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access to an Internet point <strong>of</strong> presence via a gateway station for connection tothe satellite’s network access gateway (NAG). The NAG then sends themessage across the proximate backbone network <strong>of</strong> the recipient’s ISP,which is finally delivered to the intended recipient’s address. For this type<strong>of</strong> application, channel capacity needs to be shared by different users.Subscribers’ access to satellite using a subscriber unit (e.g., h<strong>and</strong>held,pocket-sized phones) may be the simplest feature <strong>of</strong> satellite mobile systems <strong>of</strong>the future where the subscribers will be able to access voice, facsimile, data,<strong>and</strong> paging services with acceptable high quality.There are direct benefits for users accessing Internet via satellite,includingConnection through or bypassing terrestrial networks <strong>and</strong> provision fordirect-to-home services via the digital video broadcasting (DVB) IP.DVB technology uses multiplexing (e.g., MPEG-2) for data packetingbut with different channel modulation. MPEG-2 is the broadcastqualitycompression st<strong>and</strong>ard for video communication.Provision for higher throughput <strong>and</strong> possibly asymmetric links.Allowance for multicasting transmission; that is, sending one message toauthorized users instantaneously within the network through a variety<strong>of</strong> earth stations.Provision for faster access (or response) time <strong>and</strong> delivery <strong>of</strong> informationto any inhospitable terrain or region where there is rapidlyexp<strong>and</strong>ing customer dem<strong>and</strong> but insufficient terrestrial infrastructure.Of course, there have been attempts to deliver IP via satellite, but the satellitetechnologies have focused on connection-oriented transmission protocols,which are really suited for voice traffic rather than IP, unnecessarily squ<strong>and</strong>eringexpensive capacity. What are the challenges ahead for effective delivery <strong>of</strong>IP via satellite?8.3.3 Technical ChallengesThe TCP=IP shortcomings in the typical satellite environment include latency(degradations due to slow-start), data security over the satellite link, <strong>and</strong>optimization (window size, traffic acknowledgment for short transmissionsover high-latency channels, as well as scheduling capacity). These shortcomingsdem<strong>and</strong> attention in order to provide more efficient, secure, <strong>and</strong>application-expansive internetworking via satellite. The issue <strong>of</strong> data orCopyright © 2002 by Marcel Dekker, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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