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Technology for Mobile Broadband Bill Sullivan Managing Director, Mobile Broadband Systems Carlsbad, CA
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Satellite Forum ViaSat Background VSAT Products Antenna Systems Consumer Broadband Government Products
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Satellite Forum ViaSat Broadband in the Sky n ConneXion by Boeing Airborne transceivers Ground transceivers n SKYLink by ARINC Direct Airborne integrated terminals including antennas Complete ground infrastructure 7 x 24 network ops
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Satellite Forum The Satellite Mobile Broadband Problem Complex Trade-off Satellite Bandwidth and Power Waveform Design Network Management Antenna Size & Complexity Regulatory
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Satellite Forum Key Technologies for Satellite Mobile Broadband n CDMA spread spectrum waveforms THE enabler of mobile broadband on FSS satellites n Innovative antenna apertures n Antenna pointing & tracking n Aggressive error correction codes n Bandwidth recovery techniques n Outage mitigation features n Mobile IP networking
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Satellite Forum TDMA/FDMA CDMA Waveform.5 Degree CDMA = Mobile at Ku-Band n Standard Ku antennas have narrow beamwidths n Small antennas needed for mobile systems too wide n CDMA waveform reduces adjacent satellite interference FDMA/TDMA Waveform 6 Degree Effective CDMA Spread Spectrum Waveform FDMA/TDMA Waveform 6 Degree
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Satellite Forum Antenna Subsystems KVH n Antenna aperture Low profile Small footprint n Pointing / tracking Accuracy vs. cost Smaller antennas can meet regulatory limits with less accuracy n Integrated design is key!! Waveform Network management ViaSat’s CDMA waveform & network management enable these very small antennas
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Satellite Forum Waveform Design n Aggressive forward error correcting codes Turbo, PCCC, SCCC & others n Spread spectrum n Outage mitigation Burst CRMA Expanded interleaving HTTP caching Alternate media routing
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Satellite Forum PCMA Hub Cancellation Gateway Downlink ViewRemote Downlink View Gateway transmits Uplink signal Gateway cancels its received signal Subscriber Terminal transmits a return link Return link power too low to interfere with Outbound Return link above residual of cancelled Outbound Uplink Gateway receives inbound return links from remotes
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Satellite Forum Mobile Broadband Future?? n Smaller & smaller antennas Innovative system architectures n Other frequency bands? C-band for non-maritime? Ka-band?? n Press to reduce cost Cheaper bandwidth Cheaper equipment
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Satellite Forum Summary n Major shift in mobile satellite communications towards true broadband Mainstay low-rate heritage systems (e.g., Inmarsat) will remain and evolve New Ku systems moving rapidly to market n ViaSat will remain a key player Innovative system architectures Aggressive new products
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