Specifications

3 Physical System Interfaces

3.1 Mechanical Interface

Figure 1 shows the MCS-DR mounted in one possible conﬁguration. The MCS-DR consists of a PC

and a RAID storage unit. The PC is mounted in a 6U EIA 19” shelf rack, and the storage unit

requires 1U of rack space. The PC and storage unit may be mounted anywhere within the shelter

so long as they are within cable’s reach of each other (approx. 1 m). For more details on the 1U

storage unit, see “MCS-DR Storage Unit” ([7]).

Figure 1: An MCS-DR PC and storage unit mounted on a 19” rack

3.2 Electrical and Electronic Interfaces

The PC will be powered by a 3-prong, grounded, 110 Volts RMS outlet, and power usage will not

exceed 500 Watts. The storage unit will be powered by a 3-prong, grounded, 110 Volts RMS outlet,

and power usage will not exceed 250W.