DFSI capable consoles to connect to the Stratus
Controller. The Stratus Controller supports multivendor solutions for both radios and consoles through the FSI
standard. The Stratus Controller is comprised of a server (located anywhere on the WAN / LAN) with embedded
fi rmware.
Figure 1: Sample Stratus Controller Application
DFSI CONSOLE
SUBSCRIBER
2
1
5
4
3
67
8
11
10
9
FUNCTION
12
SYSTEM REGULATOR
MADE IN CANADA
VOL METER
+
-
ON
OFF
SPKR
INT
EXT
EXT
SPKR
ANTENNA A
RX A
TX A
CODAN RADIO SYSTEM WITH UIC
UIC
RX B
TX B
RX A
TX A
PULL DOWN
TO REMOVE
ETHERNET
ZEROIZE
KEY
USB
TRANSMITTER
CNTL
BUS
MIC RF OUT
AD
ANALOG
DIGITAL
NORM
OFF
KEY TX
MICMODE
REF
IN
USB
FREQUENCY (MHz)
MADE IN CANADA
MODEL # CODE
RECEIVER
NORM
SQ. DISABLE
OFF
CNTL
BUS
AD
RF NI
REF
IN
USB
FREQUENCY (MHz)
MADE IN CANADA
MODEL # CODE
2
1
5
4
3
67
8
11
10
9
FUNCTION
12
SYSTEM REGULATOR
MADE IN CANADA
VOL METER
+
-
ON
OFF
SPKR
INT
EXT
EXT
SPKR
ANTENNA A
RX A
TX A
CODAN RADIO SYSTEM WITH UIC
UIC
RX B
TX B
RX A
TX A
PULL DOWN
TO REMOVE
ETHERNET
ZEROIZE
KEY
USB
TRANSMITTER
CNTL
BUS
MIC RF OUT
AD
ANALOG
DIGITAL
NORM
OFF
KEY TX
MICMODE
REF
IN
USB
FREQUENCY (MHz)
MADE IN CANADA
MODEL # CODE
RECEIVER
NORM
SQ. DISABLE
OFF
CNTL
BUS
AD
RF NI
REF
IN
USB
FREQUENCY (MHz)
MADE IN CANADA
MODEL # CODE
2
1
5
4
3
67
8
11
10
9
FUNCTION
12
SYSTEM REGULATOR
MADE IN CANADA
VOL METER
+
-
ON
OFF
SPKR
INT
EXT
EXT
SPKR
ANTENNA A
RX A
TX A
CODAN RADIO SYSTEM WITH UIC
UIC
RX B
TX B
RX A
TX A
PULL DOWN
TO REMOVE
ETHERNET
ZEROIZE
KEY
USB
TRANSMITTER
CNTL
BUS
MIC RF OUT
AD
ANALOG
DIGITAL
NORM
OFF
KEY TX
MICMODE
REF
IN
USB
FREQUENCY (MHz)
MADE IN CANADA
MODEL # CODE
RECEIVER
NORM
SQ. DISABLE
OFF
CNTL
BUS
AD
RF NI
REF
IN
USB
FREQUENCY (MHz)
MADE IN CANADA
MODEL # CODE
STRATUS CONTROLLER
SUBSCRIBER
SUBSCRIBER
IP NETWORK (FSI)
DFSI CONSOLE
IP NETWORK (FSI)
OVER 3G / 4G LTE CELLULAR
IP NETWORK (FSI)
OVER DIGITAL MICOWAVE
IP NETWORK (FSI)
IP NETWORK (FSI)
PHYSICALLY LOCATED ANYWHERE ON NETWORK