Motorola Solutions MOTOTRBO Capacity Max Trunked Radio

Capacity Max Offers Scalable, Secure Radio Communications

The MOTOTRBO Capacity Max Trunked Radio System integrates innovation, user input, and Motorola Solutions’ extensive practical knowledge to provide a scalable, exceptionally secure, trunked radio communication solution tailored for your business. 

With the capability to support up to 750 sites and accommodate up to 3,000 users per site, it offers flexibility for system expansion and adaptation to your evolving requirements.

Instant and Reliable Voice and Data Communications

The Capacity Max architecture is finely tuned for best-in-class performance, efficiency, and smooth scalability. It facilitates instant, reliable, and secure voice and data transmissions, allowing organizations to enhance decision-making and seamless coordination across a single campus or dispersed operations. Additionally, robust management tools that are accessible from a centralized platform provide complete control over the system. 

High-Performance, Next Generation Digital Trunking

Delivering high-performance, next-generation digital trunking, the MOTOTRBO Capacity Max system operates on a distributed architecture tailored for voice and data transmission. While control remains centralized, traffic routing is optimized to minimize costs and maximize performance.

Capacity Max extends beyond the fundamental interoperability of the DMR standard, offering enhanced functionality. With features and applications like Digital Emergency, call queuing prioritization, and over-the-air programming, it equips you with the necessary tools to drive success in your business.

Total Control with Centralized Management

With Capacity Max, you gain centralized control over every aspect of your system management. Utilizing system management software, you can oversee infrastructure, devices, and talk groups, all thoughtfully organized to enhance your efficiency and effectiveness. Moreover, updating and upgrading becomes simpler with processes designed to seamlessly deploy software and firmware patches to the system server, infrastructure, and radios.

Advanced Security Features

Security stands as a cornerstone of the Capacity Max trunked radio system. Every voice, data, and control transmission within the IP network is encrypted, ensuring utmost confidentiality. Additionally, all radios undergo secure authentication procedures. Furthermore, you can remotely disable and re-enable a device in the event of misplacement or theft, bolstering your overall security measures.

MotoTRBO Capacity Max Trunked Radio System Components

Smooth Migration Process

Capacity Max seamlessly integrates with current MOTOTRBO systems, facilitating an effortless transition through a straightforward software update.

Enhanced Capacity, Flexible Scalability

MOTOTRBO Capacity Max streamlines the process of expanding your system to adapt to evolving needs and provides ample room for future growth. Each site can incorporate up to six additional data repeaters dedicated to handling intense data usage, including texting, GPS location updates, personnel management, and alarm notifications. Since Capacity Max is compatible with the entire range of MOTOTRBO radios, organizations can customize the solution to match their operational requirements.

DMR Tier III Compliance

The system encompasses all the innovative features synonymous with MOTOTRBO, ranging from advanced location tracking to heightened security and seamless roaming capabilities. For clients requiring a system that accommodates radios from various vendors, Capacity Max adheres to DMR Tier III standards, ensuring compatibility and support for all features outlined for interoperability.

Robust Resilience, Uninterrupted Availability

The Capacity Max Trunked Radio System is meticulously crafted for top-tier performance, unwavering availability, and formidable resilience. Optional redundant system servers, IP switches, and on-site control channel repeaters can be integrated to safeguard against single-point failures, fortifying your system’s stability. Additionally, you can provision up to three alternate control channels per site, guaranteeing ultra-high system availability even under challenging circumstances.

MotoTRBO Capacity Max Trunked Radio System Architecture
*Since this graphic above was created CapMax systems have expanded to supporting up to 750 sites.

MOTOTRBO Capacity Max System Server (CMSS)

The Capacity Max System Server is revolutionizing digital trunking systems. The CMSS is the next generation of trunking systems built on real-world insights. With its advanced features and seamless integration, the CMSS sets a new standard for digital trunking, empowering organizations to optimize their communication networks with unparalleled reliability and efficiency. 

Centralized Efficiency

At the heart of Capacity Max lies the Capacity Max System Server (CMSS), a centralized powerhouse housing the Trunking Controller, Voice and Radio Command (VRC) gateway, System Advisor management application, and CMSS Maintenance application (ESU: Enhanced Software Update). These software applications operate as virtual machines, eliminating the need for individual hardware components.

Robust Security

Capacity Max prioritizes security with traffic encryption, subscriber authentication, and Subscriber Access Control (SAC) to tailor services for each user. The CMSS is a secure appliance, accessible solely via the Radio Management application, safeguarding against malware and intrusion.

MotoTRBO Capacity Max Trunked Radio System Servers

Dependable Performance

Built on a mature, enterprise-grade server platform, the CMSS boasts millions of hours of field-tested reliability. Equipped with dual power supplies and RAID disk arrays, it ensures uninterrupted service. Each CMSS comes with a multi-year warranty, and additional units can be deployed for enhanced redundancy.

Scalable Flexibility

Flexibility is key with the CMSS, supporting up to 750 sites, 15 voice and data repeaters, and 6 data-only repeaters per site. This scalability empowers seamless connectivity for up to 3,000 users at each location, making Capacity Max adaptable to evolving organizational needs.

About MCA

MCA is one of the largest and most trusted integrators in the United States, offering world-class voice, data, and security solutions that enhance the quality, safety, and productivity of customers, operations, and lives.

More than 65,000 customers trust MCA to provide carefully researched solutions for a safe, secure, and more efficient workplace. As your trusted advisor, we reduce the time and effort needed to research, install, and maintain the right solutions to make your workplace better.  

Our team of certified professionals across the United States delivers a full suite of reliable technologies with a service-first approach. The MCA advantage is our extensive service portfolio to support the solution lifecycle from start to finish.

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