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	*UPS?		*UPS?
	*Also perhaps a waterproof "shore power" style plug for use while sealed to protect the internal componets during use in harsh enviroments		*Also perhaps a waterproof "shore power" style plug for use while sealed to protect the internal componets during use in harsh enviroments
			*There are different levels of quality of ports, [https://www.westmarine.com/buy/marinco--inlet-30a-125v-square-white--147454?recordNum=11 here is a "shore power" plug, marine rated so would work well even with salt water]

	==Core Module==		==Core Module==

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	*Some sort of hardened case such as a "pelican case" with built in rack mount rails		*Some sort of hardened case such as a "pelican case" with built in rack mount rails
	*add a custom silicon/tpu etc cover for extra shock + scratch protection?		*add a custom silicon/tpu etc cover for extra shock + scratch protection?
			*[https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/252793-REG/Gator_Cases_GRR_4PL_US_GRR_4PL_US_Powered_Roller_Rack.html/overview Expensive, but perhaps less so than a pelican brand] (also has integrated power distribution if desired)

	==Power Distribution==		==Power Distribution==

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=Basics=
*Also referred to as NIBs
*A Hardened Case with all that is needed for networking at a site (Outside of external antenae/dishes perhaps) (Also any cables used for connection to devices (ethernet etc) would also need to be added in post installation
*Main use case is semi-permanent setups
*May also contain a [[NAS]] and/or a [[VOIP]] server, and/or a [[Radio Node]] (s)
*Needs external power either by utility power, a genset/generator, a solar electric system, a battery bank, or a [[HMCU Powerplant]]

=Industry Standards=
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=Existing Open Source Designs=
*

=Minimum Viable Product=
*Able to use [[Link Aggregation]] to merge 2 or more WAN sources depending on budjet and need etc
*Also have optional internal WAN sources such as cellulat to ethernet/pcie, coaxial to ethernet/pcie, and fiber optic to coaxial/pcie
*Satellite Communications would most likely require external units, but perhaps the signal decoding could be internal, and the antennae external
*Also look into ports built into the case door for waterproof use (waterproof ports etc)
*UPS or only external power?
*Processing power?
*Optional NAS Rack(s)
*All rack mounted for modularity, ease of use, and conforming to industry standards ( '''may not work for [[Unit Load Devices]] need to look into this''' )
*Small versions could perhaps be put in/made into a "hiking backpack" form and functions via either an internal frame bag, or an external frame and welds/ties

=Basic Design=
==Case==
*Some sort of hardened case such as a "pelican case" with built in rack mount rails
*add a custom silicon/tpu etc cover for extra shock + scratch protection?

==Power Distribution==
*preferabbly built into the case, or a rack mounted bar
*UPS?
*Also perhaps a waterproof "shore power" style plug for use while sealed to protect the internal componets during use in harsh enviroments

==Core Module==
*Motherboard (Workstation or Server?)
*GPU/Graphics Card or Intiggrated Graphics?
*RAM (How much is needed, also will depend heavily on budjet )
*SSD Storage (To prevent storage bottlenecks, depending on use case and budjet, a large one may not be needed, a small NVME or PCIE card would do? ~250gb etc? )
*PSU (Modular ITX)
*Cooling (This may be hard if sealed? air or water? would some sort of plate epoxied to one cut out side (to keep it sort of waterproof etc) act as a good enough heat sinK, perhaps make a plastic cover for protection when not in use?)

==Switch==
*At least gigabit ethernet
*10GB would be a nice to have (especially with NAS use and large file transfer such as videos and large cad files (ie assembly etc) )
*Bonding/ [[Link Aggregation]] via a managable switch?

==NAS Module==
*Off the shelf or semi-diy (motherboard and slots rather than hot swappable rack)
*Optional but would allow for large group storage even when using small smartphones, tablets, and computers thus reducing individual storage needs
*Mainly need only HDDs since speed is less of an issue, perhaps independant ram/ssd for buffer?

==VOIP Module==
*Not 100% neccisary, but would do the conversion on the server end, so landlines could be used instead of VOIP phones
*Any off the shelf options?

==Radio Node==
*Probably best in a seperate device/case, but a radio [[Ham Radio]] [[HF Radio]] or [[UHF Radio]] or multiple that could be connected to the network allowing for use of other devices for input

==WAP Module==
*Could be integrated with the core
*Again may be best for seperating this from the case, but perhaps leave processing inside
*Wifi cards or full on routers depending on need
*What standard(s) short range fast, and long range/long range directional slow?

==WAN Module==
*Could be integrated with the core
*Multiple modems/hotspots
*Could be DSl, Coaxial, Fiber, Cellular, Satellite, or any source really as long as it gets converted to ethernet, a pcie card, or something fancier (fiber/network grade plugs, bit unneccisary for this scale (not a supercomputer/large network center etc)
*Also could handle the aggregation if it isn't in the switch section

==Display/IO Module==
*Not 100% needed, especially if using another device for this, but slide out rack displays and keyboard + mice exist. also small no sliding displays exist
*Would be quite easy to diy most likely (Display port/vga from core to a small screen, usb for mouse/keyboard/rollerball etc if in use)

=BOM=
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=See Also=
*

=Useful Links=
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1AbemxqcsU A Short Video Outlining the Concept and Current Off the Shelf Solutions]

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