User's Manual

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System
Pathmaker type radios automatically create a self-configuring network without the need
for any fixed infrastructure or base station sites. Each unit automatically acts as a relay
station to other radios if this is required by their deployment pattern and mobility paths.
Pathmaker Network Radios provide a dynamic wireless, mobile, ad-hoc, automatic, self
organized RF mesh network without reliance on network infrastructure. Each
Pathmaker radio functions as a voice and data router/repeater creating a powerful multi-
hop/multi-user dynamic network that extends coverage till the tactical edge and
overcomes the daily issues of infrastructure dependency, blocked transmissions (walls,
metal, dead-spots, climate, etc.) and out of range communication. Because Pathmaker
Radio users become their own network, the radios are ideal for use in remote locations
where no infrastructure exists or where the infrastructure has been destroyed or
overloaded. Pathmaker radios are built for critical missions in challenging conditions
and provide superior simultaneous voice, data, and video communications and allow for
multiple users on a single frequency to conserve spectrum space. With a maximum of
32 radio users per network, users can form traditional squad communications groups, or
extend range and coverage by connecting to multiple networks.
Where legacy network infrastructure exists, the Pathmaker Network Radio System can
take advantage of those networks by providing gateways, thereby increasing the
network’s footprint and reach. Users can form traditional squad communications
groups, or extend range and coverage by connecting to multiple networks. Users can
communicate privately (one-to-one), as a group (one-to-many), multiple group
(broadcast), and have multiple private and group sessions on one RF channel. The
Pathmaker Network automatically indicates what radios are available on the Network
via each radio’s given nickname. As radios leave and enter the network, the available
contact list is automatically updated.
Supported gateways include: GSM Cellular, PSTN, IP, and Analog – including analog
devices such as a UHF/VHF/HF radio (i.e., P25 radios, analog SATCOM terminals,
etc.).