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A Complete PTT Strategy

ESChat allows users to communicate on a 1:1, adhoc and Group basis. ESChat provides eight distinct Talk Group types each customized to fill a particular mission. Talk Groups range from the basic Nextel type Group, to Groups for Surveillance, Command, Dispatch, Unicast, Emergency Broadcast and more. Each multi-way Talk Group will support 255 members while the Emergency Broadcast Groups can reach up to 60,000 Users with the press of a single button.

ESChat includes Secure PTT Voice, Group Messaging and Location Tracking & Mapping.

Highlighted PTT Features

  • Voice Privacy including:
    • AES-256 bit Symmetric Key Encryption
    • ECDSA Asymmetric Encryption
    • ECDH 384 bit Key Exchange
    • SHA-384 Hashing
  • User and Group Priority to control user access
  • Priority Broadcast Calling
  • Presence for Groups and Individual Contacts
  • Priority Calling and in-call pre-emption
  • Eight Talk Group Types
  • Account management via the handset or web
  • Guaranteed network isolation
  • Dedicated Enterprise Servers
  • Encrypted Account Management Transactions
  • PC Based Dispatch Client for Windows
  • Direct interface to the OMACS Core
  • Late Join on Group Calls
  • Front Screen Contact and Group navigation
  • Initiate and Receive Calls with flip closed
  • Historical [Bread Crumb] Mapping
  • Historical [Bread Crumb] Data Download
  • Easy to use Contact and Group Selection
  • FLASH Based User Tutorials
  • Live Customer Support 24/7/365
  • Group and User Presence
  • Floor Control Indication
  • User and Group Management from:
    • Web based user interface, and
    • Handset User Interface
  • Instant Ad Hoc Group Calling
  • Enterprise Administration via Web Interface
 

Multiple Talk Group Types Customized to Meet Customer Needs

Personal Groups (Group Size Limit is 250):
Personal Groups are created by a user and are only visible from the creator’s Group List. Only the creator may initiate a call to a Personal Group.
Member Groups (Group Size Limit is 250):
Member Groups are visible in all member’s Group Lists. Any member of the group may initiate a call to the group.
Enterprise Open Groups (Group Size Limit is 250):
Enterprise Open groups are available for any user to join. The owner/manager of the group may or may not be a participant in the group and there may be more than one Group Manager.
Enterprise Closed Groups (Group Size Limit is 250):
Enterprise Closed Groups may be created by any user, and Members may only be added by the owner/manager. The owner/manager of the group may or may not be a participant in the Group and there may be more than one Group Manager.
Law Enforcement Surveillance Channel (Group Size Limit is 250):
Surveillance Channel Groups were created for use by Law Enforcement personnel whose typical profile requires long calls, that cannot be automatically ended after brief periods of inactivity.
Public Safety Unicast Channel (Group Size Limit is 250):
Unicast Channels provide a means for Public Safety agencies to broadcast important audio feeds, such as NOAA Weather, Air Traffic Control, and any LMR network in a “monitor only” mode.
Enterprise Dispatch Groups (Group Size Limit is 250):
Enterprise Dispatch Groups have definable time of day/day of week shifts associated with them. The members of the group can change for each shift. Also, the owner/manager of the Group may or may not be a participant in the Group and there may be more than one Group Manager. Users with a Dispatch Group in their Group List need only to call the group and it will be routed to those members of the group that are on shift at the time.
Broadcast Groups (Group Size Limit is 60,000):
Broadcast Groups are used to deliver high priority messages. Broadcast Group calls are high priority unicast voice messages. Broadcast messages will re-try until all messages have been delivered.
Adhoc Groups (Group Size Limit is 250):
Adhoc Groups are not pre-configured groups, but rather a selection of multiple Contacts from the Contact List. Once the Contacts are highlighted, the user presses the PTT button to establish a call.