ICON Signals DataSheet


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3 May 2019 Initial
27 Jun 2025 Updated for Debian 12 / Asterisk 17

Description

ICON Signals is a system which interprets sensor and phone system events and executes actions.

It is commonly used to notify local personnel when emergency phone calls, phone-based distress codes and lockdown push button events occur.

item info
OS Debian 12
Memory 8GB (can be reduced for smaller installations)
Disk Footprint ~9GB
Disk Partition Recommendations 500GB physical, 100GB VM
Cores and Threads The number of cores and threads will depend on the hypervisor hardware environment. A site can start off low (e.g. 1/1) with the proviso that it may need to be increased.
Protocols HTTP, HTTPS, SIP, OXO/OXE CSTA, TCP/UDP (data from various sensors)
Major Components ICON Signals application, ICON Voice Call Server (Asterisk)


                        +-------------+
                        |             |
                        | ALE Rainbow |
                        |             |
                        +---------+---+
                                  ^                     +-------------+
     +==>                         |                     |             |
  CSTA Events                     |          +--------->+ SMTP Server |
  (E911/E999/E112),               |          |          |             |
  security codes, etc.            v          v          +-------------+
                           +-----------------+----+
+-----------------+        |                      |
|                 |        | ICON Signals & Voice |       +---------------+
| OXO / OXE Phone +<------>+     Call Server      |       |               |
|     System      |        |                      |       | SMS Messaging |
|                 |        |  (on-prem or cloud)  +<----->+   Provider    |
+--+--+--+--+-----+        |                      |       |               |
   |  |  |  |              +----------+-+-+-+-+---+       +---------------+
   +  |  +  |      <==+               | | | | |
      +     +       Recorded          | + | + |
   Stations &       alert calls       +   +   +
   paging           from Voice
   speakers         Call Server      Environmental Sensors,
                                     Lockdown buttons,
                                     relay contacts


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