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Echelon i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter User Manual

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Using GSM/GPRS Modems with the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter

In order for a GSM or GPRS modem to communicate with the i.LON 10, it must
support all of the following signals: Tx, Rx, GND, RTS, CTS, DSR, DTR and CD.

Check with your service provider to confirm that the modem you want to use

supports these signals.

GSM/GPRS Service Providers Tested with the i.LON 10
Ethernet Adapter

The following table lists the GSM/GPRS service providers that have been tested
with the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter and recommended init strings for each

provider:

Service

Provider

Uplink/

Downlink

Init String

T-Mobile Both

E0Q0V1S0=0&C1M1+CGDCONT=1,

"IP","internet2.voicestream.com"

AT&T

Uplink

only

E0Q0V1S0=0&C1M1+CGDCONT=1,"IP","proxy"

In order to establish a downlink connection over GSM, a service must support

CSD (Circuit Switched Data). This service is supported by T-Mobile. If you want

to establish downlink connections using services that do not support CSD (such
as AT&T) you have the following options:
• Keep the GSM/GPRS connection open all the time and inform the LNS

Server of the IP address.

• Use the shoulder-tap method (see Configuring the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter

for Shoulder Tap, earlier in this Chapter) to have the i.LON 10 establish an

uplink connection, then ensure that the LNS application sends the downlink

messages when the connection is established.

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