ASTRO / P25 Virtual Core for SmartConnect

[Cortexian]

Does anyone have any experience or information on running Motorola's "virtual core" in order to operate SmartConnect independently from a larger ASTRO P25 system/core? We span across dozens of different P25 systems, some are ASTRO P25, some are Harris VIDA, some are Kenwood ATLAS, etc... I've heard that Motorola has a "virtual core" system that would essentially allow you to spin up your own SmartConnect deployment independent of an actual system so that if the radios are out of range between systems they'll failover to SmartConnect regardless of where.

Can't find any info on this and neither can our vendor. Their recommendation was approach one of the existing ASTRO system owners we work with to see if they'd host our SmartConnect.. Even for areas outside of their jurisdiction or state. I suspect that won't be favorable.

 

[MTS2000des]

Can't find any info on this and neither can our vendor. Their recommendation was approach one of the existing ASTRO system owners we work with to see if they'd host our SmartConnect.. Even for areas outside of their jurisdiction or state. I suspect that won't be favorable.

This seems to be the answer from sales: if you want SC and don't own a core, partner with someone who hosts a core and buy the licenses and associated bandwidth needed to host it. I've heard Astro Cloud is coming, but haven't seen any further on release date.

 

[jeepsandradios]

Im sure your sales guy can give you the information you need.

 

[dickie757]

It's gonna be an ISGW with a tunnel to WAVE on ASTRO®.

 

[Cortexian]

Im sure your sales guy can give you the information you need.

Can't find any info on this and neither can our vendor.

Nope, but I've heard of at least one of these upcoming "virtual core" deployments for specifically this purpose. Just asking the wider audience in case anyone has heard of anything.

 

[jeepsandradios]

Is he an actualy MSI sales guy or a vendor sales guy ? Anyway to my knowledge it takes a manual change to a SC talkgroup. I see no way a radio would roam to it unless that particular system wa setup for SC already. YMMV

 

[alky1234]

If you're a large enough client, Motorola *MAY* give you access to a virtual talkgroup through SmartConnect on the Motorola Test system. I've heard of it happening once but that was just for a demo for an agency that was in the process of building out their own core.