Monnit Corporation today announced the release of the ALTA Advanced
Edge Gateway. The new gateway aggregates data from feature-rich Monnit
Wireless Sensors to any cloud provider, such as Amazon AWS. Coupling the
prominent MQTTS protocol and the IoT's broadest sensor range, Monnit's Edge Gateway fulfills a key IoT mission of making deployments more agile and productive.
"The
expansive Internet of Things is inundating businesses with billions of
data points," said Brad Walters, CEO, Monnit. "The Edge Gateway helps
these businesses cope by decentralizing data processing and bringing
this processing closer to data-generating ‘things.' Firms will benefit
from spontaneous analytics, instant action based on metrics and support
for enhanced situation-based applications."
In-the-Field Authentication of IoT Data:
The
Edge Gateway features a web interface for configuring and managing
Monnit Wireless Sensors, as well as designating MQTT brokers. As the
Ethernet-based gateway receives sensor data, the gateway "fingerprints"
the data with a cryptographic validation stamp. This authenticated data
is then transmitted to a cloud broker (or multiple brokers), where it
arrives in a standard format. The Edge Gateway's integrated macros
enable data configuration in virtually any format, such as JSON or XML,
making it a powerful tool for data analysis and action.
As with all of Monnit's US-made gateways, the new Edge Gateway supports Monnit's line of 80+ ALTA long-range wireless sensors.
ALTA EDGE GATEWAY FEATURES
- Scalability - One gateway accommodates up to 100 wireless sensors
- Security - Data authentication via unique cryptographic validation "fingerprint"
- Robust processing - Linux UBUNTU single-board computer with a 32-bit ARM
- Redundancy
- Data transmission to multiple cloud providers or MQTT servers,
ensuring operational reliability in the event of server failure