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iDirect - Broadband satellite internet access using advanced router technology and traffic management. |
I have been receiving favourable comment about this hardware and the service it can provide. It seems that the real differentiator is that they use router technology, and thus benefit from the traffic management theory and technology developed over the years in the mainstream backbone internet, plus their own developments (patents applied for). The iDirect system has been designed from the start to support IP in a satellite environment. A list of the advantageous features of the iDirect networking technology are listed here (120k pdf file)
The customer terminal equipment is a stand alone satellite box thus avoiding any problems with customer PC setup. Your dish and transmit /receive radio modules will be similar to any other system, and will depend on the particular satellite (frequency band, downlink power (eirp) and uplink sensitivity (G/T))
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iDirect’s NetModem II Plus broadband router is a simple "one box" solution that provides enterprise-class IP transport and traffic management over satellite networks. The NetModem II Plus is a compact set-top terminal that delivers a satellite modem, IP router, TCP optimisation over satellite, 3DES Encryption, and QoS/prioritisation all in one easy to deploy solution. At the same time, it delivers the highest data throughput speeds in the industry today - 18 Mbps downstream, and 4.2 Mbps upstream. And, because it is highly scalable for both inbound and outbound data rates, it allows users to easily accommodate current and future bandwidth requirements. |
If you are an end-user and want to buy a customer terminal or several customer terminals, go to my page broadband satellite access providers and navigate to find your region of the world and a satellite beam map covering of your location.
The iDirect Technologies hub and remote hardware and software equipment provides connectivity for IP based services such as data, voice and internet connectivity. This Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) network can provide data at speeds from 64 kbps to 4.2 Mbps from the remote site and up to 9 Mbps from the hub to the remotes. Each iDirect remote terminal includes a built-in router and is packaged with features such as link encryption, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) acceleration, Domain Name Server (DNS) caching and Quality of Service (QoS) prioritisation all in one box.
The iDirect system makes use of a number of inventions (patents applied for) covering their software and hardware components. These patent applications are for proprietary methods, apparatus and systems that impact such aspects as the allocation of bandwidth, quality of service, and network management/optimisation of iDirect's overall Internet Protocol (IP)-based broadband satellite technology. John Kealey, president and CEO of iDirect Technologies, said "The proprietary technology contained in these patent applications offers our customers real benefits by allowing them to better utilize their bandwidth and provide a quality of service level that is unsurpassed in the industry. The capacity and control provided by the iDirect IP over satellite technology is allowing our customers to provide services like Voice over IP and video conferencing faster, easier, and more profitably all over the world."
6th May 2004: iDirect Technologies has been selected to provide
Internet Protocol Broadband Connectivity
to School Systems of Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rico Department of Education
has chosen iDirect to help provide Internet
connectivity at speeds of up to 1.5 Mbps to over 1,500 school sites.
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• Implement a full IP network with the lowest capital costs • Interface with up to five different satellites through a single hub - no other system can do this! • Deliver a complete enterprise application suite • Deliver real time services like Voice over IP (VoIP) and video • Increase service offerings with new IP applications such as multicasting and distance learning • Efficiently manage networks with a centralized Network Management System (NMS) • Use any satellite frequency, including C, Ku and emerging Ka-band • Easily build multiple out-links from a single hub for an aggregate throughput of up to 360 Mbps per chassis • Configure multiple chassis in the same hub • Support star, mesh, SCPC or hybrid networks • Attain the highest bandwidth efficiency in the industry |
iDirect 20-Slot 5IF chassis covers up to
five regions without purchasing and operating multiple hubs. It’s designed for
network operators who offer service on multiple satellites, allowing access of
up to 5 satellites from a single chassis. A single 5IF chassis can support
aggregate speeds up to 360 Mbps, and multiple chassis can be configured within
the same hub. The chassis supports C, Ku, and Ka band transponders with
carrier class redundancy. The 5IF chassis many be rented out to 5 separate
companies, each of whom may then operate as an independent virtual network
operator (VNO), see below. Each VNO rents their own uplink carrier and
TDMA downlink carrier on the satellite.
iDirect 20-slot 1IF chassis saves invaluable
collocation space. It’s designed for network operators with full teleport
capabilities provided over a single satellite. Like the 5IF chassis, the
20-slot 1IF allows up to 20 networks from a single hub, and also supports
aggregate speeds up to 360 Mbps.
iDirect Virtual Network Operator (VNO)
is the ideal solution for non-facilities based providers of satellite services
that want to operate their own network. It allows multiple VNOs to operate on
the same chassis, but retain the ability, via partitioning, to manage and
operate their own networks through separate network management capabilities.
Each VNO’s traffic is entirely segregated.
iDirect Private Hub is an ideal solution for
corporations that need a private network. The iDirect Private Hub provides
a single inbound/outbound network via satellite. This cost effective
native IP replacement of frame relay networks can support bandwidth of 18 Mbps
downstream, and 4.2 Mbps upstream. The Private Hub is a redundant system,
complete with the most comprehensive network management software in the
industry.
If you are an end-user and want to buy a customer terminal or several customer terminals, go to my page broadband satellite service providers in Europe and navigate to find your region of the world and a satellite beam map covering of your location.
Page started 10 June 2004, last amended 23 Apr 2008.
| If you are a telecoms service provider business and are considering buying into a large hub dish earth station then, for more information about buying hub equipment please email pr@idirect.net. The information and images on this page are based on copyright information derived from the iDirect web site and are reproduced here with permission from iDirect. |
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iDirect and Telenor
InetSky
iDirect press
release Feb 2005: - John Kealey Selected as Via Satellite Magazine's
Satellite Executive of the Year 2004
This page in Spanish -
iDirect - equipo basado en los satélites de banda ancha del acceso del Internet
