Managed network controller PNC V

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Overview
Swissphone's fifth‑generation Paging Network Controller (PNC V) is the central element of critical alerting infrastructure. It forwards alarms from a Command & Control Center to terminals over the Swissphone Paging Network and provides base station configuration, scheduled status queries, alert encryption and key management, error forwarding and customizable redundant fallback scenarios.

Features and advantages:

• Robust alerting via Swissphone Paging Network
• Express Alarm for accelerated dispatch
• Decentralized alerting via Paging Network Gateway (PNG)
• Alert encryption and key management
• Base station configuration via TCP/IP and air interface
• Customizable fallback and redundancy scenarios
• Support for multiple input protocols from dispatch systems
• Error and system information forwarding (e-mail, SMS, SNMP)
• Scheduled maintenance and automated tasks
• Network monitoring with SNMP
• Monitoring of Digital I/O signals

Integrated interfaces
The PNC accepts multiple input protocols for alarm inputs from a wide range of dispatch and command systems. Output interfaces include e-mail, SMS and SNMP for forwarding alarms and system messages.

Reliable
Redundancy is implemented across the alarm path using redundant hardware and configurable fallback modes to maintain continuous alerting availability.

Configurability
Extensive system and network settings allow the PNC to be customized to specific applications, network topologies and operational requirements.

Technical specifications

• Product: Paging Network Controller, fifth generation (PNC V)
• Purpose: Forwarding alerts from Command & Control Centers to terminals via the Swissphone Paging Network
• Base station support: configuration of Swissphone base stations (e.g. ITC2800)
• Alerting modes: paging, Express Alarm, decentralized via Paging Network Gateway (PNG)
• Security: alert encryption and key management
• Protocols / inputs: supports multiple input protocols from various dispatch systems
• Outputs / forwarding: e-mail, SMS, SNMP
• Network interfaces: TCP/IP and air interface for base station configuration
• Availability / reliability: redundant hardware and configurable fallback scenarios
• Monitoring & maintenance: scheduled maintenance tasks, SNMP network monitoring, Digital I/O monitoring