USER’S GUIDE SF-2110, User Manual

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SF-2110 User Guide – Rev. A
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the primary ference stations use the Internet as
data link and are backed up by dedicated
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maintains round the clock monitoring and control of
every
ation to monitor service quality. Data from
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communications lines, but in fact the network is
sufficiently dense that the reference stations
effectively act as back up for each other. If one or
several fail, the net effect on the correction accuracy
is not impair
There are two continuously running processing
centers, each receiving all of the reference site inputs
and each with redundant communications links to
uplink LES. The LESs are equipped with two
complete and continuously operating sets of uplink
equipment arbitrated by an automatic fail over switch.
Finally, a comprehensive team of support engineers
the system.
The network is a fully automated self-monitoring
system. To ensure overall system integrity, an
independent integrity monitor receiver, similar to a
standard StarFire™ user receiver, is installed at
reference st
these integrity monitors is sent to the two
independent processing hubs in Torrance, California
and Moline, Illinois. Through these integrity monitors
the network is continuously checked for overall SBAS
positioning accuracy, L-Band signal strength, data
integrity and other essential operational parameters.
How to Access the StarFire™ Service
StarFire™ is a subscription service. The user pay
subscription, which licenses the use of the service fo
a predetermined period of time.
Subscriptions can be purchased for quarterly,
biannual or annual periods and are available via a
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