[ANSS-netops] Replacement for motorola 300/320 FRAD

[Rayo Bhadha]

Hi Folks,

We are looking at replacing some of the older Motorola FRAD's we use with
something that is easier to configure, deploy and remotely monitor in the
field. Our current setup consists of Motorola Vanguard 300 and 320 models.
We configure these in both SLIP as well as Ethernet (RJ45) mode.

Our main data receiving points at Caltech are all Cisco routers so we
looked at the Cisco 1720 routers with CSU/DSU cards. The problems there
are the voltage and current draw. These units require + and - 12V and 5
Volts. And the current draw is pretty high(almost 15-20 Watts of power).
In places that the station is backed up on a battery, using an inverter we
would get data for only a few hours after a power failure.

I am looking for alternate solutions or suggestions from people that use
CSU/DSU FRADS with some or most of the following features:

1) low power
2) field hardened
3) uses 110V AC or 12V DC power
4) capable of SLIP and Ethernet
5) easy to setup, use standard templates possibly browser-based
configuration
6) remotely monitored via SNMP
7) reasonably priced or available as used

Thanks in advance,
cheers,
rayo
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Rayomand Bhadha       rayo at gps.caltech.edu
Caltech Seismo Lab   phone: (626) 395-2407
Pasadena, CA          cell: (626) 298-9809
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