Introduction To The Rv50 Series; Key Features - Sierra Wireless AirLink RV50 Series Hardware User's Manual

1: Introduction to the RV50 Series

This hardware user guide is for the Sierra Wireless
gateways.
this user guide apply to both gateways unless otherwise noted.
Table 1-1: Product Comparison
Supported Radio
Frequency Band
Maximum Data
Throughput
The RV50 Series gateways are compact, intelligent and fully-featured communications
platforms that provide real-time wireless capabilities for fixed and mobile applications.
They are intended for use in industrial settings such as:
• Remotely monitoring and controlling infrastructure and surveillance equipment on
pipelines, meters, pumps and valves in any energy, utility, or industrial application
• Tracking the location of heavy equipment and assets in the field
• Providing reliable Internet access to a mobile workforce
The RV50 Series gateway has multiple communication ports including serial, Ethernet,
and USB ports. The power connector has one GPlO pin for remote monitoring and control
and one ignition sense pin to turn the gateway on and off.
The RV50 is an LTE cellular gateway that supports a variety of radio band options,
including 3G HSPA+ or CDMA EV-DO mobile broadband technology.
The RV50X is an LTE-Advanced cellular gateway that supports LTE and HSPA+ radio
bands.
The RV50 Series gateways, with their rich feature set, configurable with the included
ALEOS software, are the perfect choice for a broad set of IoT solutions.

Key Features

• High-performance LTE-Advanced support (RV50X only)
• LTE performance at 2G power consumption (less than 1 W in idle mode)
• State of the art LTE coverage:
· RV50—11 LTE frequency bands
· RV50X—21 LTE frequency bands
• Product variants:
· RV50: Single product variant for all major North American operators
· RV50X: Two variants —One for North America and Europe and one for Asia Pacific
• Fully automatic network operator switching; just insert the SIM card
• Provides network connectivity via Ethernet, Serial, and USB
• Gigabit Ethernet support (10/100/1000)
• Remote configuration, software update, and monitoring with AirLink Management
Service (ALMS)
Rev. 6 October 2021
Table 1-1 compares the two gateways. Features and specifications described in
Feature RV50
LTE, with fallback to
HSPA and CDMA
100 Mbps
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AirLink
RV50X
LTE-Advanced, with
fallback to HSPA+
300 Mbps
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RV50 and the RV50X
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