SHAPING THE FUTURE OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Compliancy Statements .......................................................................................... ii
Safety Regulations .................................................................................................. v
Maintenance ............................................................................................................ix
About this Manual .................................................................................................... x
Options ..................................................................................................................xiii
Table of Contents ................................................................................................xvii
1 Introduction ..................................................................................................22
1.1 Description .....................................................................................................22
1.1.1 EL170 IP Satellite Modulator .....................................................................22
1.1.2 EL970 IP Satellite Demodulator ................................................................24
1.1.3 EL470 IP Satellite Modem .........................................................................25
2 Network Models and Traffic Routing .........................................................27
2.1 IP Network Models .........................................................................................27
2.1.1 Ethernet Bridging Inside the Satellite Subnet ............................................27
2.1.2 IP Bridging in the Satellite Subnet .............................................................29
2.1.3 IP Routing ..................................................................................................33
2.2 VLAN Forwarding and IP Routing ..................................................................35
2.2.1 VLAN Support ............................................................................................35
3 Installation ....................................................................................................38
3.1 Rack Mounting ...............................................................................................38
3.2 AC Power Supply ...........................................................................................39
3.3 Cable Distribution System .............................................................................39
3.3.1 Technical Earthing .....................................................................................39
4 Physical Description ...................................................................................41
4.1 Front Panel Description .................................................................................41
4.2 Back Panel Description ..................................................................................43
4.2.1 PSU, M&C Interface and External 10.0 MHz Reference Input..................43
4.2.2 Sub Back Panel Descriptions ....................................................................46
4.2.3 EL 170 IP Satellite Modulator Back Panel.................................................52
4.2.4 EL970 IP Satellite Demodulator Back Panel .............................................53
4.2.5 EL470 IP Satellite Modem Back Panel......................................................54