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5. Choosing a correct product for the solution
5.1. Choosing the Arctic product
There are several Arctic products, each designed for providing the same elemental functionality, i.e.
connecting the remote devices to the central site. However, there are differences in other supported
features. The following table describes a typical use case for different Arctic products.
Arctic product
Product
code
Example use case
GPRS Router 2270
Connecting remote Ethernet devices to central site via
GPRS cellular network
EDGE Router 2281
Connecting remote Ethernet devices to central site via
GPRS/EDGE cellular network
GPRS Gateway 2260
Connecting remote serial and/or Ethernet devices to central
site via GPRS cellular network
EDGE Gateway 2265
Connecting remote serial and/or Ethernet devices to central
site via GPRS/EDGE cellular network
IEC-104 Gateway
(GPRS)
2205
Connecting remote IEC-101/104 RTUs and/or Ethernet
devices to central site via GPRS cellular network
IEC-104 Gateway
(EDGE)
2208
Connecting remote IEC-101/104 RTUs and/or Ethernet
devices to central site via GPRS/EDGE cellular network
IEC-104 Gateway
(Ethernet only)
2204
Connecting remote IEC-101/104 RTUs and/or Ethernet
devices to central site via TCP/IP network
Modbus Gateway
(GPRS)
2202
Connecting remote Modbus RTUs and/or Ethernet devices
to central site via GPRS cellular network
Modbus Gateway
(EDGE)
2203
Connecting remote Modbus RTUs and/or Ethernet devices
to central site via GPRS/EDGE cellular network
Modbus Gateway
(Ethernet only)
2201
Connecting remote Modbus RTUs and/or Ethernet devices
to central site via TCP/IP network
Arctic 3G
Gateway *)
2620
Connecting remote serial/Ethernet devices to central site via
3G (UMTS), GPRS or EDGE cellular network
• Table 1: Choosing the Arctic product
*) Configuring the Arctic 3G Gateway is beyond the scope of this document. Refer to the Arctic 3G
documentation for details on configuring the Arctic 3G device.
The Arctic figures (Figure 2 and Figure 3) below illustrate the difference with serial connectors; the
Arctic Router has only serial console port for administrative tasks, whereas the Arctic Gateway has
one console or application serial port (RS-232) and one configurable application serial port.
• Figure 2: Viola GPRS or EDGE Router