The Solante Network Controller (SNC) unit is used in the Solante Network Control Center (NCC) to transmit command and control messages via a Forward Order Wire (FOW) carrier to the remote Solante units. See datasheet below .

The FOW carrier is transmitted in the L-Band range for use with RF uplink equipment. The SNC is normally powered via an IF & Power Distribution unit (IFD) at the NCC site and accepts an external 10MHz Reference carrier and a Sync signal from the Network Synchronization Unit (NSU).

The SNC communicates with the Network Management System (NMS) server using an Ethernet interface.

The SNC units can be configured and connected in redundant fashion. The Solante system allows M:N redundancy; that is, M-number of Backup SNC’s for N-Number of Primary SNC’s.

The SNC units are typically mounted in 19”-wide indoor cabinets with 8-SNC’s per chassis.

Each chassis has an IF & Power distribution unit mounted just underneath in order to provide power to the SNC’s and to combine the L-Band transmit signals into one common path.

A rack mounted Ethernet switch is used to connect all SNC units to a system LAN and then onto the NMS.

Generally, each SNC unit is paired with one or more Solante Burst Demod (SBD) units. The SBD locks onto the SNC’s FOW carrier and reports back demodulator lock as well as frequency offset. The SBD also receives inbound bursts from the remote & gateway Solante units

Solante SNC Datasheet