ES820 Vehicle Mesh Point
- Overview
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The ES820 Vehicle Mesh Point
The Fortress ES820 Vehicle Mesh Point brings secure wireless communications to land, air, and sea vehicles through a self-forming, self-healing mesh network. Powered by variable DC power, the ES820 offers FIPS 140-2 compliant security and is upgradeable to NSA Suite B algorithms. Delivered in a small and rugged form factor with its size, weight and power specifically tailored for vehicles, the Fortress ES820 functions as both a wireless access point and bridge, and allows for a separate dash-mountable control panel.
Any wireless network for use in tactical-maneuver environments must support mobility of the nodes, such as those mounted in vehicles, including Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) and Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs). Mesh networks allow nodes to move within an area of operation, forming links with new neighbors and dropping links with old neighbors. With best in class range and Fortress FastPath Mesh™, Fortress Vehicle Mesh Points ensure high-performance networking under highly mobile conditions, allowing vehicles to move within the network and to seamlessly leave and join the network.
In military operations, when convoys, command centers, UVs, supplies, soldiers and vehicles are brought to an area where there is no reliable communications infrastructure, Fortress Vehicle Mesh Points allow for these distributed assets to connect to the network without the considerations and constraints associated with traditional wired networks.
Fortress Vehicle Mesh Points bring secure, net-centric, wireless communications to ground vehicles, UASs, UGVs, ships and boats in the field.
- Features
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Optimal SWaP (Size, Weight, Power & Cost)
Fortress provides the lightest and smallest Mesh Points in the industry, purpose built for frequent transportation and integration into land, sea and air vehicles. Mesh points operate with diverse power sources and have low power consumption requirements. For tactical applications, Size, Weight and Power + Cost (SWaP+C) are critical considerations.
Superior Performance
Fortress Mesh-Points use hardware crypto FPGA and hardware TRNG to provide fast, deterministic performance that is unmatched in the industry. They are equipped with powerful radios that can operate in 802.11 a/b/g/n modes, providing superior range and performance.Ruggedized for Outdoor and Military Applications
Robust packaging and enhanced RF specifications are crucial to adapting standard Wi-Fi to the harsh and long range conditions typical in tactical wireless deployments and transportable networks. Size, Weight and Power (SWaP) and highest levels of environmental certification are the cornerstone of providing a solution that can withstand the toughest conditions, can survive constant portability, and can be easily embedded in larger systems. Better quality and high power RF enables reliable, high throughput long distance operation required for typical in-theater operational conditions. Fortress solutions are delivered in ruggedized form factors with superior RF hardware and antennas while remaining more cost effective than custom designed technology once typical in secure networks.
Comprehensive Security
The central component of DoD and other sensitive network solutions is the ability to ensure data security at all times and at all levels. Fortress products support the most advanced security implementations in the industry. Using standards based, interoperable and compliant security protocols certified to FIPS-140-2 and upgradable to NSA Suite B cryptography, Fortress is a leader in secure wireless networking. Fortress products are unique in that they support built-in RADIUS, advanced Wi-Fi WPA2 security with EAP-TLS, use a hardware crypto implementation and have a hardware based True Random Number Generator (TRNG) ensuring the richest security with the highest performance.FastPath Mesh™
Fortress FastPath Mesh technology provides a self-forming, path optimizing, self-healing network architecture designed from the ground up to support truly mobile and often transported networks, elegantly addressing the needs of dynamic tactical networks. FastPath Mesh is link protocol agnostic and utilizes all interfaces and radio links to reach a destination using the lowest cost path. The resulting network is a unique mix of proactive and reactive protocols designed to work together to improve network performance and address moving nodes.
Overlaid on the mesh is end-to-end encryption and capabilities to eliminate multicast/broadcast flooding for improved overall network performance. Fortress’s implementation includes a fully distributed DNS capability and is IPv4 and IPv6 multicast-aware.
Dynamic Frequency Selection
Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) allows automatic detection of radar signals and switching to another channel in less than 10 seconds as per the IEEE 802.11h standard. Fortress products are the only solution to support DFS in both Infrastructure and Mesh mode.Made in the USA
Fortress products are designed and manufactured in the USA to maintain the highest levels of quality with oversight to provide manufacturing design assurance. All software or programmable hardware devices are built from source code that is controlled in house.
MTBF
To ensure products can be deployed for years in tough operating environments where failure is not an option, Fortress products are designed to have a very low failure rate and a Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) greater than 100,000 hours or 11 years of continuous operation.4.4 GHz Licensed C Band for US Military and NATO Use
Fortress products can operate in the 4.4 GHz C Band a licensed band allocated to US and NATO military use. Operating at 4.4 GHz in the C Band offers several advantages. 4.4 GHz is a licensed band restricted to military use, so it offers an additional level of security, and less crowded use of the spectrum.
Wi-Fi Alliance
Fortress products are certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance for interoperability including; WPA™- Enterprise and Personal, WPA2™- Enterprise and Personal, and Extensible Authentication Protocols; EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2, PEAPv0/EAP-MSCHAPv2, PEAPv1/EAP-GTC, and EAP-SIM.Certification
Fortress Mesh Points are purpose-built to operate in harsh environments and have undergone rigorous independent testing and validation. This includes MIL-STD-810G testing for shock, vibration and temperature, MIL-STD-1275 for vehicle power input, MIL-STD-461F for RF immunity, and IP67 for water and dust resistance. Additionally, Fortress Mesh Points are designed to minimize their unintentional RF signature. They meet MIL-STD-461F for unintentional RF emissions and standards for operation in proximity to personnel, ordinance and fuel.
1 Rack Unit High
This is a low profile product that can be mounted into a standard 19 or 23 inch equipment rack and only take up 1 Rack unit (1.75 inches) in height.2009 Frost & Sullivan New Product Innovation Award
Wireless networks are rapidly becoming major force multipliers in modern military communication platforms. Mobile ad-hoc communication networks (MANETS), and specifically vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETS), form the backbone of the future network centric operations (NCO) architecture. The ES820 received the Frost & Sillivan New Product Innovation Award for Military VANET Solutions. This was awarde based on the revolutionary design of the ES820.
- Applications
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Typical applications where the ES820 would be an appropriate solution
Expanding the Network through Fortress OEM Integration
Fortress extends its capabilities by offering embedded systems for integration into other equipment manufacturer’s platforms.
Fortress’ flexibility to design embedded mesh point or embedded client solutions into network systems or intelligent device platforms, leverages our core technology and delivers value to our customers and partners. OEM integration partnerships drive incremental utility to existing systems, optimizing SWAP+C and accelerating the adoption of wireless technology more broadly across the market. Fortress designs and controls the entire implementation and collaborates with strategic partners to uniquely adapt and integrate secure wireless mesh capabilities into a variety of solutions. - Specifications
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Mechanical
Dimensions:
• 6.62" x 6.75" x 1.75"Weight:
• 2.5 lbsMounting:
• Flat mount via mounting holesEnvironmental
Operating Temperature:
• -40⁰C to +70⁰ C
(-40⁰ F to +158⁰ F)Storage Temperature:
• -40⁰C to +70⁰ C
(-40⁰ F to +158⁰ F)Cooling:
• Convection cooled (no fans)Humidity:
• 5% - 95% non-condensingPower
Voltage:
• 10 to 30 VDC
with built-in power conditionerInterfaces
Via MIL Connector:
• 2 x Ethernet 10/100BT
• USB
• Serial
• LED wires
(Power, Status, Enet1,
Enet1, Radio1, Radio2)
• Control Wires (Power,
Blackout Mode, RF Kill,
Reset, Zeroize)Power:
• 3 Pin Conn-X connectorAntenna:
• 2 x N-Type ConnectorsSecurity
FIPS:
• FIPS 140-2 level 2Encryption:
• AES-CTR-128/192/256
• AES-GCM-128/256
• AES-CCM-128
• WPA2 (802.11i)
• IPsec (Suite B and Legacy)
• NSA Suite B Upgradeable*Performance
Sustained FIPS
Throughput
50 MbpsManagement
Access:
• Secure Browser-based GUI
• Serial CLI (physical access)
• SSH (network)
• SNMP monitoringIndicators:
• Power
• Status
• Ethernet 1 link/activity
• Ethernet 2 link/activity
• Radio1 activity
• Radio2 activityControl via Remote Mountable Panel
• Power
• Blackout Mode
• RF Kill
• Reset
• ZeroizeNetworking
IP Compatibility:
• IPv4 and IPv6
• Integrated DHCP and DNSWireless:
• Self-forming, self-healing,
and path optimizing Fortress
FastPath Mesh™Certification
Safety and Emissions:
• CE, FCC, ETSI, CB Test, IC,
RoHSEnvironmental:
• RoHS-6DFS:
• FCC, ETSINIST:
• FIPS 140-2 level 2Wi-Fi Alliance:
• Wi-Fi a/b/g/WMMHERO/HERF/HERP:
EMI :
• MIL-STD 461FPower:
• MIL-STD 1275Harsh Environments
Shock, Vibration
& Temperature:
• MIL-STD 810GWeather Resistance:
• Protection Rating
IP67 submersible enclosureMTBF:
• 100,000 hrsManufacture & Warranty
Manufacturing Origin:
• USAWarranty:
• Includes 1 year of
limited warranty* NSA Approval Required
- Technology
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Hardware Crypto FPGA and TRNG
Fortress products deliver much higher performance by using a hardware crypto FPGA that enables fast, deterministic performance to protect against timing attacks. Our hardware-based true random number generator (TRNG) is especially critical for devices that do not have user interaction from which to collect entropy to reliably generate random numbers. A fast, reliable hardware implementation is critical in supporting real-time applications such as encrypted voice and video, as well as scaling to handle increasing application throughput and bandwidth needs. Fortress' cryptographic implementation has passed rigorous examination and been approved by NIST.
Suite B Capable
The NSA Suite B initiative is a common set of cryptographic algorithms to create products that meet the widest range of US Government needs. Suite B Cryptography is built on COTS information-assurance products using Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and is under evaluation by the NSA to protect information up to the SECRET level. Fortress products are NSA Suite B capable and can be upgraded where approval is achieved.
FastPath Mesh™
Fortress FastPath Mesh technology provides a self-forming, path optimizing, self-healing network architecture designed from the ground up to support truly mobile and often transported networks, elegantly addressing the needs of dynamic tactical networks.FastPath Mesh is link protocol agnostic and utilizes all interfaces and radio links to reach a destination using the lowest cost path. The resulting network is a unique mix of proactive and reactive protocols designed to work together to improve network performance and address moving nodes.
Overlaid on the mesh is end-to-end encryption and capabilities to eliminate multicast/broadcast flooding for improved overall network performance. Fortress's implementation includes a fully distributed DNS capability and is IPv4 and IPv6 multicast-aware.
Multicast
Fortress FastPath Mesh products are optimized to minimize multicast and broadcast traffic, improving the performance of the network. FastPath Mesh snoops Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) and Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) requests, subscribes to the streams on behalf of the listeners and forwards traffic only on relevant interfaces. Minimizing multicast and broadcast traffic frees up bandwidth for other uses, increased throughput and better latency.RF Performance
Fortress products offer Industry-leading Wi-Fi range and performance. Using industry standard 802.11 a/b/g and n, Fortress radios operate in the 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz Wi-Fi bands and optional 802.11a-type communications in the 4.4 GHz and 4.9 GHz bands. Fortress has demonstrated performance with distances in excess of 32 miles.
802.11n
802.11n uses MIMO, channel bonding and payload optimization to provide better Wi-Fi performance. MIMO uses several antennas to move multiple data streams from one place to another and offers better performance with multipath signals. Channel bonding, uses two separate nonoverlapping channels to transmit data at the same time. This technique also increases the amount of data that can be transmitted. Payload optimization allows more data to be stuffed into each transmitted packet.
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- Other Info
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Product Datasheet
Product Ordering Information
Part No. Description ES820-35
Vehicle Mesh Point with one 2.4 / 5.8 GHz & one 5.8 GHz Radio
ES820-34
Vehicle Mesh Point with one 2.4 / 5.8 GHz & one 4.4 GHz Radio
SWO-SB Suite B Enhanced Security Software Option
(Licensed on a per device basis)SWO-FPM FastPath Mesh Software Option
(Licensed on a per device basis)SWO-MV MeshViewer Software Option
(Licensed on a per installation basis)Product Certifications
