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Unlimited combination
of service plans
Because the HX System treats the inbound channels as a pool,
and given that inbound TDMA bursts are of variable lengths, the
HX System can efficiently provision a virtually unlimited
combination of service plans. This contrasts significantly with
some vendor solutions in which all the satellite routers on an
inroute must have essentially the same (or similar) service plans
with regard to minimum committed information rate (which is
always consumed) and maximum rate.
Figure 10 illustrates how
an operator using the HX System can customize the service plan
per satellite router, based on customer requirements rather than
on limitations of the satellite system.
Figure 10: Multiple service plans