Software Plug-In Modules allow the system owner to design a RIOS system tailored to their specific requirements and budget.
Remote Radio Control
The RIOS Remote Radio Control software module allows system users to remotely control most conventional and trunking mobile radios and telephones with on-screen virtual control heads.
RIOS allows for two types of control heads: Specific Control Heads and Universal Control Heads. Specific Control Heads replicate the front-panel interface of the specific physical radio. This feature provides familiarity to users accustomed to specific radio types. Likewise, Universal Control Heads provide a consistent display regardless of radio make and manufacturer. This feature is most often used in dispatch scenarios.
In the graphic below, Specific Control Heads are shown for both the XTL and PM-style of control heads. Universal Control Heads are shown to the right. UCHs can be resized to suit the user and are identical regardless of radio make or manufacturer.
RIOS is able to display zone, channel and user ID information for compatible radios that display this information on the LED interface of the physical radio.
For an image of the RIOS Virtual Phonebook used for telephone-style assets please see the graphic associated with the RIOS Multi-Site Software Module.
Most radios require a specific RIOS RCU cable manufactured by SyTech. For information on which radio models support RIOS functionality, contact RIOS Support at 703-941-7887.
Integrated Voice and Data Recording
SyTech offers its CALEA-Standard ADACS recording and playback software within the RIOS ICS. Integrated Voice and Data Recording provides recording, archiving, and playback capabilities based on a selectable per-channel basis for communication assets interfaced to RIOS. Integrated Recording also allow for searching and reporting capabilities for all recorded channels.
To playback a recording, the user selects the Playback Function from within the RIOS GUI. The RIOS ICS will launch the SyTech ADACS software and present to the user a screen similar to the one shown below.
RIOS Playback allows the user to select any recording for playback, search for recordings with the Data/Time Quick Search, create Boolean searches bases on specific data and input, and prepare files for offload to DVD as well as additional useful features.
RIOS Video Server Module
The RIOS Video Server Module interfaces to IP video streams and relays the streams to the RIOS GUI. Once the IP video stream is populated within the RIOS GUI the system user has the ability to:
View the Onscreen Video
Control the Pan, Tilt, Zoom of On-screen Video (with compatible cameras)
Record and Playback Video Clips
Share the Video across the RIOS Wide-Area Network
Stream the Video to RIOS Lite Smartphones
Accept Video from RIOS Lite Smartphones
Create Video Conference Connections with RIOS Lite Smartphones
The graphic below illustrates the RIOS GUI implementing the RIOS Video Server Module. In this depiction an IP video feed is being received in RIOS Port 21. The user has selected to view this video feed as shown in the RIOS Video Control Widow. Furthermore, a RIOS Video Cluster Group has been created. With this arrangement, the user has instructed the RIOS ICS to push the video stream to the three RIOS Lite Smartphones within the Cluster Group.
Recording and playback of RIOS Video is available with the RIOS Integrated Recording and Archiving module. RIOS prefers cameras manufactured by Sony, Axis and Panasonic at this time. Development of additional cameras is available. Contact SyTech RIOS Sales for inquiries.
Paging System Module
Available. Write-Up Coming Soon
File Transfer Module
Available. Write-Up Coming Soon
The RIOS Multi-Site Software Module
The RIOS Multi-Site Software Module allows system owners to interconnect multiple RIOS ICSs to create a RIOS Wide-Area Network. With this arrangement, RIOS ICSs interface to their corresponding local communication assets (radios, phones, cameras) and connect across any type of IP network. As a result wide-area administrators have the ability to access, interconnect and control (if permissioned) resources across the network.
The beauty of this arrangement is that any authorized user, with permissions, can operate remote RIOS systems just the same as the local RIOS system. Authorized users of the system have the ability to select these RIOS ICS Server sites to view real-time communications and access the many features of multi-site control including:
Creating and Breaking Patches and Dispatch Groups
Virtual Repeater Functionality
Remote Radio Control
Consolidated Dispatch
Multi-Site Monitoring
The graphic below illustrates a Multi-Site RIOS System. In this depiction, four RIOS ICSs are interconnected across an IP network. A Wide-Area Cluster Group is created with three local radio assets (green band around asset) and remote computer connection (orange band around asset). In addition the to wide-area patch, the RIOS user is implementing Remote Radio Control to monitoring a local asset (green band around UCH) as well as a remote asset (orange band around UCH).
For more RIOS Multi-Site, please see RIOS Wide-Area Networks. Additional information can also be found with the RIOS FAQs.