Satellite - Technology Enabler for Advanced Wireless Networks · Satellite - Technology Enabler for...

Stanley Russo

Senior Manager, System Architecture & Innovation

December 2, 2016

Satellite - Technology Enablerfor

AdvancedWireless Networks

WINLAB Fall/Winter 2016 Research Review

Challenges For Advanced Wireless Networks

Source: ESOA

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• Higher speed access network

• Higher capacity density

• Higher capacity core/backhaul network

• Shifting traffic patterns

• New applications with stringent connectivity requirements (e.g. IoT & latency)

• Video consumption trends

• Evolving architecture – cloud, edge cloud, virtualization of functions

Integration of distinct networking technologies

Capacity & Connectivity

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Flexible network architecture and topology

Scalable infrastructure designed for growth

Available where and when needed

Efficient capacity allocation

Sweet spots for satellite-based networks

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Data communications

via HTS satellites will

increase in efficiency

by a factor of

10x

High Throughput Satellites

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2x frequency reuse

through dual polarization

Increased frequency reuse

through spot beam &

dual polarization

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Upcoming Geosynchronous HTS Satellites

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HTS

Scalable

Smaller antennas* for same link throughput

Higher efficiency modems

Lower costs per Mbps Higher throughput

Served by the Mbps or MHz

Meeting demand: The Critical Role of HTS as an Enabler

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O3b Medium Earth Orbit Constellation

1.6 Gbps/beam

8064 km altitude - ¼ latency of GEO

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Satellite Sector Investments

High Throughput Satellites (HTS) Driving Innovation

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Operator investments in HTS satellites is driving unit bandwidth costs down.

…enabling lower unit bandwidth costs

Source: Euroconsult October 2016

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Improving Capacity Allocation with Digital Processing

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Digital Satellite Payloads

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Falling Cost to Orbit

Large Launchers

$100 M

Small Launchers

$20 M

Electric PropulsionChemical Propulsion

Orbit Raising

Reusability

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Chemical Propulsion Satellite

Satellites within the Global

Communications Infrastructure

Satellites already form a ubiquitous part of the global communications infrastructure

Source: ESOA

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SES & WINLAB Satellite CDN Overlay Demonstrator

• Hybrid terrestrial-satellite network architecture.

• Combines satellite’s wide coverage areas, ubiquitous

access, and broadcast-ability with intelligent routing,

caching, and popularity metrics.

• Satellite solutions with greater network awareness

and intelligence are needed to differentiate our

service offerings in the marketplace.

Key Characteristics:

• Efficiency: satellite multicast replaces terrestrial

unicast, content caching

• Awareness: traffic demand, content popularity

• Intelligence: intelligent traffic routing, data

driven cache management

• Performance: edge storage improves experience –

lower latency, higher QoS

Internet & Existing CDNs

Cellular/

WiFi

Cable

CDN

Headend

Satellite CDN Overlay

Aeronautical

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Questions?