[EAS] Activity at the FCC

[ed.czarnecki at monroe-electronics.com]

Sorry - let me send this again - the formatting got messed up with my prior post.

Regarding the government employees? off-hand statement about two RJ-45 inputs ? if your encoder/decoder will be connected to physically distinct Ethernet inputs (the station LAN vs. a satellite receiver, for instance) then yes more than one RJ-45 port may be needed.Some configuration could allow both to run through the same port.Otherwise, monitoring CAP over Internet (of which I?m also personally not a huge fan) should require just one Ethernet connection to the Internet (that would be like suggesting that you needed physically separate RJ45 ports to surf different websites on the Internet).

Since other vendors have been mentioned, permit me to address a few things as well:

The DASDEC-II CAP-EAS encoder/decoder provides a standard RJ-45 10/100 Base-T port, and two additional internal options for those who want additional ports ? three additional 10/100 RJ-45 ports (for a total for 4 RJ-45 ports), or three additional 10/100/1000 RJ-45 ports.So I think the DASDEC also has this more than ?dialed in?.p.s. Clay ? if you want to read up on a pretty objective user?s evaluation of the DASDEC in operation, please see http://www.thebdr.net/articles/fcc/eas/CiO-DASDEC.pdf.There are a number being deployed in stations in your state.

A new EAS product from Digital Alert Systems is the DASDEC-LC/LCR, with provides similar Ethernet options, but in a package that starts below $2000.A very cost effective FCC certified package that includes CAP (actually either the ?II or the LC are likely more cost effective than two-box solutions over time.When (not if) the older legacy unit attached to a CAP box needs repair or replacement, you need to factor that not insignificant cost onto the CAP box.)

Monroe Electronics?s One-Net EAS unit, currently in place and utilized by over 60% of the cable TV industry, provides 4 RJ-45 ports.The One-Net has a lot more on board that a typical EAS encoder-decoder, per the requirements of the various cable operators. 


Edward Czarnecki, Ph.D.
Senior Director - Strategy, Development and Regulatory Affairs
Monroe Electronics, Inc.
ed.czarnecki at monroe-electronics.com
www.monroe-electronics.com
www.digitalalertsystems.com


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From: Barry Mishkind [mailto:barry at oldradio.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 12:36 AM
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Subject: Re: [EAS] Activity at the FCC

At 10:23 PM 1/21/2011, k7cr wrote: >Both of the major makers (Sage and Monroe) are saying their stuff is >software up-gradable via the Web...Should not be a problem with up-grades. >Frankly I don't see any path for existing equipment to be upgraded....But, >then again, I have been wrong in the distant past. I believe one government worker did suggest that EAS boxes might need more than one RJ45, so that two separate Internet access points were possible. And, it was a government official who was "apparently" surprised to learn that there were many stations with no Internet access - or at best merely expensive satellite connections. _______________________________________________ This is the EAS Forum Discussion List Please invite your friends to join our Forum! http://lists.radiolists.net/mailman/listinfo/eas And, remember the main page: http://eas.radiolists.net 
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