Title :
Multicast-enabling a 3GPP-based Mobile Satellite Network
Author_Institution :
Inmarsat Global, London
Abstract :
This presentation provides background on the Inmarsat-4 satellites and BGAN system operation, and emerging IP multicast and 3GPP MBMS technologies. The presentation outlines some of the issues associated with operation of MBMS across mobile satellite systems, and presents the solution to these issues that Inmarsat have developed within a collaborative project supported by ESA under ARTES-3.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; IP networks; broadband networks; direct broadcasting by satellite; mobile satellite communication; multicast communication; multimedia communication; 3GPP-based mobile satellite network; BGAN system; IP network; Inmarsat-4 satellite; MBMS; broadband global area network; multimedia broadcast-multicast service;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Broadband Conference, 2006. The Institution of Engineering and Technology (Ref. No. 2006-11430)
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-623-3
