ICE System Components
The Instant Connect Enterprise system is comprised of the following components. Each is described in greater detail later in this document.
Component | Description |
ICE Server | A Kuberenetes-deployed server system used to manage and provision the ICE system. |
ICE Desktop | Cross-platform desktop application that runs on Windows, Linux and macOS offering all the features of the ICE Mobile client, plus the ability to configure and administer patches, reflections and the ICE Server. |
ICE Desktop for Web | A browser-based version of ICE Desktop that provides a nearly identicial user interface and featureset as the macOS, Windows or Linux-native ICE Desktop. ICE Desktop for Web is a pure web applicaiton and does not require the installation of any browser plugins or other special software on the client device. |
ICE Mobile | Cross-platform mobile application for Android and iOS supporting push-to-talk, public and private telephone communications, instant replay, and user presence/location. |
ICE Telephony | Connects the ICE voice platform to a telephone network. Enables ICE Mobile and ICE Desktop users to make and receive phone calls from the PSTN and/or a corporate PBX. |
ICE Rallypoint | A traffic 'packet forwarder' linking the communications of multiple users across disparate networks. Rallypoints can be meshed together for scale, resiliency, and network efficiency. |
ICE Patch Server | Bridges audio traffic between channels, allowing a talker on one channel to be heard by participants of other channels. |
ICE Static Reflector | Mirrors traffic from a unicast channel onto a multicast network, useful when providing interoperability with other systems (like donor radios and IP desk phones) that communicate using RTP over IGMP multicast. |
ICE Archiver | Enables an administrator to mark certain channels in the system for recording. The ICE Archiver "listens" to these channels, records talk-bursts heard on them, and makes those recordings available for future review. |