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On-Ramp Wireless 
Type Private Industry Wireless, Smart Grid, Energy Founded 2008 Headquarters San Diego, CA Products Ultra Link Processing™
Ultra Link Processing™ System Release 1.2
Remote Monitoring UnitWebsite On-Ramp Wireless On-Ramp Wireless is a systems provider for low-power wide area scalable sensor networking and location tracking. The company’s Ultra-Link Processing™ (ULP) solution is a wireless system purpose-built to solve the challenges of device monitoring, the Smart Grid and asset tracking in metro-scale and other difficult radio propagation environments.[1]
Applications include Industrial Sensor Networking, AMR/AMI, Building Control, Remote Monitoring, Energy Management, and real-time location tracking using the free 2.4 GHz ISM bands. On-Ramp’s hardware has been tested at over an 30 mile range in the 2.4 GHz free ISM band while maintaining low power operation. It is optimized for robustness, range and capacity.[2] [3]
On September 1, 2010, the World Economic Forum announced the company as a Technology Pioneer for 2011.[4] On April 4, 2011, Bloomberg announced the company as a 2011 New Energy Pioneer.[5]
On-Ramp is a founding member of and actively working within the IEEE 802.15.4k standards task group, which specifies the physical layer and media access control for Low-Energy Critical Infrastructure Monitoring (LECIM).[6]
On-Ramp is headquartered in San Diego, California.
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Ultra-Link Processing™ (ULP)
On-Ramp’s Ultra-Link Processing™ (ULP) communication system provides connectivity for a number of device monitoring applications, such as Smart Grid, including Smart Metering, water distribution systems, environmental monitoring, and energy-optimizing infrastructure systems. The ULP was created as an alternative to the current cellular and wireless mesh systems used within the Smart Grid and industrial automation applications today.[7]
Ultra-Link Processing™ (ULP) System Release 1.2
The Ultra-Link Processing™ (ULP) System Release 1.2 is a global device monitoring system uniquely developed for Smart Grid and other low power, critical infrastructure monitoring applications. A development of On-Ramp’s ULP wireless system, the ULP System Release 1.2 delivers expanded features including the enabling of secure, wide-area, low-cost coverage and capacity, even for hard-to-reach powered or battery-operated meters and sensors connecting to utility and other industrial applications.[8]
Remote Monitoring Unit (RMU)
The Remote Monitoring Unit (RMU) is a certified Smart Grid and infrastructure-monitoring device to monitor the activity of power lines and grid assets. In its first application deployment, the RMU provides specific functionality for monitoring and automatic alarm notification of solar-powered and line-power obstruction warning lights in electric transmission towers, cellular towers and other obstacles.[9]
References
- ^ "Smart Grid Companies to Watch in 2010". SmartGridNews.com. 2010-01-11. http://www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/Key_Players_Vendors_News/PART-4---We-Asked-and-You-Told-Us-Smart-Grid-Companies-to-Watch-in-2010-1705.html. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "The Networked Grid 100: Movers and Shakers of the Smart Grid". Greentech Media. 2010-02-01. http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/the-networked-grid-100. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "Smarter idea for smart grid signals?". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2011-05-13. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/may/13/smarter-idea-for-smart-grid-signals/. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
- ^ Thirty-One Visionary Companies Selected as Technology Pioneers 2011
- ^ "Bloomberg New Energy Finance Honors Ten New Energy Pioneers". Bloomberg. 2011-04-04. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-04/bloomberg-new-energy-finance-honors-ten-new-energy-pioneers.html. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
- ^ IEEE "IEEE P802.15 Wireless Personal Area Networks". 2011-01-01. https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/11/15-11-0061-00-004k-tg4k-par-as-approved-by-nescom.docxIEEE. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ^ "A Qualcomm for the Smart Grid?". Greentech Media. 2010-03-11. http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/a-qualcomm-for-the-smart-grid. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "Discovery Showcase: 10 new smart grid technologies worth a look". SmartGridNews.com. 2011-05-05. http://www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/Technologies_Communications/Discovery-Showcase-10-new-smart-grid-technologies-worth-a-look-3658.html. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
- ^ "On-Ramp Wireless Moves Deeper Into Grid Management". Greentech Media. 2011-04-25. http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/on-ramp-wireless-formally-moves-into-voltage-management/. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
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