Microlab demonstrates new smart coupler technology for real-time public safety wireless system monitoring
Microlab, a Wireless Telecom Group Company recently demonstrated the world’s first radio frequency (RF) coupler with embedded signal monitoring intelligence. The patent-pending smart coupler capitalizes on Internet of Things (IoT) technology for remote sensing and reporting. Designed for in-building public safety wireless networks, the smart coupler will be revolutionary in terms of monitoring a passive communications network of RF coaxial cables, components, and antennas. The technology will enable public safety authorities, building owners, and system’s integrators the ability to continuously supervise in real-time their emergency first responder, in-building network’s performance.
“Our smart coupler technology demonstrated real-time monitoring of a passive coaxial system in our lab experiments,” said Dino Giordano, VP of Product for Microlab. “Service antenna failures were detected through multiple nodes and alarms were relayed within the coaxial network then collected at the head-end gateway. The alarms were reported both remotely via Ethernet interface and locally on the gateway. System failures captured in our experiments would often go undetected in a real-world deployment without the monitoring the smart coupler technology provides.”
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