SCADA Radio Networks
Mission Critical RF Consulting
Office Phone: 954 961 2642
Designing for Reliability and Resilience
In our home market of South East Florida, I'm constantly reminded that
hurricane season is the event that separates the good designs from the
weak ones. My company has earned a solid reputation for being
mindful to the extreme weather events that seem to be more and more
common. We can and should design to accommodate this nature
of the world we live in. We specify antenna structures that have 150
MPH or even 200 MPH wind survival ratings. The importance factor of the
SCADA system you are building should drive which wind survival rating
you choose. The entire system must be considered to not limit
the equipment survival to the weakest link. This means the antenna, the
coaxial transmission line, the antenna support structure / tower, the
RTU cabinet and any other portion of the system that could become
damaged in a water or a wind event. For example the coaxial
cable if not secured could become damaged in a wind event. This would
most likely take this RTU off the air from reliable communications.
We take great pride in our experience in the field of design of SCADA
radio networks. We have an arsenal of high reliability radio
hardware that gets the SCADA messages through the network with the
highest reliability. From the actual radio itself, through
the antenna system. We are regularly hired to provide
specialized RF consulting to some of the largest SCADA radio networks
projects in the United States.
If you have any questions or a specific project or an application you
would like to discuss, please feel free to call on me, Mark
Lavallee. I enjoy sharing my 30 years of experience and
knowledge. Our company is often used to sub consult with
consultants, assist controls system integrators, and work with the end
users directly.