CRL Sweden AB

Comcon receives award from Sparbanksstiftelsen Kronan

N/A — Fri, 15 Nov 2002 21:00:00 +0100

Anders Lundstr�m, Bj�rn Karlsson and Magnus Westbergh from Comcon was awarded with Sparbanksstiftelsen Kronans finest prize of SEK 50.000 for their Bachelor of Science thesis, with the motivation: "f�r visad h�g kreativitet till nytta f�r entrepren�rskap och nyf�retagande i regionen" in english, for proven high creativity to benefit of the entrepreneurship and new businesses in the region.

The thesis, Ad Hoc Networks with Unattended Ground Sensors, was carried out on commission of Ericsson Microwave Systems AB in G�teborg. The ceremony was celebrated in the renaissance castle of Kalmar.

Read the article at Sparbanksstiftelsen Kronan (In Swedish).

Comcon participates at the CIMI trade fair in Enk�ping, Sweden, as a cooperating company to EMW

N/A — Wed, 21 May 2003 20:00:00 +0100

Comcon participates, 20-22 May, as a cooperating company to Ericsson Microwave Systems AB (EMW) at the CIMI trade fair (Civilian and Military Cooperation). During the trade fair a live demonstration was performed of a conceptual system developed in cooperation between Comcon and EMW. The demonstration was a success and Comcon was given attention in the local press.

See the article in Barometern (In Swedish).

Bj�rn from Comcon during one of the demonstrations.

From the left, Ph.D. Leif Axelsson from Ericsson, B. Karlsson, O. B�ckstr�m, M. Westbergh and A. Lundstr�m from Comcon.

From the left, O. B�ckstr�m, B. Karlsson, M. Westbergh and A. Lundstr�m from Comcon outside EMW's display case.

Comcon moves into its new premises at Varvsholmen

N/A — Thu, 01 Jul 2004 20:00:00 +0100

Comcon was accepted to the business incubator activity within Kalmar Science Park. Through the organization Start between Kalmar Science Park and the University of Kalmar, new promising companies are supported with premises and business development.

Comcon begins cooperation with Svenska Antennspecialisten AB

N/A — Tue, 12 Oct 2004 20:00:00 +0100

Comcon begins a development project with Svenska Antennspecialisten AB for the development of a wireless network. The network will be used in mines, and Comcon contributes with the development of software for network communication and services.

Comcon receives award in Halmstad

N/A — Fri, 26 Nov 2004 21:00:00 +0100

The annual ceremony arranged by Sparbanksstiftelsen Kronan was this year held in Halmstad. Comcon received the premier prize of SEK 50 000 for their master thesis's A New Routing Strategy for Mobile Ad Hoc Communication and Intelligent Sensor Networks - an Agent-Oriented Approach. The motivation: "f�r visad h�g kreativitet till nytta f�r entrepren�rskap och nyf�retagande i regionen" in english, for proven high creativity to benefit of the entrepreneurship and new businesses in the region.

Read the article at Barometern (image) from the press conference 2004-11-17. (Only available in Swedish)

From the left, professor Wlodek Kulesza University of Kalmar, O. B�ckstr�m, B. Karlsson, A. Lundstr�m, M. Westbergh

First OEM mesh driver for Third generation Mesh technology

N/A — Sat, 01 Jan 2005 21:00:00 +0100

- �We are thrilled to offer this new big technology upgrade to the wireless market and position CRL Sweden as a technical leader of mesh drivers. The C-CORE 2.0 enables completely new opportunities for our customer�s world wide to create mesh enabled products of higher bandwidth and capacity with lesser configuration. On top of that we also added and integrated full Multicast support for all those demanding audio /video applications we see of today�s wireless applications� said Bj�rn Karlsson, Managing Director

Mesh Communication to a new Level

Leading edge Mesh Technology from CRL Sweden is being used by Wireless Equipment Manufacturers, System Integrators and Solutions providers� world wide. They put our Mesh Technology to work for endless purposes and applications including Broadband Networks, Telematics, Logistics, Mining and Military Applications. C-CORE Mesh driver can be utilized for single-, dual-, tri- and multi-radio wireless mesh solutions. C-CORE mesh drivers are radio agnostic working at the IP layer and by default the drivers work with for example most types of WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n radios of 900MHz, 2.4G/3.5/ 5GHz and other IP packet based radios.

Multi-Channel Multi-Radio (MCMR)

Equipping nodes with multiple wireless interfaces/radios is a cost-effective way to significantly increase the overall throughput and capacity in a wireless network. Once deployed, the nodes dynamically and autonomously choose of available channels/frequencies aiming to diversify frequency usage, consequently maximizing the networks performance. � Support for multiple wireless mesh backhaul radios per node. � Increased throughput in single-hop and multi-hop networks. � Negligible overhead for channel management � Support for Roaming Nodes using a Single Network Card. � Suitable for both static and dynamic mobile networks. With C-CORE 2.0 you are one step ahead of any competitor in multi radio support. Most of those few product vendors offering third generation Mesh technology today actually need three radios to support dual Mesh backhaul. Two radios make the Mesh backhaul, and at third radio are used for automatic channel allocation. The C-CORE 2.0 mesh driver does the same by using only two mesh backhaul radios, with no impact on the network bandwidth. If adding for instance a third radio for Mesh backhaul, well then you will just get another almost 50% bandwidth increase.

Multicast

C-CORE 2.0 supports Single-Source Multicast within the Mesh Network as specified by using the designated multicast address space specified by standard RFC3171. By its modular design, the Multicast Support is also available with Multi-Channel Multi-Radio Operation with channel switching and the use of multiple frequencies where adjacent multicast subscribers may be using different frequencies. � Suitable for real time applications with minimal latency and highest QoS � Fully compatible with Multi-Channel Multi-Radio (MCMR) � Provides higher quality video and audio streaming due to single stream from source

About CRL Sweden

CRL Sweden is a global leader in the development of OEM software platforms and services for Wireless Communications with Mesh Technology combined with expertise in system development, customization and integration. CRL Sweden offers customer optimized communication software platforms for wireless networking with services for custom-made development and integration of networking applications including urban broadband networks, Telematics, Logistics, Mining, Heavy industry environments, and Telemetry amongst the others.

CRL Sweden began its journey in 2004 as an incubator of Kalmar Science Park at Kalmar. Today it possesses a world leading mesh software development research team with a full portfolio of high-end mesh drivers and firmware. In April 2008, CRL was recognised as one of the four of Sweden's most promising new technology companies in "Metro Tech Challenge", a tough and eminent competition. For more information, log onto www.CRLSweden.com CRL Sweden is part of the Exensor Technology group. Exensor Technology AB is a world leader in the development, design, integration and supply of state-of-the-art ground sensor systems and user interface / C2 systems for the surveillance of personnel as well as vehicle movements for military and homeland security applications. To find out more, log onto www.Exensor.com

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Meeting and discussion with FOI

N/A — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 21:00:00 +0100

During the day CRL together with Ericsson Microwave Systems AB visited the Swedish defense research agency (FOI).

The purpose of the meeting was to present and discuss current and future research and development within the area of intelligent sensor networks.

Comcon becomes a joint-stock company

N/A — Mon, 24 Jan 2005 21:00:00 +0100

The 20th of January 2005, Communication Research Labs Sweden AB was founded. CRL Sweden will replace Comcon HB.

The company's activities will be to operate applicable research and development of software within telecommunication and computer related areas.

CRL participates in the national campaign V�lj-IT

N/A — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 21:00:00 +0100

In 2003, a national campaign called V�lj-IT (Choose-IT) started to change the image of IT as a business in crisis. The purpose of the campaign is to show possiblities that IT may provide and how it is integrated in the industry.

As a representative from the business world in the Kalmar region, CRLs CEO Bj�rn Karlsson participated in the tour as it visited high schools of Kalmar, Sweden, where he described how it can be to work with IT.

For more information regarding the campaign V�lj-IT, see valjit.nu (Only available in Swedish).

CRL and Ericsson has workshop about cooperation

N/A — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 21:00:00 +0100

During a two-day workshop, starting 1st of March, at Marstrand, G�teborg, CRL and Ericsson Microwave Systems AB discussed and planned future cooperation projects. If all goes according to the plans, we will soon be able to present details around the discussed project.

Group picture with the participators from the workshop.

Press Release: Research project for intelligent sensor networks together with Ericsson and the ...

N/A — Wed, 11 May 2005 20:00:00 +0100

CRL Sweden will start a new three year long research project together with the University of Kalmar and Ericsson Microwave Systems AB. The project is called "Sensor Networks in Hazardous Environments".

The project will be a part of the KK-financed (the Knowledge Foundation http://www.kks.se) research program "Industrial development for a sustainable society" http://www.sustainabledevelopment.se.

CRL Sweden has been granted financial support by the Regional Council of Kalmar http://www.regionforbundet.se for their participation in the project.

The project will deal with the development of intelligent sensor networks for hazardous environments. Generally, such networks can be used in a variety of applications where it is desirable to be able to randomly deploy the sensors over large areas to collect measurements from the environment, for e.g. temperature and chemical or biological substances. More information regarding the project will be announced later.

The research project will focus on three technical fields:

RF front-ends (OSI 1-2): Suitable RF communication and software interface in connection with ad hoc routing protocol.
Ad hoc routing protocol (OSI 2-3): Suited to the specific needs of the sensor network and its communication characteristics.
Distributed software architecture (OSI 5): Software communication/ interconnection algorithms for distributed communication architecture and relationships between nodes in the network. Algorithms for logic interconnection between different hosts e.g. closest neighbour(s) interconnections. Communication structure enabling implementation of fusion algorithms. Use of autonomous mobile agents to implement these capabilities may be one approach.

Further information about the project will be available continuously on CRLs homepage during the spring/summer.

See the article from the newspaper Barometern (in swedish). Source: The newspaper Barometern the 10th of May 2005.

Poster submission granted for the Workshop REALWSN'05 June 20-21, 2005, arranged by SICS ...

N/A — Sun, 15 May 2005 20:00:00 +0100

The poster submitted from CRL is now available for view under Publications, or together with other Online-proceedings at SICS homepage.

CRL Sweden contributes to the workshop REALWSN'05 (Real-World Wireless Sensor Networks) with a poster, and poster abstract on the subject of agent oriented software development for intelligent sensor networks. CRL�s contribution is called "Intelligent Sensor Networks - an Agent-Oriented Approach", which will be published on our homepage under publications after the workshop.

"The purpose of the Workshop on Real-World Wireless Sensor Networks is to bring together researchers and practitioners working in the area of sensor networks, with focus on real-world experiments or deployments of wireless sensor networks." quote from http://www.sics.se/realwsn05/.

Educational assignment of ad hoc communication within the international Master program

N/A — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 21:00:00 +0100

CRL has received an assignment from the University of Kalmar to educate students in the subject of ad hoc communication (and Mesh networks) within the course �Wireless Communication� at the international program MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING. The lectures will contain theory of networking, TCP/IP and ad hoc routing protocols. A project will also be performed within the course. The project will focus on advanced algorithms for Quality of Service (QoS) within distributed wireless networks.

This educational assignment is CRL's starting point of offering courses directed towards business and industry, regarding wireless networking, the TCP/IP suit and ad hoc routing.

CRL delivers software to Norden Machinery AB

N/A — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 21:00:00 +0100

During week 50, CRL Sweden delivered software developed on commission by Norden Norden Machinery AB. The application, named N-Link, manages machine configurations and variable settings for Norden Machinery�s controlling software for the PLC machines. The purpose of the application is to achieve faster and more reliable management of tens of thousands of variable settings that are to be configured individually for each and every one of the PLC machines manufactured by Norden Machinery.

An OPC client handles upload and download of variables towards the PLC. The values are stored in easily managed Excel-sheets, which can be modified and downloaded. N-Link automatically controls and verifies tens of thousands of individual settings and values.

CRL Sweden's Gothenburg office opened

N/A — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 21:00:00 +0100

Oscar B�ckstr�m,
responsible for the
Gothenburg office.

At the start of 2006 CRL Sweden�s new Gothenburg office was opened. The office is located in the Business Center in Almedal. Head of the Gothenburg branch is Oscar B�ckstr�m. Contact information, address and roadmap can be found under contact in the menu.

Educational assignment from Kalmar University in the course Applied Programming

N/A — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 21:00:00 +0100

During the spring, CRL will help to further develop and tutor students of the International Master program of Computer Science at the University of Kalmar within the course Applied Programming. The project handles Object Oriented programming with emphasis on telecommunication applications and the TCP/IP protocol stack.

Consultancy assignments from Ericsson Microwave Systems AB: Security and network robustness

N/A — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 21:00:00 +0100

The assignment during the spring of 2006 concerns integration work of system and software for ad hoc routing protocols, security in ad hoc networks and Network Management.

Assignment for Optimation AB

N/A — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 20:00:00 +0100

During the winter and spring, CRL has been working in cooperation with Svenska Antennspecialisten AB on commission to Optimation AB. A communication system for data traffic between test cars from the vehicle industry has been developed for data communication via radio on the UHF-band. A number of GPS equipped vehicles within the same area of coverage (approximately 2 km) communicates with each other and can establish point to point communication. CRL has been working with software and Linux platform which handles the communication over UHF-radio, GPRS and WLAN. The radio data communication is based on time slot allocation, and attains a traffic bandwidth of 19.2kbit/s shared between the numbers of cars.

Technologies: Embedded platforms, GPRS, WLAN, UHF-modems.

CRL attends the CIMI exhibition as co-operation partner to Ericsson

N/A — Fri, 19 May 2006 20:00:00 +0100

The exhibition was held in Enk�ping, Sweden, from May 16 to 18. 'Civil and Military Co-operation for crisis management "Command and Control systems enhancing Civil and Military Co-operation'. At the exhibition CRL Sweden acted as cooperation partner to Ericsson. CRL contributed in the development of technique and enablers for applications of 'Robust Networks'. Among other things, live demonstrations of rugged communications nodes with true ad hoc/ Mesh functionality and network topology management services was demonstrated.

Further information on this will be presented soon.

Ulrik Brand�n takes position as new chairman of the board for CRL Sweden

N/A — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 20:00:00 +0100

Ulrik Brand�n
chairman of the
board since the
17th of August
2006.

CRL Sweden welcomes Ulrik Brand�n as the new chairman of the board. Ulrik is a management consultant with extensive experience in business development. Since 1995 Ulrik has worked as a project manager with strategic and communicative business development matters, with particular emphasis on IT and telecom issues. Within Cordial Business Advisers AB, Soul Business Innovation Group AB, Svenska IT-f�retagens Organisation (IT-F�retagen), the Swedish government, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, Ulrik has worked with strategies, rationalization, organizational development and policies which focus chiefly on areas such as innovation, growth, business logic, business planning & management, R&D strategies and new technology. In the autumn of 2001, Ulrik published �Digital kommunikation i n�tverkssamh�llet (Svenska F�rlaget)�. Commissioned by Vinnova in 2002, he developed National R&D Strategies for the application of information technology. (2002) He has also been the project manager for the IT-panel in the national project Teknisk Framsyn (2003). Further information about Ulrik can be found under Company -> BoD.

CRL contributes as industrial partner to the Research Roadmap Book on Wireless Sensor Networks, ...

N/A — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 21:00:00 +0100

Supporting industrial partners.

''The Embedded WiSeNts project was created in September 2004 as a Coordination Action funded by the European Commission to create a series of studies on the state of the art of Cooperating Objects and to devise a research roadmap that could be used for the definition of future research programs within the European Commission.''

CRL Sweden has, as industrial partner, contributed with comments and feedback. Bj�rn Karlsson and Anders Lundstr�m from CRL are individually acknowledged in the book for their contributions.

The report can be downloaded from: http://www.embedded-wisents.org/dissemination/roadmap.html#Road or be ordered as a book from: http://www.logos-verlag.de/cgi-bin/buch/isbn/1424 med ISBN: 3-8325-1424-4.

Cover of the book ''Embedded WiSeNts Research Roadmap''.

CRL develops software product for Mesh networking. ...

N/A — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 21:00:00 +0100

Today CRL Sweden has a collected experience in Mesh networking development of over 10 man years. For several years, the developers of CRL have worked with Mesh protocols through implementations and adjustments of standards, application specific adjustments for optimization and open source integration. CRL has developed both customer proprietary algorithms and systems for proof of concept. During 2006 CRL has worked with the development of a whole new kind of Mesh communication Framework.

The Mesh protocol can be distributed either as a component in customer networking products as well as integrated in complete system solutions to customer with hardware, OS platform and software for management. CRL�s new Mesh product will be released in January 2007.

Cutting edge OEM Mesh-networking software now released!

N/A — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 21:00:00 +0100

Leading edge Mesh technology from CRL Sweden can be used by wireless equipment manufacturers, OEM, ODM, AP vendors, network builders, system integrators, and solutions providers, for a wide range of purposes and application areas such as Urban broadband networks, Telematics, Logistics, Mining and heavy industry environments, Telemetry and Military special applications.

See Products/Mesh-framework for detailed information and product sheet.

CRL Sweden in new European research co-operation for Next Generation Mesh technology

N/A — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 20:00:00 +0100

The ESNA project is a qualified ITEA project. ITEA is a strategic pan-European programme for advanced pre-competitive R&D in software for Software-intensive Systems and Services (SiS).

As specialists in routing technologies, CRL Sweden contributes in the R&D-project for Sensor network infrastructure, OS and networking in small resource constrained micro radio platforms for WSN (Wireless Sensor Networking).

Visit the ESNA project homepage, or read more in the PDF for ESNA project profile.

The technological breakthroughs of this and other CRL involved research projects, together with CRLs technical development expertise, will be part of CRL Swedens next ground breaking Mesh communication software for small micro radio modules, which will be released during 2008. This Meshing software from CRL will be running on radio platforms with possibly less than 30 kB of memory on a wide range of hardware micro radio platforms from different hardware vendors! An extraordinary technological step with astonishing possibilities in yet unexplored realms concerning wireless solutions for telemetry, telematics and surveillance applications.

Mesh Protocol ready for both Windows and Linux!

N/A — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:00:00 +0100

For the expediency and satisfaction of all our customers including product vendors and system integrators, CRL Mesh technology has now been made more dynamic, versatile and operational for both Windows and Linux operating systems. CRL has taken a giant stride by introducing highly advanced Mesh Networking algorithms which can be easily used in all Win32-based platforms. Additionally, our Mesh Networking algorithms can perfectly be integrated to networks with both Linux and Windows Mesh Networking units. This advanced feature has enabled Windows client nodes to act as Mesh repeaters, extending the Mesh Network size, capacity and redundancy consequently.

This technological expansion has opened numerous doors for our clients who can utilize our Mesh technology for a wide variety of applications. As for instance, CRL�s Mesh Networking algorithms can easily be integrated and even be made a part of the Mesh Networking infrastructure, with tactical response unit networks where Windows-based base stations are regularly employed.

Not only this, our Mesh protocols can be ported to any other operating system and hardware for customized solutions for our customers belonging to various sectors. CRL�s never ending journey of innovation and development continues as we launch ��clair�, a Linux based networking firmware, which can perfectly and readily run on any hardware platform and architecture.

Communication Research Labs Sweden�s amongst one of the leading company in Mesh Technology Solutions is owing to its customers� visions and needs which have driven us this far. Our extensive development in Mesh Technology solutions is the results of several intensive customer requests. One of the major conditions for this rapid and ongoing development is that Mesh Framework is based on a unique generic frame, thereby providing stable prerequisites for porting to all kinds of hardware, operatives and protocols. Due to nature of rapidness in the process, it also provides economic competitiveness. This efficiency and effectiveness, consequently, saves cost for our valued customer�s.

We are indeed looking forward to further requests explains CEO Bj�rn Karlsson. If this is of interest, please contact us for OEM licensing, solutions or further technical discussions on the high tech Mesh solutions we can provide for your systems and products.

CRL Mesh support for reactive protocols!

N/A — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 20:00:00 +0100

There are Mesh-suppliers supporting AODV, those supporting OLRS, or proprietary solutions. CRL Sweden has all three alternatives, integrated, and continuously develop their Mesh Framework further and further. CRL probably offers the most flexible and functional solution on the market today. A true dynamic routing for multiple protocols.

OLSR is a proactive* protocol, already fully supported in CRL Swedens Mesh Software. Since earlier there is also support for both the standard Mesh protocol (IETF RFC OLSR) and a proprietary version optimized for smarter routing and for making better use of net capacity between nodes. OLSR is a perfect solution for example in WiFi Broadband Networks as well as for smaller network of mobile units.

AODV is a reactive** protocol. With support for AODV, the customer can achieve ground braking solutions for various kinds of communication systems. Like radio systems for tactical communication, military special applications and surveillance nets. As always, CRLs Mesh protocols and firmware can be adapted to different hardware platforms and radio technology (not only WLAN with 802.11a/b/g).

CRL Swedens rapid technological development is a continuous distilling process, fueled by customer requests. Already their latest Mesh Protocol solution including AODV, is up and running in military communication systems for long distance radio based on custom proprietary radio technology. Mesh protocols from CRL Sweden are compatible with all existing network protocols and applications. CRL Sweden are involved in some of the leading international R&D Mesh projects, but their business is to transform this research into ready working products for practical, robust use. CRL offers turn key as well as customized Mesh solutions and today supplies customers all over Asia and Europe.

Reactive protocol:

That means it does not make the nodes initiate a route discovery process until a route to a destination is required. This also requires less memory and calculation. Usually, every node maintains a table, containing information about which neighbor to send the packets to in order to reach the destination. So this feature means, nodes that are not on active paths do not maintain routing information and do not participate in routing table exchanges. This leads to lower overhead than with proactive protocols, but possibly higher latency in finding new or broken links/ routes.

The OLSR is a so called proactive protocol, which means that each network node regularly (configurable) sends beacons to its neighbors of nodes with a specified interval to disseminate the network routes to each other. The speial algorithm for this behavior is constructed in a sophisticated way to reduce the routing overhead traffic. It reduces the size of control packet as well as the number of control packets transmission required. The connections are made very quickly, and suits for e.g. mobile networks, and networks with relatively high bandwidth.

A special mark of honor from the US ambassador Michael Woods to one of the most promising ...

N/A — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:00:00 +0100

Communication Research Labs Sweden AB (CRL Sweden), one of the world�s leading Wireless Mesh Communication provider, has the honor of being an independent R&D (research and development) associate within the most prominent routing software development for WiFi Communication, radio standards and also customer proprietary radio solutions

It is this acme of excellence and professionalism which paved our path to the final of the Metro Tech Challenge 2008. CRL is proud to be footing amongst the top four most promising Hi-Tech Swedish companies.

�The competition was not a trifling and we are brimming with pride at what we have achieved�, stated our CEO Mr. Bj�rn Karlsson. The delight of this accomplishment became manifolds followed by the inspiring remarks of the US ambassador Mr. Michael Woods. He perceived of our organization as having immense potential for business. Our Mesh technology has opened infinite new horizons of Communication by serving and catering to numerous imperative application areas. Energy Monitoring in industry and Home Automation via Wireless Sensor Networking being some of them.

Although CRL has been praised on several occasion by its partners and customers, but this particular remark carries unprecedented value to us. The feedback of the highly regarded jury with members like Michael Wood, the United States Ambassador to Sweden, Mikael Hult, CEO CybAero, a representative from Metro Technique and Swedish Incubators & Science Parks, is definitely pregnant with value and merit.

With a bag already bursting with Mesh Products and Softwares in market, CRL Sweden is persistently overflowing with new ideas and is always on the go to make these dreams come to life. We are serving the Wireless Networking, transport and military sector with our quality Mesh Products and Softwares, providing them with �Customer Delight� experience by understanding and exceeding their expectations and needs of WiFi Mesh Communication and Networking. Although businesses and organizations in the Nordic countries form our chief clientele at the moment, yet we have spread our wings around the globe and are continuously paving our way into the global arena of Wireless Mesh Solutions.

In order to remain an unsurpassed market player and to ensure quality and technical perfection, CRL work close in line with various universities and research institutes. These collaborations facilitate the merit of our product development and R&D. Swedish Institute of Computer Science (SICS) is one of our intimate associates and have assisted us in several projects and researches. Our distinction at Metro Tech Challenge 2008 earned us the following salutation from Olle Olsson, Project Manager SICS.

�The position that CRL Sweden reached in the contest is quite an achievement, and SICS finds it very rewarding to collaborate with high-tech SMEs such as CRL Sweden; they challenge us, and they know how to deploy our research findings to the benefit of their customers. We've been working together with CRL Sweden since 2005, and we regard them as one of the very best of their kind.�

CRL Sweden assists product companies, OEM-vendors and System integrators with its wide range of Mesh Softwares and Products, and Networking Operating Systems for the emerging technology. We are catering to the market needs of wireless sensor networks, wireless broadband networks, industrial automation and surveillance applications.

In this era of Wireless Communication where the competition is getting tougher each day, CRL stands out, as we have introduced Wireless Mesh and Networking solutions, which are not only custom-made but also compatible with almost all Hardware Architecture, Radio technologies and Networking application scenario.

Application areas of CRL Sweden Mesh technology includes:

Wireless broadband networks
Telematics, Logistics
Mining and Heavy industry environments
Telemetry
Tactical networks and military special applications

More about the Metro Tech Challenge
http://www.metro.se/se/article/2008/04/01/16/0439-61/index.xml.

For more information about CRL Sweden, please contact CEO Bj�rn Karlsson

Bj�rn Karlsson, CEO
Communication Research Labs Sweden AB

Address: Varvsholmen, 392 30 Kalmar, Sweden
Office: +46 (0)480 42 39 47

CRL Sweden announces its acquisition by Exensor

N/A — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:00:00 +0100

Communication Research Labs Sweden AB (CRL) a company based in Kalmar, dedicated to the development of high-tech software for the next generation wireless communication and Mesh-networking solutions, today announces that it has sold its majority of shares to Exensor Technology AB.

- �We are very delighted with this deal. Exensor has become a strong majority owner that brings capital, competence and an international platform to the company. We also see great synergies between the companies. At the same time now CRL will immediately further strengthen and enhance the company's sales department for international sales and marketing� said Bj�rn Karlsson, Managing Director of CRL.

The deal fundamentally means that Exensor AB acquires 51 percent of the shares of Communication Research Labs Sweden AB.

CRL provides wireless equipment manufacturers and system integrators with the world leading Mesh technology, within applications of wireless broadband networks, telemetry, telematics, heavy industry environments and military special applications amongst others.

The Exensor group is a world leader in the development, design, integration and supply of state-of-the-art ground sensor systems and user interface / C2 systems for the surveillance of personnel as well as vehicle movements for military and homeland security applications.

The acquisition of CRL should be seen in the light of Exensor�s strategic objective to become the leading tactical sensor and network provider to the defense as well as the homeland security markets. CRL�s products, R&D activities and wireless communications capabilities enable Exensor to be more flexible and robust by extending communication range, reliability and flexibility to meet the constant changing and demanding needs within all aspects of new perimeter and security applications.

Exensor CEO Christian Gravengaard states, �CRL is another step forward for Exensor in becoming the global leader in proving world class protection and security to the military and homeland security markets. Moreover, its Exensor�s strategy to accelerate CRL as a stand alone business and consolidate its leading position in the world market especially within OEM Mesh software and civilian applications.�

�-Product development is accelerated

CRL has now a strong joint venture as a result of which we have already accelerated our product development. Very soon we will be offering our customers the next generation of advanced leading Mesh Technology. �In addition, we will be able to convert the military cutting-edge technology for civilian applications more efficiently,� said Bj�rn Karlsson, the president of CRL.

Several new product releases for Mesh communication will take place shortly after the summer. Amongst these products, we will also present the next version (2.0) of the company's unique and versatile OEM mesh software, C-CORE, with the support of third and fourth generation Mesh Technology with support for multiple radios (MCMR), Multicast, and IPv6. Numerous other innovative Mesh products from CRL will soon be launched in the market during 2008; they would also address the Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) market for high end solutions.

�-Effect of Synergies

Shareholders' capital will assist CRL to expand its Research and Development team further, and will ensure that we continue to lead the technological world of wireless and mesh communication. It will also create imperative synergies as CRL�s customers and partners can get improved services, skills and technologies with Exensor�s vast palette of skills and proficiencies.

The transaction also indicates increased opportunities for continued global expansion of CRL�s current markets in the Nordic region, the Middle East, Asia and the United States.

For further information please contact Bj�rn Karlsson, Managing Director of CRL. Mobile: + 46 (0) 70 - 371 56 15, e-mail: bjorn.karlsson@crl.se

�-Facts about CRL

CRL is a global leader in the development of communications platforms and services for Wireless Communications with Mesh Technology combined with expertise in system development customization and integration.

CRL Sweden offers customer optimized communication software platforms for wireless networking with services for custom-made development and integration of networking applications including urban broadband networks, Telematics, Logistics, Mining, Heavy industry environments, and Telemetry amongst the others.

CRL began its journey in 2004 as an incubator of Kalmar Science Park at Kalmar with six employees. It established its offices in Kalmar and Gothenburg. In April 2008, CRL was recognised as one of the four of Sweden's most promising new technology companies in "Metro Tech Challenge", a tough and eminent competition.

CRL is a hi-tech firm dedicated to research and development of products for Wireless Data and Network Communications. The core business is the development of software for Mesh protocols in Telecommunications, Networking and Information Systems. For more information, log onto www.crl.se

Download CRL Company Presentation

�-Facts about Exensor

The company was established in 1985 and has a long history of supplying perimeter defence systems to the Swedish military.

The group is headquartered in Lund, Sweden, and is now specialized in the sales and marketing of a range of tactical surveillance and identification sensor systems based on groundbreaking data fusion software.

The company�s latest and newest technology was introduced in the beginning of 2008 and has already been sold to leading military organizations and other markets around the world. The group has offices in Sweden, France and the United Kingdom and is employing approximately 50 people.

In 2007, Exensor won Dagens Industris Supergasell competition as a result of 8000 percent growth over merely three years.

To find out more, log onto www.Exensor.com

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First OEM mesh driver for Third generation Mesh technology

N/A — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:00:00 +0100

- Mesh Communication to a new Level

- Multi-Channel Multi-Radio (MCMR)

With C-CORE 2.0 you are one step ahead of any competitor in multi radio support. Most of those few product vendors offering third generation Mesh technology today actually need three radios to support dual Mesh backhaul. Two radios make the Mesh backhaul, and at third radio are used for automatic channel allocation. The C-CORE 2.0 mesh driver does the same by using only two mesh backhaul radios, with no impact on the network bandwidth. If adding for instance a third radio for Mesh backhaul, well then you will just get another almost 50% bandwidth increase.

- Multicast

C-CORE 2.0 supports Single-Source Multicast within the Mesh Network as specified by using the designated multicast address space specified by standard RFC3171. By its modular design, the Multicast Support is also available with Multi-Channel Multi-Radio Operation with channel switching and the use of multiple frequencies where adjacent multicast subscribers may be using different frequencies.
� Suitable for real time applications with minimal latency and highest QoS.
� Fully compatible with Multi-Channel Multi-Radio (MCMR).
� Provides higher quality video and audio streaming due to single stream from source.

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CRL Sweden releases Powerful Network Management for large scale Mesh networks

N/A — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:00:00 +0100

Specialist of OEM Mesh Software Technology for Wireless Networks � CRL Sweden - is releasing a centralized Network Management System (CRL NMS) with a set of sophisticated tools for remote configuration, monitoring, analyzing and security for large scale networks. Network administrators might feel configuration and updates consuming most of their time. This can now substantially change.

CRL NMS gives you streamlined, point-and-click access to the tools needed to provide a complete solution for real time management and control of your mesh devices. The NMS auto discovery engine discovers network devices in your environment, and builds an accurate topology model that shows connectivity and relationships between these components. By continuously scanning your network, the CRL NMS detects any changes to your environment making sure you are always informed and in control.

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Complete Mesh Configuration

The CRL NMS provides a complete solution for configuration of mesh devices. The system can retrieve configuration files from CRL Eclair based devices at any time. The system can also store configurations to any connected CRL �clair devices. The CRL NMS supports managing of multiple network devices with a single click from a single screen.

Remote Firmware Updates

The CRL NMS provides remote firmware update. Instead of having to individually update firmware of multiple network devices simply a firmware image can be uploaded to the NMS server and sent to a selectable group of Eclair nodes with just a few click. This simplifies the task of software upgrades and ensures that all Eclair devices share the most current software.

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To be even more in control CRL NMS includes features as Performance Management, Event Logging and Alarms and Network Discovery and Visualization

About CRL Sweden

CRL Sweden possesses a world leading mesh software development team with a full portfolio of high-end mesh drivers and firmware. In April 2008, CRL was recognised as one of the four of Sweden's most promising new technology companies in "Metro Tech Challenge", a tough and eminent competition. For more information, log on to www.CRLSweden.com

CRL Sweden is part of the Exensor Technology group. Exensor Technology AB is a world leader in the development, design, integration and supply of state-of-the-art ground sensor systems and user interface / C2 systems for the surveillance of personnel as well as vehicle movements for military and homeland security applications. To find out more, log onto www.Exensor.com

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CRL Sweden awarded with the Kalmar Science park Award for its excellent expansion and ...

N/A — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:00:00 +0100

CRL Sweden was awarded with Kalmar Science park Award as the Most Promising Growth Company - 2008 at the prestigious gala event, �Guldfesten 2009�. At the same ceremony, CRL Sweden�s management team was nominated as one of top three entrepreneurs in Kalmar all categories - 2008.

�Our strong belief is that we are moving forward in the right direction. We intend to launch new products in the near term addressing the Wireless Sensor Network market which will lead to our further expansion internationally. We had a spectacular 2008 and are extremely happy to be recognized for the team�s hard work�, says CEO, Mr. Bj�rn Karlsson.

CRL Sweden was early last year also awarded �Metro Tech Challenge 2008� with a special mark of honor from the US Ambassador to Sweden, Michael Woods, as one of the most promising Hi-Tech companies.

�Our acquisition by Exensor earlier last year has given us the strength and support to aggressively expand our R&D and sales efforts. Increasingly we are being recognized for our competitive strength and sustainability�, states VP Global Sales, Mr. Mats Nilsson.

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CRL Sweden releases microC-Core; OEM Mesh drivers for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN).

N/A — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:00:00 +0100

CRL Sweden, specialist of Mesh Software for Wireless Networks, is releasing �C-CORE, a new OEM/ODM Mesh driver for high demanding applications in Wireless Sensor Networks and embedded radio systems requiring performance and robustness.

The release of �C-Core is a logical evolution for CRL. CEO, Bj�rn Karlsson: � �C-CORE is based on our experience from C-CORE, our well established mesh driver for broadband applications and high bandwidth radio systems. We have had �C-CORE deployed and commercially proven in live military environments for more than 6 months to thoroughly prove its robustness�.

�This is a major step forward for CRL Sweden; we are now becoming the only supplier offering a complete portfolio of OEM/ODM mesh drivers giving product companies the ability to use one source for all their needs within Mesh technology�, Mr Karlsson continues.

�C-CORE is a complete operating system and driver suite for Mesh communication providing auto configurable and extremely low power radio networks. These features are especially valuable for the military, civil security, tactical networks, industrial automation, and ransportation/logistics.

��C-CORE is a truly unique product and fits with our ambition to develop products that are advanced, robust and quickly adaptable.� says R&D Director Mr Anders Lundstrom.

The software framework developed by CRL has a unique modular design making it possible to easily adapt the mesh implementation to varied platforms, ad hoc routing algorithms and services. The algorithms that handle the ad hoc routing in the mesh are all encapsulated in modules with sophisticated and dynamic interfaces that can be exchanged as plug-ins to the framework. All other functionality such as memory allocations, routing tables, QoS, security,encryption and hardware are encapsulated in separate modules completely separate from the networking logic and mesh/ad hoc algorithms. This ensures faster customization and a more robust system, where each module in the framework is thoroughly stress tested and validated over an extensive period of time.

Mesh enabled communication

Each node in the network establishes the optimal path to its closest neighbor in order to reach a specific destination. Links between nodes are self-tuned, automatically evaluating changes or additions to the network.

Micro in size and power consumption

The key to achieving extremely low power consumption in a radio system depends on the radio software. The power consumption ratio between a transmitting radio compared to an idle radio can be as high as 4.000. It is therefore essential to have a software that optimizes the transmission. Optimization is accomplished through advanced time synchronization between nodes and requires a very high interaction between the MAC layer protocol, Mesh/Routing layer protocol and the application sending/receiving. This is when �C-CORE becomes the key. The �C-CORE mesh framework is designed for low-power and long lasting operations. During normal network operation the CPU is in sleep mode about 99% of the time with power consumption less than 7 �A for a high quality low power radio module.

Low Power Mode (LPM)

Low data rate communication minimizes the power consumption and maximizes the lifetime of the unit. Duty cycle operation can be set to 200 ms or 1500 ms in order to preserve energy.

High Throughput Mode (HTM)

High data rate communication maximizes data throughput with LPM cancellation which temporarily disables the LPM duty cycle operation.

Interchangeable Transfer Mode (ITM)

This unique and highly innovative mode will allow the radio to automatically switch between HTM and LPM by changing the Media Access Control (MAC) protocol during operation.

About CRL Sweden

CRL Sweden is a global leader in the development of OEM/ODM software platforms and services Wireless Communications with Mesh Technology. CRL Sweden offers customer optimized Mesh communication software for wireless networking with services for custom-made development and integration of networking applications including wireless broadband, wireless sensor networks, homeland security and tactical networks, military special applications, industrial automation and telemetry.

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CRL Sweden releases world most advanced OEM MESH networking software suite for wireless ...

N/A — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:00:00 +0100

Specialist of OEM MESH software for wireless networks, CRL Sweden, is releasing a suite of products that combined serve as a complete turn-key solution for rapid adding of MESH capabilities to radio platforms such as WiFi, WiMAX or any proprietary system or radio standard.

The three components of the suite, C-CORE 2.0, Eclair 2.0 and NMS 2.0 have had major enhancements added and are now released as a customizable suite of software that can be used as a standard ready-to-go package or tailored to your needs.

The heart of the suite, the unique and highly adaptable C-CORE MESH driver, can be used stand alone for companies wishing to add MESH features to a proprietary operating system.

Eclair is CRL�s Linux networking OS perfectly tuned to run with C-CORE. The minimal memory footprint of Eclair does even include a WebTool helping you to efficiently deploy and maintain your nodes without the need for a management server.

For customers with more complex networks CRL Sweden offer a centralized Network Management System. The NMS software gives you point-and-click access to topology views and needed tools for configuration and upgrades. A sophisticated solution for real time management of your wireless MESH network running CRL Eclair operating system.

We have included major improvements to our portfolio and bundled them to create a turnkey OEM software for companies wishing to have an advanced MESH solution out on the market quickly and affordable.

�We often work tightly with our customers customizing our software fulfilling certain requirement. By creating this new suite we satisfy customers needing less customization. Wecan very fast port our suite to new platforms or standards having them out on the market in weeks.� says Bj�rn Karlsson, Managing Director.

Whether you go turnkey with our complete OEM suit or porting to your existing solution, you will benefit from having a product of your own without spending years of R&D. �MESH solutions is the only thing we do, we support our customers with customizations and adding of new features as they evolve. For many companies MESH networking is still a new technology, CRL have been working with MESH protocols and radio technology for almost a decade. This is the know-how we include to our customers.� Says Bj�rn.

Anders Lundstr�m, R&D Director, �We have used our experience from delivering military MESH products to enhance our portfolio and create robust and user-friendly products.

CRL is constantly developing its products based on requirements from users and standards. OEM technology from CRL will always remain state of the art. That we promise.

�The most satisfying situations in my role as R&D Director is when I get feature requests from our customers, this is how our products get developed. Even better, in many cases I can answer that the features are already in our roadmap and soon to be released.� Says Anders Lundstr�m.

CRL Sweden have put more than 8 years of development behind our MESH products, CRL is fully focused on MESH and have a deep understanding of radio communication resulting in feature rich and robust products. Features include e.g. automatic channel switching with constant channel scanning combined with multiradio support for unique throughput. You can even do meshed true multicast over multiradio. Features also include a WebTool for easy configuration or an advanced management server for complex networks.

Mesh Communication to a new Level

Leading Mesh Technology from CRL Sweden is being used by Wireless Equipment Manufacturers, System Integrators and Solutions providers� world wide. They put our Mesh Technology to work for endless purposes and applications including Broadband Networks, Telematics, Logistics, Mining and Military Applications. CRL Mesh suit can be utilized for single-, dual-, tri- and multi-radio wireless mesh solutions.
The Mesh drivers are radio agnostic and are working at the IP layer.Multi-Channel Multi-Radio (MCMR) Equipping nodes with multiple wireless interfaces/radios is a cost-effective way to significantly increase the overall throughput and capacity in a wireless network. Once deployed, the nodes dynamically and autonomously choose available channels/frequencies aiming to diversify frequency usage, consequently maximizing the networks performance.

� Support for multiple wireless mesh backhaul radios per node
� Increased throughput in single-hop and multi-hop networks
� Negligible overhead for channel management
� Support for Roaming Nodes using a Single Network Card
� Suitable for both static and dynamic mobile networks

Multicast

CRL Mesh suite supports Single-Source Multicast within the Mesh Network by using the designated multicast address space specified by standard RFC3171.
By its modular design, the Multicast Support is also available with Multi-Channel Multi-Radio Operation with channel scanning and automatic channel switching where adjacent multicast subscribers may be using different frequencies.

� Suitable for real time applications with minimal latency and highest QoS
� Fully compatible with Multi-Channel Multi-Radio (MCMR)
� Provides higher quality video and audio streaming due to single stream from source

About CRL Sweden

CRL Sweden is a global leader in the development of OEM software and services for Wireless MESH Communications combined with expertise in system development, customization and integration. CRL Sweden offers customer optimized communication software platforms for wireless networking with services for custom-made development and integration of networking applications including urban roadband networks, Telematics, Logistics, Mining, Heavy industry environments, and Telemetry amongst the others.Today it possesses a world leading mesh software development research team with a full portfolio of high-end mesh drivers and firmware. In April 2008, CRL was recognised as one of the four of Sweden's most promising new technology companies in "Metro Tech Challenge", a tough and eminent competition. For more information, log onto www.CRLSweden.com
CRL Sweden is part of the Exensor Technology group. Exensor Technology AB is a world leader in the development, design, integration and supply of state-of-the-art ground sensor systems and user interface /C2 systems for the surveillance of personnel as well as vehicle movements for military and homeland security applications. To find out more, log onto www.Exensor.com

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Specialist in Connectivity - CRL Sweden in latest edition of European Public Service Review 19

N/A — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:00:00 +0100

CRL with CEO Bjorn Karlsson contribute in the latest edition of Public Service Review European Union, Science and Technology.

CRL talks about the evolving Mesh technologies as a mean for increased connectivity as CRL delivers the emerging Mesh software technology and know-how towards product vendors, system integrators and governments.

The publication is published by PSCA to give a balanced view of the alternative methods of procurement across the European Union.

It looks at a variety of issues affecting the public sector throughout Europe and is distributed to individuals within government departments, directorates and agencies in the regional and central governments of the 27 Member States.

Read the article about CRL Sweden on page 449 at the link below.

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