Broadband Satellite Internet:
How It Works (cont.)Native IP with Acceleration
Unlike broadband satellite Internet services that were adapted from television broadcast technology, Skycasters service was built from the ground up for IP services. High efficiency TCP acceleration and accelerated TCP handshake enhances performance by mitigating the effects that satellite latency typically has on TCP/IP traffic.
Dynamic Tx Power Control
A unique feature of Skycasters broadband satellite Internet service is its dynamic transmit (Tx) power control feature that automatically increases Tx power when necessary due to weather or atmospheric conditions.
Advanced Satellite Internet Modem (Indoor Unit)
The Skycasters indoor unit (IDU) is a single-box broadband satellite Internet modem with onboard TCP optimization and QoS (Quality of Service) capabilities, router and DNS.
The unit is centrally managed from our Network Operations Center (NOC) which frees the user from hassles such as software updates. In fact, the IDU can also be managed remotely from the NOC for configuration changes, real-time monitoring and historical reporting.
Full 3DES VPN Security / Several Options
Although satellite Internet is more secure than a typical broadband connection, additional satellite VPN security is easily accomplished over the VSAT Systems network.
Optional VSAT Systems 3DES encryption across the satellite Internet space link is the most secure available, allowing the satellite Internet remote site(s) to connect to the VSAT hub over a secure 3DES VPN.
Enforced Quality Of Service (QoS)
Skycasters broadband satellite Internet access offers optional network-based QOS prioritization. QoS can be based on protocol type, source port number, destination port number, source IP address or destination IP address. This feature also can provide class based queuing, which assigns a percentage of bandwidth to each class. Rate limiting which allocates only the bandwidth that is needed is used in the network to maximize resources for all customers.
Perhaps most importantly, the Skycasters broadband satellite Internet service can provide a Committed Information Rate (CIR) – with the ability to dedicate bandwidth as required in order to support voice or other bandwidth critical services.
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