Satellite
Internet Forum 2002
Conference Agenda
Tuesday, December 3
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8:00 am |
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Conference Begins
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8:30 am |
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Session 1 |
9:15 am |
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UDLR: a Satellite-Specific IP Standard |
| Last year the IETF
published a new Internet standard called UDLR, which has gone pretty much unnoticed here
in the U.S. Yet this standard, like others that have come from Europe (think DVB, GSM,
etc.) is destined to have a profound impact on our industry. UDLR (Uni-Directional Link
Routing) effectively uncouples the forward and return paths between two routers, thus
allowing standard IP traffic to be sent over the most appropriate path - important in
those cases where the outbound traffic has a very different profile than the inbound
traffic. And this is the case very often, such as with multicast traffic, with interactive
TV, with real-time gaming, etc. So satellite links, which are largely one-way or highly asymmetric, have until now required proprietary architectures to manage IP packets. While satellite vendors called this "Internet", when you scratched the surface you discovered that this: · entailed setting up and managing static routing tables · locked service providers in to specific vendors through non-interoperability · kept the satellite industry and its clients from leveraging many advances being made in the IP world. With UDLR, one-way satellite links can be deployed in a standard, interoperable framework, allowing the full benefits of satellite to be realized and yet be deployed in an industry-standard IP architecture. This presentation will discuss the origins of the UDLR standard, why it is destined to have such a significant impact on the satellite industry, and how key players in the industry can take advantage of this development. |
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10:00 am |
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Networking Break |
10:30 am |
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The Future of Satellite Data Services |
| While the difficulties of the high-profile systems have been widely discussed, the continued growth and opportunities in this sector have been somewhat overlooked. Voice service providers are now delivering data services and finding strong growth. Inmarsat, the former maritime-services IGO founded in 1979, is now providing data offerings including its GAN service at 64kbps, its Swift64 service for airlines and MPDS packet service and now receives >40% of its revenues from data services. Iridium meanwhile, has plans for a low-data rate messaging service. Clearly there are opportunities in both low- and high-data rate services. But what are these opportunities? What markets will benefit from the offerings? What can the providers expect in terms of technical challenges and competitive responses? A panel of experts will discuss their experiences, lessons learned and what is needed for satellite-based Internet services to be successful in the future. | ||
11:45 am |
Luncheon & Keynote Address |
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1:30 pm |
Satellite Internet for Military Applications |
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| As the events of 9/11 and the related intelligence findings make clear, securing communications against cyber-terrorism is critical, especially to the U.S. government. As the focus for many terrorist groups' hatred and violence, the U.S. military bears a tremendous burden as it secures both its physical assets and its communication assets around the globe. Satellite technologies are well-suited to helping minimize the risk profile of communications networks and to providing the additional coordination and communication capabilities required by our armed forces in combating terrorist threats. This session will look at the changing requirements of today's military and how satellite capabilities can assist in meeting these new challenges. | ||
3:00 pm |
Networking Break |
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3:30 pm |
Market Forecasts and Analyses |
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| Broadband adoption rates indicate that demand continues to expand. How will this demand translate to the satellite market? What are the 'hot spots' where profits can be made? What niches, applications and services can satellite-based Internet services address now, while being positioned to take advantage of the larger, expanding markets to come? What effect will consolidation have on the supply side of the equation? A panel of industry experts will look at these questions and offer their predictions for satellite Internet opportunities for the future. | ||
5:30 pm |
Networking Reception |
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Thursday |
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