Motorola Type II SmartZone OmniLink
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Type II SmartZone
OmniLink is a type of Trunked radio system
with multiple sites, providing a broad range of robust system features and utilizing a distributed call processing architecture linking up to four multi-site systems together into one seamless network, supporting up to 192 sites. Typical users of SmartZone OmniLink systems include organizations who have vast geographic requirements such as electric and gas utilities and extremely large public safety agencies.
Each Zone in an OmniLink network is considered its own SmartZone network, with its own unique system ID, and is controlled by its own Zone Controller. Radios can be permitted or restricted to roam from one Zone to another. The OmniLink infrastructure permits each Zone Controller to communicate and coordinate these roaming actions. (This is similar to cellular network
s and roaming onto another carrier's network)
Motorola Type II SmartZone
SmartZone systems are composed of Type II SmartNet systems that are networked together via microwave or land-line data circuits to provide multi-site wide-area communications. Many large public safety and state agencies use SmartZone systems for wide-area communications...
OmniLink is a type of Trunked radio system
Trunked radio system
A trunked radio system is a complex type of computer-controlled radio system. Trunked systems use a few channels , and can have virtually unlimited talkgroups. The control channel computer sends packets of data to enable one talkgroup to talk together, regardless of frequency...
with multiple sites, providing a broad range of robust system features and utilizing a distributed call processing architecture linking up to four multi-site systems together into one seamless network, supporting up to 192 sites. Typical users of SmartZone OmniLink systems include organizations who have vast geographic requirements such as electric and gas utilities and extremely large public safety agencies.
Each Zone in an OmniLink network is considered its own SmartZone network, with its own unique system ID, and is controlled by its own Zone Controller. Radios can be permitted or restricted to roam from one Zone to another. The OmniLink infrastructure permits each Zone Controller to communicate and coordinate these roaming actions. (This is similar to cellular network
Cellular network
A cellular network is a radio network distributed over land areas called cells, each served by at least one fixed-location transceiver known as a cell site or base station. When joined together these cells provide radio coverage over a wide geographic area...
s and roaming onto another carrier's network)