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BGAN 9201 User Manual
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LaunchPad provides a variety of connection options to help ensure that all your data
requirements are met. LaunchPad is configured with seven connections by default. You can edit
these default connections or add to them by setting up any number of customized connections,
called dedicated connections, using a configuration tool.
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The seven default types of data connections consist of one standard and six streaming types.
Standard
: A standard connection is charged per Mb. You are charged only for the amount
of data that is sent. The bandwidth you are allocated depends on terminal type and
network availability, but is always „best effort‟, that is, you are allocated bandwidth
depending on your requirements and the requirements of other users of the BGAN network,
or BGAN Terminal. This connection class is suitable for most data types, other than
multimedia.
Streaming
: A streaming connection is charged by time. You are charged for the amount of
time the connection is active. Streaming enables multimedia data, such as video, to be sent
in a continuous data stream and converted into sound and pictures. The bandwidth
required for a streaming connection is difficult to predict, and depends on factors such as
length of connection and number of receivers.
The standard connection is suitable for most basic data requirements, and is charged by the
amount of data sent. If you require a guaranteed data rate for your connection, to eliminate
delay for example, you can connect using one of the streaming connections, at the following
data rates:
32 Kbps streaming
64 Kbps streaming
128 Kbps streaming
176 Kbps streaming
256 Kbps streaming
BGAN X-Stream – up to 512 kbps
Each streaming class connection is charged by the length of time that the connection is live.
The standard and streaming connections are primary connections and are alternatives to each
other, that is only one can be open at a time. You must close one connection before you can
open another. This is per TE. Each TE can have its own primary PDP context (e.g. background or
streaming connection) and up to 11 TE‟s may be connected to one UT at a time. Each TE will
have a separate global IP address to the network.
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If required, you can set up one or more dedicated streaming connections for applications such
as live video and FTP using only one TE. A dedicated streaming connection ensures that a
selected application does not have to share the connection with any other traffic from that
same TE. The Terminal supports up to ten dedicated connections alongside the primary
connection through the use of Traffic Flow templates (TFT‟s). A dedicated streaming connection
is charged by the length of time that the connection is live.
LaunchPad displays an information note if you are about to open a streaming connection, or
open two or more connections at the same time. Refer to About PDP Contexts for details on
how LaunchPad manages data connections.
