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- Bridges NIC 42 User Guide
Bridges NIC 42 User Guide 1 About Bridges
Bridges NIC 42 User Guide 18 March 2013 Silver Spring Networks 4
1 About Bridges
ASilverSpringbridgeprovideshigh‐performance,reliable,andsecureDNP3transport
betweenremoteterminalunits(RTUs)anddatacenters.TheSilverSpringNetworksBridge
familyincludesBridge4.0,eBridges,andsBridges.
Bridgesaremanufacturedtoperformoneoftworoles:MasterorRemote.AMasterBridge
providestheconnectionortake‐outpointforth
eRemoteBridgestotheSCADAsystem.The
RemoteBridgesconnecttotheRTUstoprovideconnectivitybacktotheMaster.
FordetailsandorderinginformationabouttheseandotherSilverSpringdevices,refertothe
SilverSpringNetworksInfrastructureHardwareGuide.
Related Documents
YoucanfindallSilverSpringNetworksproductdocumentationat
https://springboard.silverspringnet.comintheDocumentation&ReleaseNotessection.
Youmayalsorefertothefollowingdocumentation:
• BridgeConfiguratorUserGuidev2.2orhigherforinformationonconfigur ingtheBridge
withtheBridgeConfiguratorandaFieldServiceUnit(FSU)
• SilverSpringNe
tworksInfrastructureHardwareGuideforsiteplanningandordering
information
• DistributionAutomationDesignandImplementationGuideforgeneralinformationon
Bridgeimplementation
Verifying the Packing List
MakesureyourBridgeassemblyincludes:
• Bridgecomponentsinacorrugatedcarton,including:
• Bridge4.0
• Cable,power,radio
• CableAssembly,TypeN,toSMA,18‐inch(45.72cm)
• (Optional)ACpoweradapter
• (Optional)Externalantennasystem