high throughput satellite (hts) capability for increasing situational awareness and enabling real...
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© 2008 VT iDirect, Inc
High Throughput Satellite (HTS) capability for increasing situational awareness and enabling real time decision making
Dave Davis MBE BSc(Hons) CEng MIET MITPSenior Systems Engineer, VT iDirect
Data Trend Implications
• People pushing data• More reasons to stay connected in the field• ISR, Biometrics, C2, Sensors, etc
• Devices driving need for connectivity• Sophisticated devices• Autonomous devices
• Video and data driving higher throughput• Strong trend towards more data of all kinds
Source: Ericsson & Cisco
2017
Data Trend Implications
• People pushing data• More reasons to stay connected in the field• ISR, Biometrics, C2, Sensors, etc
• Devices driving need for connectivity• Sophisticated devices• Autonomous devices
• Video and data driving higher throughput• Strong trend towards more data of all kinds
Source: Ericsson & Cisco
2017
Data Throughput Requirements Everywhere
Drive Demand for Broadband Connectivity
High Throughput Satellite (HTS) is Changing the Game
HTS is a game-changing industry wide innovation with the potential to break the market wide open for satellite communications.
Lower space segment cost per Mb
Higher throughput rates
Improve capacity availability
HTS Architecture
Traditional vs HTS?
SGSHub
SGTs
Traditional FSS satellite
2 to 4 Gb
SGSHub
SGTsFe
eder
link
HTS satellite
SGTs
8+ Gb
Capacity Interoperability Becomes Critical
Other SatelliteX, Ku, C
Military HTS/ Ka
Commercial HTS
WGS AthenaSkynet
iDirect Universal Hubs
Interoperability
iDirect Product Portfolio
Core Architecture
• Universal hub and NMS supporting the two product lines
• Evolution and Velocity each comprised of a series of line cards and operating software
• Portfolio of dedicated and dual-mode remotes designed to meet distinct applications
Advances in Terminal Portfolio
•Efficient operation of small terminals• Higher assurance with ATDMA and ACM • Power efficient features with Tx key line
•Next Gen Terminal portfolio • 9350 – Higher performance remote with hardened
design • 900 – board level 9350• 950mp – board level optimized around SWaP• 980 – optimized Aero board• 9800 AR – Aero rack mount• 9800 AE – Aero ARINC 600
Platform Advances in Performance, Efficiency and Security
•Performance • Higher scalability (100k remotes/ network)• Increased performance (new linecards)• Higher availability (redundancy/ fail-overs)
•Efficiency • DVB-S2/ACM and ATDMA• 5% ROF• Outbound: up to 45 MSps @ 32 APSK • Inbound: up to 30MSps @ 16-ary MODCOD
•Security• FIPS 140-2 Level 3 TRANSEC
Impact on Land/Maritime Mobility
•Commercial Maritime trends• Crew welfare • Operational and management data exchange• Electronic navigation
•Optimized mobility • C2• Full broadband access for voice, video & data
•Advances• Small and phased array antenna advances• Enhanced Automatic Beam Switching • Asset status and tracking mapping
Impact on Aero
•Commercial aero transformed with connectivity• Voice, video streaming, data on board is critical• Driven by passenger connectivity requirements
•Military AERO requirements• ISR, HD-Video, command center • Full voice, data access for troops in transit
•Advances in HS-COTM• High-speed COTM features • Ultra-HS COTM• Fast beam switching in multi-spot beam environment
Impact on Cellular Comms
•Mobile Industry deploys small cells for data services in rural areas
•Military exploitation of civilian 3G/LTE technology & handheld devices
•Rapidly deployable 3G/LTE networks to establish secure data networks• Data networks with 1-10km range as stand-alone or
backhauled over iDirect’s rugged remotes to backbone infrastructure
• Enables information capturing, data processing and communications through reuse of familiar hardware
• Access to mobile apps in remote hostile environments
Impact on Ground and Space Infrastructure
Scalability & Efficient NOC operation
Higher visibility for customer
Open APIs for OSS/BSS integration
Support for higher aggregate MSps rates
Requires total hub redundancy due to centralized infrastructure
Manage blended portfolio of frequencies and beam sizes
Support for larger frequency ranges / Ka/ Ku-band
Mobility/ seamless beam switching
Global Bandwidth Mgmt of SLAs across multi-spot beams
Enable managed Mbps services
High performance remotes
Support large range of terminal types (fixed, mobile, maritime, aero, etc)
Flexibility to Support Multiple Business Models
Threats to MilSatcom
•Over-reliance on high throughput• Denied environment• Degraded environment• Training issues• Always-on generation
•Decision fatigue•Weather•Reliance on commercial industry
• Political• Technical
•Right tools for the right job
Opportunities to MilSatcom
•Enhanced capability•Cost savings
• Capital outlay• Training• TCO
•Flexibility•Security
• TRANSEC/FIPS
•Network Management• Granularity• Monitoring access
