Iridium
RUDICS

Iridium RUDICS (Router-based Unrestricted Digital Interworking Connectivity Solution) is a circuit-switched data service designed to be incorporated into an integrated data solution (e.g. remote asset monitoring, control, and data file transfer) and is best-suited for applications that deploy more than 500 units, which report to a central host application.

RUDICS is designed to take advantage of the global nature of the Iridium network and combine that with a modern digital connection between the Iridium Gateway and the centralized application server or Host Application.

Although RUDICS uses the same circuit-switched data service as Iridium Dial-Up and Iridium Direct Internet, its key benefit comes in the equipment used to terminate or originate the call in the Iridium Gateway.

RUDICS uses routers to allow termination and origination of circuit-switched data calls to and from a specific IP address via a Telnet protocol.

The capability is designed to support hundreds or thousands of field devices and one central host application.  The service allows field devices and the host application to directly call-to and receive-from each other.

Connectivity between the Iridium Gateway and the host application can be by a variety of methods including: Internet, Virtual Private Network (VPN), and Leased Line.

Advantages over other methods of terminating and originating circuit-switched data calls:

• No operating system requirement
• Routable IP address
• Flexible protocol selection
• No TCP/IP stack required

Applications:

• Email - sending and receiving email using custom applications software
• File Transfer Protocol (FTP) - transferring data files
• Periodic data reporting by remote sensors
• Polling remote units to collect data
• Control remote equipment

RUDICS works with any Iridium hardware that allows for CSD including:

• 9555 / 9505A / 9505 / 9500
• 9522B / 9522A / 9522

RUDICS does not work with:

• 9601 / 9612
• OpenPort