A Mercury system is comprised of one or more Mercury Interface Units, PCI Cards or USB devices connected over a standard IP network. These devices, known as Mercury hosts, have varying capacities to suit differing operational requirements. The MIU offers the highest capacity of the available hosts. It acts as a versatile audio processing unit and IP gateway which allows a wide range of external devices to be connected. These interoperable user interfaces and devices include:

• Mercury virtual panels
• Rackmount or desktop hardware control panels
• External 4 wire or 2 wire audio devices
• Radios
• Telephony equipment
• Recording and logging systems

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The MIU may also be used as a standalone intercom system to conduct communications between up to 32 users in close proximity (at distances up to 1500 ft. from the MIU) using CAT-5 cable without the need for IP network connectivity.

The MIU is a 2 rack unit 19-inch wide rackmountable unit which contains a power supply, processor boards and Mercury mixing engine. A second, redundant power supply may be added if desired. The MIU has the capacity to take up to four expansion boards each with 4 or 8 ports (dependent on type) giving a maximum capacity of 32 ports in a single unit. Expansion board options include:

• Audio Expansion Boards
• Radio Interface Boards
• Telephone Interface Boards (Foreign Exchange Office (FXO), Foreign Exchange Subscriber(FXS), Ear & Mouth (E&M))

In addition to the four expansion slots there is provision for other cards to be added which further enhance the capacity and flexibility of the unit, including:

• General Purpose Interface (GPI) Board
• Mixer Board (combines 6 I/O on a single port)
• DSP Expansion Module

What have Trilogy customers done with this product?

• Supported educational expeditions involving live communications with researchers studying Panama's tropical forest and geological and human history.
• Proven new communications concepts involving in aircraft flying at altitudes of 60,000 feet
• Enabled ground station personnel distributed around the globe to speed up communications and make more informed decisions
• Enabled military and relief agency communications immediately following Hurricane Katrina
• Created interoperable communications between teams fighting California wildfires
• Given military network managers the ability to communicate between sites
• Created state-of-the art communications capability in support of military training and simulation exercises involving dozens of countries
• Improved communications between security and maintenance personnel at high rises in New York City
• Contributed to improving security at major seaports in the United States
• Streamlined communications between news satellite operations centers and reporters in the field

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