SkyEdge Inbound Access Schemes

Name and title of the presenter, Date

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 SkyEdge Inbound Access Scheme
Why are we dealing with Access Schemes?

Reducing OPEX – efficient use of space segment

Supporting different applications/needs in one
network
Improving and controlling Network behavior

SkyEdge Family
Hub

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 SkyEdge Access Schemes

SkyEdge supports a variety of access schemes and channel

types

The aim is providing highest adaptability to different network

scenarios and customer needs

The network designer defines the inbound channel scheme

according to traffic assumptions and desired network behavior

Flexibility – Only a combination of different channel types on

one network can provide a good solution to accommodate
different applications and services

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 Main highlights

Combination of TDMA and FDM -> FTDMA

High utilization
DAMA – Dynamic Assigned Multiple Access
Sharing of resources (opposed to PAMA)
Slotted ALOHA Access
Twice more utilized than pure ALOHA (36% to
18%)

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 TDMA/MF-TDMA
Satellite Access Schemes
SkyEdge
TDMA MF-TDMA

Frequency
155 713 851 426
25 55 103 163
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851 426
32 76 134 180
713 155 422 851 426
2 25 82 55 148 103 198 163
32 76 134 180 851
713 155 851
422
25 55 103 163
851 477
2 82 148 198
155 851 477
713 422 851 477
Time Time Time Time 422 713 155 851 477
Dedicated
Time Access
Channels
1-50 51-100 101-150 151-200 200 - 1
■ Each frequency slot serves a group of VSATs ■ Complete bandwidth available to all sites
■ More adapted to low bit-rates with low ■ More adapted to variable bit-rates and variety
variability of applications
and well known applications ■ high utilization
■ low utilization 5
 D-TDMA/MF-TDMA
Satellite Access Schemes
SkyEdge
D-TDMA MF-TDMA

Frequency
155 713 851 426
25 3 15 27
32 22 33 39 155 422 851 426
2 4 9 12
27 23 21 27
8 1 11 15 851 426
32 22 33 27
713 155 422 851 426
851
15 713 155 851
8 1 11 422
851 477
155 851 477
713 422 851 477
Time Time Time Time 422 713 155 851 477
Dedicated
Time Access
Channels
1-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 1 - 200
■ Each frequency slot serves a group of VSATs ■ Complete bandwidth available to all sites
■ More adapted to constant bit-rates with low ■ More adapted to variable bit-rates and variety of
variability and well known applications applications
■ Wasted BW when no traffic ■ Efficient when no traffic
■ Not scalable ■ Very scalable 6
 SkyEdge – Access Scheme I
RA – Random Access – best for short transactional applications
lowest latency – ping time as low as 600 msec

collision
Time

Frequency

CRA – Collision Reduction Algorithm – managing the busy VSATs by distributing them
among different channels (avoid two busy VSATs on the same channel group) 7
 SkyEdge – Access Scheme II

DA – Dedicated Access Channels (and Partial DA) -

Collision-
free
channel !

Time
allocation

ADA Triggers
• TCP/UDP port number
• IP Address source/dest
RA RA DA Frequency
• IB Rate of Traffic (ROT)

VDA = Voice DA – best Trigger – • Queue threshold

ADA request
voice performance • Permanent DA 8
 SkyEdge – Access Scheme III
GA – Guaranteed Access Channels
VDA – Voice Dedicated Access

Separation between
Voice and Data –
guarantees predictable
QoS for Voice at all
times (according GOS)
Time
allocation GA provides 25% better
space utilization over an
RA network

RRA GA GA VDA Frequency

Requests for Dedicated Voice
Transmissions Access
are done here 9
 VDA – best support for voice

Circuit switched
Utilization
Lowest jitter
Low delay
Low BW per call
Controlled Quality

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 SkyEdge – Access Scheme III

GA – Guaranteed Access Channels Adding an RA

channel to GA
environment to
enjoy reduced
delay (Rel 4.0)

Time
allocation

RRA GA GA VDA RA Frequency

Requests for Dedicated Voice
Transmissions Access
are done here 11
 SkyEdge – Access Scheme Concepts IV

Mesh Channel – Transmission between VSATs Mesh channels reduce

space segment by
eliminating satellite hops

Mesh channels
provide connections
with half the latency
as opposed to star
Time channels

RRA GA GA VDA MVDA Frequency

Star – VSAT to Hub VSAT to VSAT

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 Dividing the Inbound into
separate bands
Inbound channels can be divided to 8 groups
Each group is configured independently (access, rates)

Value to the operator – Support a shared Hub service or adapt

better to a network with different services.

Example
Internet Residential service - 128 kbps channels, GA
CDMA backhaul – 512 kbps channels, RA

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 Rele
ase
4.0
Multiple channel bit rates in one band

The SkyEdge Hub supports different inbound channel

rates in one inbound band
Up to 3 different channel rates can be defined per Inbound
Band
The relation between them is of the form x1:x2:x4
Different set of rates can be configured for different
inbound bands

More Flexibility

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