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LonWorks Wide Area Routers
NCB/IM Telco
The LonWorks® Router for Telephone Lines
The NCB Network Combiner Module is a member of CTI Product's family of WON™ Wide Operating Network devices that, when used in pairs, allows multiple LonWorks networks to be connected in real-time, spanning distances from building-wide to worldwide.
- LonWorks Router and Modem connects multiple LonWorks Networks using:
- Dial-up PSTN circuit
- 2 wire / 4 wire leased line
- Microwave / RF
- PBX circuits / campus-wide phone wiring
- Uses LonWorks Router technology
- Full LonWorks system interoperability is maintained.
- Supports all LonTalk® protocol message services.
- Configured with standard LonWorks network management tools.
- Subnet and group segmentation can be used to maximize network performance.
- Fully Interoperable LonWorks Peer-to-Peer Communication Via Telephone Lines
- Any node can communicate with any other node, regardless of the location of each.
- No custom hardware or complex custom software to write, debug, or maintain.
- No system node application code changes needed.
- Perform Remote System Diagnostics
- Remote Protocol Analysis
- Remote Network Installation Updates (Bindings, etc.)
- Remote Code Download
- Integral Leased Line / Dial-up Modem
- 19.2 Kbps Data Rate
- Simultaneous Voice plus Data over a single voice telephone/RF circuit
- Uses explicit message commands for modem control.
- Supports Echelon standard transceivers:
- TPXF78 & 1250, FTT/Link Power
- SMX transceivers including power line and RS485.