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iDirect Launches
Ruggedized Satellite
August 19, 2008
VT iDirect, Inc. launched its Series
12200 Universal 4-Slot Industrialized
Hub, a durable solution which allows
network operators to implement and
manage a mobile satellite network in the
field. The new 4-slot hub will operate
using iDirect’s enhanced iDS 8.3
software, engineered for use in mobile
applications. The software also supports
iDirect’s new SkyMonitor Spectrum
Analyzer, a core network management tool
that allows satellite operators to
troubleshoot and monitor network
performance. iDirect is a world leader
in satellite-based IP communications
technology.
The new Universal
4-Slot Industrialized Hub enables
military and relief organizations to
deploy complete satellite networks at a
moments notice, meeting a critical need
for unfailing mobile connectivity in the
field. Military forces
increasingly depend on satellite
communications to receive real-time
information that impacts vital
decisions. iDirect’s new 4-slot hub is
capable of delivering broadband
connectivity, including
videoconferencing and voice over IP, to
thousands of remotes. The hub will
support a range of government, first
responder, disaster recovery and
communications-on-the-pause
applications.
iDirect’s new
4-slot hub has been strenuously tested
in accordance with the US
government’s MIL-STD 810F certification
for temperature, altitude, humidity,
shock and vibration. The hub is fully
operational in temperatures ranging from
minus 22 degrees to 140 degrees
Fahrenheit (or minus 30 degrees to 60
degrees Celsius). It can host multiple
inbound and outbound networks on up to
four different satellites. The unit
represents the industry’s first mobile
hub built on the superior bandwidth
efficiency of an IP Time Division
Multiple Access (TDMA) network.
“The special
operations community and other defense
forces demand absolute control over
every aspect of their communications
systems. The performance and durability
of the new iDirect 4-Slot Industrialized
Hub enable these organizations to be
self-sufficient and manage end-to-end
networks that better support crucial
operations and maneuvers.”,
said John Ratigan,
President, iDirect Government
Technologies.
iDirect’s enhanced
iDS 8.3 software also supports the new
SkyMonitor Spectrum Analyzer. SkyMonitor
features an eight port auto-switching
spectrum analyzer which allows network
operators to monitor the spectral data
of inbound and outbound carriers in
real-time. The spectrum analyzer can
monitor multiple frequencies and enables
network operators to rapidly diagnose
poor performance due to RF interference
or other carrier-related issues. Because
SkyMonitor is fully integrated with
iDirect’s iVantage Network Management
System, operators do not require
advanced knowledge of RF engineering to
maintain high performance quality and
ensure service level agreements.
Spectrum analyses are presented using
SkyMonitor’s built-in digital Fast
Fourier Transformation technology.
The Series 12200
Universal 4-Slot Industrialized Hub and
SkyMonitor Spectrum Analyzer products
will be shipping in the third quarter of
2008.
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