DPS Telecom Insights

SNMP Best Practices for Upgrading Your Master Station

Think of how your business would run without any managers. Without strong leaders setting priorities, identifying challenges and recurring issues, and keeping individual contributors in line, you'd have ineffective communications and eventually, failed operations. Telecom companies can think of their network and system management features in much the same way. If you're having trouble with your older RTU equipment - since legacy equipment often does not have modern...

Why the Price of a Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) Is Worth the Upfront Cost

We all know the old phrase "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." It's true, but it's actually a surprisingly hard sell. Businesses aren't wired to spend money if they don't see an immediate return. If you are looking to purchase an RTU that solves problems before they happen, you have to know that their ultimate benefit may never appear on a balance sheet....

Remote Alarm Monitoring Solutions: Efficient Network Management for Large Service Areas

Telecom and utility companies with large distributed networks often face major problems. In order to manage a network that stretches across hundreds or thousands of miles, you have to be able to visualize and monitor it. Remote monitoring allows you to take proactive steps where possible, and respond appropriately to incidents. Anywhere there's equipment, there can be conditions that cause a catastrophic failure or service outage. That's...

Critical SCADA Applications for Efficient Railway Systems

Railway systems are large and complex networks of networks. Many different component systems, including human, mechanical, electrical, and telecommunications infrastructure, must operate reliably and simultaneously. When errors occur in any of these areas - a defect in the track, an overheated generator, or a damaged microwave transmitter - the entire composite railway network is affected. A single, small problem can multiply into serious service interruptions or accidents. This potentially results...

The Best Remote Terminal Units for Utility Companies on the Market Today

Is a Maserati coupe the best car? Maybe. Is a Maserati coupe the best car for a family of six? Maybe not. "Best" is a relative term, defined by its category. What is best for one is not necessarily best for all. What's best for you, or best for your company depends exclusively on you or your utility's needs, not the needs of other organizations. There is...

The Best Network Uptime Monitoring Tools to Increase Reliability

On a normal day, yourServing GPRS Support Node (SGSN)is working fine. IP packets are being transmitted, and your customers are happily using the internet. But today's not a normal day - the node goes down. Service for all the business contracts you have goes down. For your company, that's bad news. And it gets more frustrating when Service Level Agreements (SLAs) come into play. If the amount of downtime...

9 SCADA Alarm Management Best Practices That Will Improve Your ROI

There's no room in business for the unknown when revenue is on the line. When your day-to-day operations impact the daily lives of your community, and people are counting on you to have 100% uptime, the last thing you want to see in a meeting is shrugged shoulders. You have to know which equipment may be on the brink of breaking down, or if someone has hacked into...

3 SNMP Network Monitoring Tools to Manage Widespread Infrastructure

Modern telecommunications networks, both largeandsmall, invest in SNMP, or simple network monitoring protocol, effectively streamlining what was once an arduous, time-consuming - and expensive - process. Using SNMP, companies can monitor each of their widespread physical locations in real-time. This helps generate remarkable cost savings through preventative and appropriate maintenance and repair responses aimed at achieving 100% uptime. Although SNMP devices dostreamlinealarm monitoring, without the right tools, implementing the protocol may...

Why the Right Master Station for Your SCADA System Is Critical for Your Bottom Line

Some people are born without the ability to feel pain. At first glance, these people may seem lucky - after all, who likes pain? However, this can result in serious danger. Just like someone burning themselves experiences harm to their body, your network suffers if you can't see what demands attention. Without a successfulSCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system , a widespread physical network is like a body...

The Importance of RTUs in Substations for Effective Remote Monitoring and Control

In a treeless field outside of town, surrounded by a tall chain-link fence, a substation hums with electricity. It transforms voltage into power that fuels computers to connect us, streetlights to keep us safe, and hospital equipment for miles around. There's no one nearby; the only sound is the wind. However, the substation is still being monitored. Those in charge know exactly what is going on...