M2M Gateway ARM600 is a member of ABB’s Arctic product family. ARM600 is a communication server, a VPN concentrator and firewall and is typically placed in the same location as the central control and monitoring system, such as SCADA.
ARM600SW is a software-only version of ARM600 with additional features such as a faster update cycle via a dedicated software repository and capability to be run in virtual machine environment.
ARM600 manages all Arctic 600 series wireless gateway connections and is the main interface between the field devices and the central control and monitoring system. ARM600 includes the Arctic Patrol application for condition monitoring and centralized device management. Centralized device management is essential to ensure the network operability in large-scale or geographically dispersed communication systems.
ARM600 provides static IP addressing for the central control and monitoring system. This means that the Arctic 600 series wireless gateways in remote locations can use normal SIM cards with dynamic IP addresses from any operator. Thus different operators can be used depending on the coverage and pricing. Both standard (public) and private APN type SIM cards can be used in this communication system.
ARM600 is typically part of a complete communication system which consists of Arctic 600 series wireless gateways and a central Arctic M2M Gateway ARM600 communication server. ARM600 is an essential part of the total communication solution. The communication solution is application independent, that is, any type of remote application can be connected to any type of centralized control and monitoring application.