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In its simplest form, a meteor burst communications (MBC) network consists of one
master station operating in a star configuration to all remote stations located
within its RF communication range of 1,000 miles. Multiple master stations can be
interconnected into a clustered star configuration for extending network coverage
and increasing redundancy. The system can easily be expanded to operate with thousands
of remote stations located anywhere within a 360 degree radius at distances up to
1,000 miles.
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MBC network requires a minimum of one master station, and one remote site. The master
station is comprised of a controller, a meteor burst radio, a power amplifier and
one or more paired receivers and antennas. The standard antenna used is a 5 element
yagi, with a field of view of 45 degrees. To cover 360 degrees, 8 antennas would
be used.
MCC-520S Master Station
The MCC-520S master station is normally connected to a customer's host computer
for processing and archiving the data collected by the network. MBNET 200 is the
resident operating system that integrates all network elements and efficiently routes
all data to the host computer.
 The remote station is comprised of a meteor burst radio,
a power supply and an antenna. MCC-545B Remote
Stations have an open architecture and are programmable for interfacing
to any data collection or text messaging applications. The salient benefits of MeteorComm's
meteor burst networks and products are as follows:
- Error free messaging with an average latency of 10 minutes.
- Frequency synthesized to operate on any frequency in the 40-50MHz band
- Robust operation from -30 to +60 degrees Celsius
- Message prioritization with end-to-end acknowledgement
- Solar powered remote stations
- Over-the-air remote station programming
- Script files for customer application programming
- Built-in data acquisition for minimizing data logger requirements
- Data collection and text messaging throughout the entire network
An antenna is required for each remote station, as well as for each sector that
the master station will transmit and listen to. Depending on the application, either
a 3 element or 5 element yagi antenna is used.
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