NS-SYS-INDEX / COMPUTATIONAL DIVISION
SIGNAL STABLE / CH.04
NORTHSTER INC. / INFRASTRUCTURE / MANUFACTURING DIV. 01
DOC: NS-ARC-0142PART: NS-SN-0850-BCLEARANCE: OPEN
← NS-CAT-001 / CATALOGUE|INFRASTRUCTURE1985FIELD
LOT 1985-012
INFRASTRUCTURE / 1985INFRASTRUCTURE / MANUFACTURING DIV. 01

SIGNAL NODE

Network Relay Unit

DOCUMENT REFERENCE
NS-ARC-0142NS-SN-0850-BLOT 1985-012REV. ACLEARANCE: OPEN

Stability over speed.

UNIT REFERENCE PHOTOGRAPH / FRONT VIEWSIGNAL NODENETWORK RELAY UNIT
ARCHIVE / INTERNAL USE ONLY
SIGNAL NODE — Network Relay Unit
PROTOCOLNS–MESH V2
RANGE12KM POINT-TO-POINT
ENCLOSUREMILLED ALUMINIUM
POWER9V STANDBY / 0.4W
UNIT REFERENCE ILLUSTRATION / FRONT VIEWSIGNAL NODENETWORK RELAY UNIT
SCALE: NTS / INTERNAL USE ONLY
PROTOCOLNS–MESH V2
RANGE12KM POINT-TO-POINT
ENCLOSUREMILLED ALUMINIUM
POWER9V STANDBY / 0.4W
02 — ENGINEERING DOCUMENTATION
NS-ARC-0142 / REV. A
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONNS-SN-0850-B / COMPLETE
PROTOCOLNS–MESH V2
RANGE12KM POINT-TO-POINT
ENCLOSUREMILLED ALUMINIUM
POWER9V STANDBY / 0.4W
INDICATORSSINGLE AMBER LAMP
WEIGHT1.8KG
TEMPERATURE−40°C TO +65°C
DIMENSIONS180 × 90 × 60mm
DEPLOYMENT & FIELD RECORDNS-FLD-04
UNITS DEPLOYED4,210
LAST MAINTENANCECONTINUOUS / AUTONOMOUS
FIELD STATUSFIELD
DIVISIONINFRASTRUCTURE / MANUFACTURING DIV. 01
ARCHIVE IDNS-ARC-0142
PART NUMBERNS-SN-0850-B
LOTLOT 1985-012
CLEARANCEOPEN
ARCHIVE STATUSDIV. 04
SYSTEM STATUS
FIELD

MANUFACTURING SERIES

INFRASTRUCTURE


PRODUCTION YEAR

1985


ARCHIVE DIVISION

NORTHSTER INC.
ARCHIVE DIV. 04
MANUFACTURING RECORD
SEALED: 1998.01.30

03 — SYSTEM SUMMARY
NS-SUMMARY

Designed for sustained operation.

INFRASTRUCTURE / MANUFACTURING DIV. 01

A passive relay designed for the analog mesh network deployed across Northster's research outposts. Built to operate unattended for years at a time.

Over 4,200 units remain in continuous field operation as of last audit.

Field crews refer to the unit affectionately as 'the lantern'.

04 — FIELD NOTES / OPERATIONAL LOG
NS-ARC-0142 / 2 ENTRIES
IDDATEDIVISIONNOTATION
NS-FN-0143
1985.06.27
INFRASTRUCTURE

Initial deployment to northern relay chain complete. Full mesh uptime confirmed across 48-unit first phase.

NS-FN-0289
1992.01.08
FIELD SERVICES

Station Karla maintenance crew reports NODE/01 through NODE/12 functioning without intervention since 1987 installation. Battery packs replaced on schedule.

TRANSMISSION / 03
NS-TRANS-03 / ACTIVE
SIGNAL LOG — OPEN TRANSMISSION
STATUS: BROADCASTING

Each system in the archive remains under active care.

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CH. 04 / NORTHSTER MESH V3ACTIVE SINCE: 1985.06.27