PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-698
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 698
JANUARY 2011
54
PS 698
JAN 11
55
PS 698
Dear Half-Mast,
What can you tell me
about a Combat Service
Support Automated
Information Systems
Interface (CAISI), NSN
We have one in our unit,
but nobody knows how
to use it. I can’t find
any references. How do
we get trained on this
piece of equipment?
SSG P.S.
Dear Sergeant P.S.,
First off, I just gotta say, those are some great initials! Now, to answer your
questions.
CAISI is a secure, wireless local area network (LAN) for the Logistics
Information System, formerly called STAMIS. It supports logistics in highly mobile
operational environments. This old-timer’s actually been around in one version or
another since the days of Desert Storm.
The current version, CAISI 2.0, contains two dual-band radios (a 5.8 Ghz
and a 2.4 Ghz) in each module and an 8-port 10/100 Ethernet switch. One radio
functions as a wireless bridge and the other’s a wireless access point.
So, how can your unit use CAISI? Here are just a few things it can do:
•
Wirelessly transmit requisitions, reducing or eliminating the need for risky
convoy travel to place requisitions in person
•
Act as an access point (connecting local mobile clients by radio)
•
Speed transfer of real-time information securely
•
Provide a built-in digital subscriber line, so when and where other radios
don’t work, you’ve still got connectivity.
Training…
Getting Cozy
with CAISI
cAISI is the army’s
high speed, long range
wireless network.
it’s
rugged
and specially
designed for
rapid field
deployment.
it’s a great
toOl, but like
all technical
tOols you’ll
need
training
to use it
properly.
uh…
OK, smart
guy,
how do
we
use
it?
what
the heck
is it?
nope,
no clue.
this
is a
caISI!
I have
no idea!
I’ll
tell
you what
this is!
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