SkyEdge

Hub and System

Architecture
Name and title of the presenter, Date

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Outline
Hub Types
Hub Architecture
Hub Elements
Data Flow
NMS

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 Hub Types
SkyEdge Hub family includes 3 types:
Basic (R/NR), Large Scale (R), Multiple Satellites (R)
Same VSATs for all hub types
Same system for all hub types
Upgradeability option
32000
Number of VSATs

Small Scale - IP Only “Everything” over 1 satellite “Everything” over multiple satellites

200

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Basic Hub Large Scale Hub Multiple Satellites Hub

Hub type
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Hub Types
Basic Hub

A slim hub offering - IP connectivity only

Redundant or Non redundant configuration
Optional add-ons and Operational Enhancements
(most of the available ones on SkyEdge Large Scale
hub)
Market segment
Small shared service providers
Small dedicated networks
10’s-200 VSATs
Multiple topologies
Multiple VSATs (SkyEdge IP, SkyEdge Pro)
Scalability and Upgradeability

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 Basic Hub
Components Overview

DVB Modulator
IP Encapsulator (IPE)

Receiver cage
Receivers

Sync Device

Switches

Data Protocol Server

cPCI Cage (DPS)

NMS
Hub Satellite Processor
(HSP)

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Basic Hub
Technical specifications

Supports IP applications
Maximum number of VSATs – 200
Maximum network outbound – 8Mbps
8PSK, Turbo - Optional
Max network inbound – full receiver cage
Number of satellites (outbounds) – 1
Number of MPNs – 5
Network topology – Star, Mesh and Multi-star

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Hub Types
Full Scale Hub

Full support for both IP and Voice services over 1 satellite

Redundant or Non redundant configuration
Optional add-ons and Operational Enhancements
Market segment
Medium to Large shared service providers
Medium to Large dedicated networks
200 – 32,000 VSATs
Multiple topologies
Multiple VSATs
Scalability and Upgradeability

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Full Scale Hub
Technical specifications

Supports IP and voice applications

Maximum number of VSATs – 32,000
Maximum network outbound – 66Mbps
8PSK, Turbo - Optional
Max network inbound – 6 full receiver cages
Number of satellites (outbounds) – 1
Number of MPNs – 256
Network topology – Star, Mesh and Multi-star

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Hub Types
Multiple Satellites Hub

Supporting 2-5 satellite

Full support for both IP and Voice services
Redundant configuration
Optional add-ons and Operational Enhancements
Market segment
Small to Large shared service providers
Small to Large dedicated networks
10’s – 32,000 VSATs
Multiple topologies
Multiple VSATs
Scalability and Upgradeability

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Multiple Satellites Hub
Technical specifications

Supports IP and voice applications

Maximum number of VSATs – 32,000
Maximum network outbound – 80Mbps
8PSK, Turbo - Optional
Max network inbound – 6 full receiver cages
Number of satellites (outbounds) 2-5
Number of MPNs – 256
Network topology – Star, Mesh and Multi-star

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Hub Types
Similarities

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Hub Types
Differences

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Hub Architecture

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Hub Architecture
The SkyEdge Hub is based on a modular design
Purchase what you need now
Expand when the opportunity comes
Building blocks addition/upgrade cater for:
Network expansion
Traffic increase
Adding features
Adding network topologies (star to mesh or multi-star)
Adding Redundancy
Supporting more Satellites

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 Hub Architecture
Optional Add-ons
Modulator
xDB
IPA Server IPE
Server Farm Multicast
NMS Receivers
Server
Browser cage
PowerEdge
CPU chassis

Media Gateway
NMS

Basic configuration

Internet/ PSTN
Intranet

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Hub Building Blocks

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PowerEdge Main Components
cPCI Chassis

Full redundant architecture, inc. LAN switches & power supplies

Enhanced maintainability for all components
All components are hot replaceable (processors, power supply, fan,
switches, management)
Full monitoring via the NMS (component failure, temp level etc.)
Industry standard
Main Components:
HSP – Hub Satellite Processor
DPS – Data Protocol Server
VPP – Voice Packets Processor
DCAS – DAMA Call Allocation Server
Multiple cages architecture

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PowerEdge Main Components
cPCI Management

The cPCI Management card is used for managing the

cPCI cage. It communicates with all the cards via the
cPCI internal bus
The cPCI cage is fully redundant. Each card is connected
to both Switch blades

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PowerEdge Main Components
cPCI Chassis

Voice Packets Processor (VPP)

Routes of voice packets between VSATs (receivers) and media
gateway
Sends voice packets directly to IPE
DAMA Call Allocation Server (DCAS)
Receives requests for satellite voice recourses from VSATs & VPP
and sends the requests to the CSRM at the HSP
Data Protocol Server (DPS)
Interfacing the user servers at the hub side
Full IP protocol support & performs TCP acceleration
Hub Satellite Processor (HSP)
Centralized satellite resource manager (CSRM) for data and
telephony inbound traffic
Management and control over the receiver cage and sync device

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 PowerEdge Main Components
Hub Satellite Processor (HSP)

The HSP is connected to the following components:

Sync
Devices IPE

RX RX
CAGE CAGE

Active Standby
HSP Card HSP Card VPP DCAS DPS NMS
Control LAN

The HSP card works with the following sub-components:

Hub Receivers Unit (HRU)

Synchronization Device

The Hub Receivers Unit and the Synchronization Device are managed by
the HSP and their software is downloaded from the HSP using TFTP

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 PowerEdge Main Components
Data Protocol Server (DPS)
DCAS

The DPS serves as an interface between the customer’s IP network

and the SkyEdge satellite network
It connects on one side to the customer’s IP network, and optionally to
HRU
the internet, and
Assign / End
Commands
on the other to the HSP/IPE

Voice to PSTN
HUB
Voice from PSTN

VPP
IPE
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Internet/ IPE
Intranet

DPS Card VSAT

NMS

HSP Card

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 PowerEdge Main Components
Dynamic Call Allocation Server (DCAS)
DCAS

The DCAS is a Dynamic Call Allocation Server for the

SkyEdge system - It functions as a satellite telephony switch
There is one active DCAS per network Assign / End
HRU
Commands

The DCAS is responsible for:

Voice to PSTN

Call handling Media

Gateway DCAS
Voice from PSTN
Communicating with the CSRM for resource allocation
VPP
IPE
Number manipulation PSTN

NMS HSP VPP

Assign / End
Commands
Call Data Records (CDRs)
Voice to PSTN
Media
The DCAS is connected to the following components: Gateway
Voice from PSTN

NMS VPP
PSTN

DCAS

NMS

HRU
DCAS
Assign / End
Commands

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Voice to PSTN
 PowerEdge Main Components
Voice Packets Processor (VPP)

The VPP is the voice packet handler of the SkyEdge system

The main function of the VPP is to route voice packets between VSATs
& Media Gateway for calls from/to the PSTN, or between the VSATs
(in double hop)
DCAS

HRU
Assign / End
Commands

Voice to PSTN
Media
Gateway
Voice from PSTN

VPP
IPE
PSTN

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 Hub Receiver Unit (HRU)

The Hub Receiver Unit (HRU) processes Inbound signals and transmits
them over the LAN to the HSP, DPS or VPP
The HRU is a VME-bus chassis composed of:
A Controller card

Up to 18 inbound Receiver Cards

A Power splitter panel

Up to 6 receiver cages per HSP:

The receivers support GMSK Modulation

2 receivers per board

Maximal receiver rate is 840ksps

The HRU is connected to the following components:
Sync Device, HSP, VPP, LNB down converter splitter panel

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 Synchronization Device
Inbound transmission is based on slotted ALOHA, mandating VSATs &
HUB synchronization to a common time base
The Synchronization Device sends synchronization signals to the
VSATs & the HRU
The Sync device is connected to the following components:

Data LAN

HSP HSP
Card Card
IPE

SYNC SYNC
DEVICE DEVICE

Rx cage Rx cage Rx cage Rx cage Rx cage Rx cage

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 IP Encapsulator (IPE)

The IP Encapsulator (IPE) receives IP packets and converts them into

MPEG2 transport stream
The IPE uses two types of encapsulation:
MPE (Multi Protocol Encapsulation) for user data and system control
Data piping for the voice packets

MPEG2 Stream
IP Packets

MPEG2 Transport Stream

IPE

Data Software DCAS Voice

Streamer Mng NMS Sync

HSP VPP Sync

DPS
Device

IP, Legacy NMS DCAS

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 IP Encapsulation
MPE Standard, MPEG2, Voice
The MPE standard adapts the packet into an MPEG2, 188 byte segment:
17 bytes MPE header and 4 bytes CRC are added
4 Bytes MPEG2 header is added Inte
rna
l
Stream is sent to the Modulator
184 bytes 184 bytes 184 bytes

C C
MPEG2 MPE MPEG2 MPEG2 MPE
HeaderHeader IP DATA R Header Voice Packet Header Header IP SYNC R
C C

Data 2 important identifiers: Voice

MPEG2 includes MPE header, PID Sync
PID
PID helps reconstruct IP data packets PID
 MPE header (only for Data, Sync, and NMS information)
 PID identifies the packet contents throughout the system.

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 Modulator DVB-S / 8PSK-Turbo
to the RFT

The Modulator receives the MPEG2 Modulator

transform stream from the IPE and
converts it into a DVB-S modulated stream
It is also responsible for the Outbound MPEG2
Transport
Forward Error Correction (FEC) Stream
from IPE

Newtec:
 QPSK modulation
 Agile 70MHz IF output
 FEC Code Rates: 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8
 Symbol Rate: 256 Ksps to 30 Msps
 FEC Modes: Viterbi & RS
Sencore:
 Provides QPSK & 8PSK modulations
 Agile 70MHz IF output.
 FEC Code Rates: 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8,
8/9
 Symbol Rate: 256 Ksps to 30 Msps
 FEC Modes: Viterbi & RS, Turbo Code 28
 Media Gateway

The Media Gateway is the main interface of the SkyEdge

network with the terrestrial telephony network.
Located at the hub and equipped with an E1 interface, the
Media Gateway supports up to 30 simultaneous calls.
As many as 256 Media Gateway units can be supported by
the SkyEdge hub.
To/from DCAS and VPP

Media
Gateway

PSTN

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Traffic Flow

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 Inbound Data Flow

Receiver cage

SkyEdge Pro
HSP CPU card Cash Register

DPS card
Residential
Gateway

Router
Video
conference
Phone

Internet

Video
IPA
Servers conference
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 Outbound Data Flow

Modulator

IPE

SkyEdge Pro Cash Register

DPS card
Residential
Gateway

Router
Video
conference
Phone

Internet

Video
IPA
Servers conference
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Voice Inbound Flow

Receiver cage

SkyEdge Pro

VPP

Phone
Fax

Media Gateway

E1

PSTN

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Voice Outbound Flow

Modulator

IPE SkyEdge Pro

VPP
Phone
Fax

Media Gateway

E1

PSTN

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Network Management System

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 Network Management System (NMS)

The NMS monitors & controls the communications in the network

Enables viewing, modification & download of individual configurations of
hub elements & remote terminals
Client/server architecture provides centralized management & control,
while giving access to multiple operators
Advanced User interface used for:

Network configuration
Operation management
Monitoring & control
Alarm & event display
Statistics gathering
Event logging and CDR gathering for billing
Windows based with full SNMP support

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 NMS
Architecture
OSS / 3rd party NMS Network
applications Architecture

SNMP NMS Server

NMS SNMP
Agent

SNMP
Managment Lan
NMS DCOM BB
SkyEdge LAPU
Browsers NMS VSATs
NMS Core Processes Streamer
TCP Socket Hub

SkyMap
DCOM
Server

SQL DB

ReportEdge
Server Disk

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NMS
View

Flexible network view

Partitions
Used for ISP/Regions/Shared hub operation
Physical separation
Logical VSAT Group (LVG)
The logical view of the VSATs in the network
Logical separation
Logical Hub View
For shared hub support - enables the user to see
only the hub elements available in his partition

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 SkyEdge NMS
Partitioning & Grouping
NMS

Partition 1: ISP Partition 2: Corporate

LVG 2: Bronze LVG 2: R&D

LVG 3: Silver LVG 3: Sales

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SkyEdge NMS
Network View

Set location
for new VSAT

Find VSAT

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NMS
Enhanced features

Software licensing support

Resource sharing among customers (IB/OB pool for work groups)
Browser event display filtration
Web based reporting
Templates
Commit (scheduling the execution time)
Compare (new vs. existing configuration of Hub elements & templates)
Find VSAT
Wizards

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SkyEdge NMS
Enhanced features

Gemini Engine
All system components send their parameter list to the NMS
The NMS automatically builds the required GUI for each component
Software licensing support
Resource sharing among customers
Defining Work Groups, groups of VSATs sharing the same IB & OB
resources and the same multicast addresses
Fault Management
Rule-Based Reasoning
Consists of facts (events) and rules (knowledge-base).
Root-cause analysis
Identify relationships between events based on rules, analyzing
the root cause, and raise only the relevant alarms

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 SkyEdge NMS
Enhanced features - Cont.

Browser Event display filtration

Make events easier to view and manage on the browser
Used for high rate of events
used for filtering out irrelevant or of no importance events
Web Based Reporting
A web-access to a set of reports that can be activated on the NMS database
The reports include data analysis of network statistics, events and status
Reports activation can be invoked by user or be scheduled
Templates
Facilitate fast and efficient configuration of VSATs
NMS streamer
Constantly sends software updates and network parameters via the
outbound
Enabling VSATs download updates and parameters whenever required 43
 SkyEdge NMS
Special utilities
Commit
Defining updated parameters, saving them and
scheduling the execution time
Compare
Comparison of a new configuration vs. an existing
configuration of Hub elements and templates.
Find VSAT
Enables to search VSATs according to their attributes’
values
Wizards
Guide the user thru common processes such as adding
a new VSAT and adding new hub element

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 ReportEdge
Currently available 25 reports:
Availability
Events
Hub
VSATs
Special…

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