
NIS THE COMMUNICATION PLATFORM FOR ADDED
SAFETY

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Public address announcements at railway stations,
emergency call road installations and communication
systems for operations control centres are just a few of the
NIS applications. The NIS is a particularly user-friendly,
quality Swiss manufactured IP-based communication and
security system. With its ergonomic workstations and
effi cient tools it guarantees fault-free operation in no
matter how hostile the environment. Customer-friendly in
confi guration, NIS boasts a wealth of communication and
safety applications. Cost-effectively scalable and with a
redundancy available where required, NIS can be controlled
either locally or over a network connection.
ALWAYS WELL CONNECTED
NIS

NIS is Ascom’s third generation of communication and
security system, the product family having a long and successful record
serving a multitude of applications across Europe. With its extensive range
of interfaces it is easily integrated into legacy communication and
computer networks. The core element of any NIS system is the Central
functions. This means that NIS adapts
to the user. In other words, users log in regardless of location and always
DIVERSITY AND SAFETY, ALL IN ONE
To protect the System, Ascom has implemented
a number of features:
Controlled access by authorised users only
Authorisation check for functions such as
system management, database access, etc.
Priority call switching
Self-test mechanisms in individual components
to protect against failures.

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DIVERSITY AND SAFETY, ALL IN ONE
feature allows the user to review the last
functions for this purpose.
provides users with quick and concise
is connected to a users e–mail program. The caller leaves a
from NIS ideally complements these

Dialling via functional addresses (into the fi xed line network and the
Online display of registered functional GSM-R destinations
Convenient dialling aids for dialling functional addresses in trains and at
Registration for user functions (functional addresses)
Grouping of user functions
Priority calls (emergency calls)
Switching of abbreviated dialling calls depending on the caller’s position
A NIS Rail workstation can also therefore be a fully fl edged GSM-R
system, nothing is left to chance. It is

is used to monitor and control third-party systems
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fi xed line network. Full-duplex connections allow an open radio channel to

tivity, all within a single platform. The robust system was originally devel-
EXTREMELY RELIABLE
“NIS proves its worth day after day. The system is reliable, its
operation simple and uncomplicated.”