VIRTUALIZATION AT THE GATEWAY FOR COST EFFECTIVE SCALE AND OPERATIONS
VIRTUALIZATION OF GROUND SEGMENT SYSTEMS
The ground segment is rapidly adapting to position itself for future growth and success by unlocking the opportunities that new satellite constellations and software-defined networks will bring.
New Ground promotes the empowerment and development of the ground technology and services that will enable the satellite industry to harness the promise of New Space and the move toward a 5G future in multi-orbit, multi-access environment.
Virtualization is one of the key technology enablers that will allow the ground segment to move towards a fully integrated, end-to-end, cloud-based service delivery. It’s based on standards and opensource, bringing improved scale, performance and security. It will reduce overall operational complexity enabling a fully digitalized ground network that can integrate within the telecom 5G fabric.
VIRTUALIZATION OF GROUND SEGMENT SYSTEMS
The ground segment is rapidly adapting to position itself for future growth and success by unlocking the opportunities that new satellite constellations and software-defined networks will bring.
New Ground promotes the empowerment and development of the ground technology and services that will enable the satellite industry to harness the promise of New Space and the move toward a 5G future in multi-orbit, multi-access environment.
Virtualization is one of the key technology enablers that will allow the ground segment to move towards a fully integrated, end-to-end, cloud-based service delivery. It’s based on standards and opensource, bringing improved scale, performance and security. It will reduce overall operational complexity enabling a fully digitalized ground network that can integrate within the telecom 5G fabric.
Frederik Simoens, our CTO explains:
“The ground segment is embracing virtualization technologies. It is moving away from a paradigm where everything is configured upfront to a more orchestrated means of service delivery where services and infrastructure are dynamically adapted to demand.”
GATEWAY VIRTUALIZATION
We are pioneering a fully digitized and virtualized ground infrastructure in line with broader telco, wireless and IT transformational trends. We are redefining satellite for a new era of growth and increased usability.
We have started at the hub and gateway moving towards a more cloud-based architecture, whether in a private or public cloud environment.
Our portfolio represents the industry's de-facto standard in performance, efficiency and reliability for the best connectivity experience for any market application. Satellite operators and service providers have built many successful networks on the Evolution, Velocity, and Dialog platforms.
Read on for our latest virtualization innovations with the Intelligent Hub (iHub) and Line Card system on Velocity, the Intelligent Gateway on Evolution/Velocity, and the Dialog XIF Hub.
Listen to Darren Pralle, Senior Director of Product Management, as he talks about the New Ground movement and how ST Engineering iDirect is leading the way with network virtualization best practices.
New Ground and Network
Virtualization Best Practices
The Significance of iHub Technology
for Satellite Operators
The Intelligent Hub (iHub) and Line Card system provides Velocity operators with high performance in a high-density package. Watch here to learn more about the iHub.
A SMARTER WAY TO GROW
Intelligent Gateway
Our Intelligent Gateway (iGateway) virtualizes multiple protocol processors enabling cost-effective scale and flexibility to meet expanding customer requirements.
XIF
Highly Flexible, Scalable Hub
The greatly improved density results in a massive footprint reduction, decreasing cooling and IT management expenses while vastly improving performance.
- Serves a multitude of beams, transponders and satellites
- High throughput 10 Gbps Ethernet switching infrastructure
- Supports DVB-S2X outbound and SCPC, MF-TDMA and Mx-DMA return technologies
- HUB7318 XIF leverages private cloud to enable flexible virtual network
function (VNF) based on scalable compute and storage resources
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