Sierra Wireless AirLink RX55

The AirLink® RX55 is optimized for Industrial IoT with the lowest idle power consumption of its category* and a rugged design for extreme conditions. With advanced networking and industry standard container support capabilities, the RX55 delivers intelligence securely at the edge for mission-critical applications on both public and private networks.

AirLink® RX55 - Router Specifications

KEY FEATURES


Cellular Radios
4G LTE-A

Wi-Fi
Dual 1x1 Wi-Fi 5

Ethernet
1x 1 Gigabit Ethernet Port (RJ45)

Serial
Dual RS-232 serial port (DB9) - Base Model (with optional Y-cable)
Single RS-232 serial port (DB9) - Wi-Fi & Wi-Fi Plus Model

GNSS
30 Channel GNSS

CAN
Wi-Fi & Wi-Fi Plus Model

I/O
1 GPIO

USB
USB 2.0 Micro-B

Bluetooth
-

IP Rating
Sealed Aluminum Housing (IP64 Rated)

Services
AirLink Complete

Operating System
AirLink OS

Management System
ALMS



CELLULAR ( EMEA & APAC )


Technology
LTE-A

Cellular
4G, 3G

Peak Downlink (Theoretical)
300 Mbps

Peak Uplink (Theoretical)
150 Mbps

Category
Cat-7

Region
EMEA, APAC

Radio
EM7421

MIMO
2x2

RF Connectors
SMA

SIM
Dual SIM (Mini-2FF)



FREQUENCY BANDS


5G Bands
-

4G LTE Bands
B1, B3, B7, B8, B20, B28, B32, B38, B40, B41, B42, B43

3G HSPA+ Bands
B1, B5, B8

2G GPRS Bands
-

LPWA
-



WIRELESS CERTIFICATION


Regulatory
GCF, CE, RED, RCM

Carrier
Planned: Telstra

Public Safety
-

Part Numbers
1104929 Base
1104930 Wi-Fi
1104933 Wi-Fi Plus



WI-FI (OPTIONAL)


Wi-Fi Standard
Wi-Fi 5

Access Point
Dual

Client (Depot/WAN)
Yes

Client & AP
Yes

Peak Throughput (Theoretical)
433 Mbps

MIMO
Dual 1x1

Security
WPA2 Enterprise

Clients
10 per radio

SSID
1 per radio

Output Power
16 dBm

Frequency
2.4/5 GHz

RF Connectors
SMA (Reverse Polarity)



ENVIRONMENTAL


Operating Temperature
-40°C to +70°C / -40°F to +158°F
-30°C to +70°C / -22°F to +158°F (Wi-Fi variant)

Storage Temperature
-40°C to +85°C / -40°F to +185°F

Humidity
95% RH @ 60°C

Military Specification
MIL-STD-810G (Shock, Vibration, Thermal Shock, Humidity)

IP Rating
IP64



INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS


Safety
IECEE Certification Bodies Scheme (CB Scheme)

Vehicle Usage
E-Mark (UN ECE Regulation 10.04), ISO7637-2, SAE J1455 (Shock, Vibration, Electrical)

Environmental Directives
RoHS2, REACH, WEEE, Prop 65

Hazardous Environments
Class 1 Div 2 - Ambient temperatures of -30°C to +60°C
IECEx & ATEX

Rail Usage
EMEA & APAC: EN50155/EN45545 (Rolling Stock)



POWER


Input Voltage
7 to 36 VDC

Power Consumption
LTE Idle Power: 900mW (75 mA @ 12VDC)
Standby Mode Power: 53 mW (4.4 mA @ 12 VDC)
triggered on low voltage, I/O or periodic timer

Power Modes
Low voltage disconnect to prevent battery drain;
Built-in protection against voltage transients including 5 VDC engine cranking and +200 VDC load dump;
Ignition Sense with time delay shutdown;
Configurable features and ports to optimize power consumption



SECURITY


AAA
802.1x /Radius authentication with Wi-Fi and Ethernet

Firewall
Stateful firewall with port forwarding, DMZ

WLAN Encryption
WPA2/WPA3 Personal/Enterprise

Firmware Update
Secure Firmware Update



NETWORK AND ROUTING


Sierra Cognitive Wireless
IPv4 and IPv6 Routing
Network Address Translation (NAT)
Port Forwarding
DHCP Server
IP Passthrough
LAN Segmentation
IPv4 Passthrough and IPv6 Prefix Extension
WAN/LAN Connection Policy Management
Policy-Based Routing
Configurable MTU size
Static Routing
WAN Ethernet

QoS
Application/Traffic Priority Queuing

WAN Monitors
Connection Failure Recovery



LAN (ETHERNET/USB)


-



VPN


Integrated with ACM VPN Server
IPsec protocol with IKEv1/IKEv2
FIPS 140-2 Level 1 compliant

Encryption
AES128/AES192/AES256

Hashing
SHA256/SHA384/SHA512

Key Exchange
DHGroup14/15/16/17/18/19/20/21

LAN to LAN and Host to LAN
Up to 10 concurrent tunnels per link
MOBIKE protocol
IP compression
Full/Split Tunnel
Dead Peer Detection (DPD)



ROUTER MANAGEMENT INTERFACES


ALMS
Local web user interface
REST API (Beta)



EDGE COMPUTING


Support for Edge Compute Containerized Applications (Beta)

RAM 1,2
50 MB (Base & Wi-Fi)
200 MB (Wi-Fi Plus)

Storage (Flash)1
200 MB (Base & Wi-Fi)
2.8 GB (Wi-Fi Plus)

CPU
Dual Core ARMv7 32-bit

1 Approximation available to containers (not device total)
2 Depends on other enabled features



AIRLINK SERVICES


Services
AirLink Complete

Support
24/7 with current AirLink Complete subscription

Warranty
1 year standard warranty with up to 5 years extended warranty
with current AirLink Complete subscription

Device Management
ALMS with current AirLink Complete subscription

Software Updates
Unrestricted critical firmware updates



RELIABILITY


MTBF
-



DIMENSIONS


Size
119 mm x 33 mm x 85 mm
(102 mm including Wi-Fi connectors)

Weight
320 g



ACCESSORIES


In The Box
RX55, DC Power Cable and Quick Start Guide,
AirLink Complete Leaflet

Other Accessories (sold separately)
2000579 AC Adapter, 12VDC
6000659 DIN Rail Bracket
6001238 Dual Serial Y-cable
6001479 Serial CAN Y-cable