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JUPITER™ System with DVB-S2X

Next-generation, high-throughput platform for satellite broadband networks
The Hughes JUPITER System is a high performance and high efficiency satellite broadband platform designed to support a wide range
of applications across all market sectors, from consumer to enterprise, government, and mobility. Powering the world’s largest satellite
broadband service—HughesNet®—in North America, the JUPITER System has been deployed by leading operators around the world, on
both High-Throughput Satellites (HTSs) and conventional satellites, making it the preferred technology choice for delivering advanced
broadband services.

User Beams

Internet
REST
JUPITER™ Interface
Gateway NMS External
OSS/BSS

Network Control Center

The High-level JUPITER System Architecture

Industry-Leading Performance

Powered by the JUPITER System on a Chip (SoC), a powerful multicore ASIC, every HT terminal is able to achieve more than 100
Mbps of throughput. This throughput enables the JUPITER System to be effectively used for a wide variety of applications and markets
including:
QQ Broadband Internet access QQ MPLS extension
QQ Enterprise networking QQ Videoconferencing
QQ Cellular backhaul QQ Mobility

Traffic management and QoS are achieved through integrated traffic classification with five traffic priorities (based on the 3GPP
standard): intelligent, protocol-sensitive bandwidth assignment for optimum performance using a variety of bandwidth assignment
schemes including Committed Information Rate (CIR), on-demand Committed Bit Rate (CBR), Adaptive CBR (outbound and Inbound),
and backlog-based assignment.

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Industry-Leading Efficiency
First in the industry with theDVB-S2X wideband forward channel, the JUPITER System can operate a single carrier in a 250 MHz
channel. DVB-S2X brings more MOD/COD points, which enable operation closer to the theoretical Shannon curve as compared to
DVB-S2. A 5% channel roll-off further improves efficiency. Higher order modulation (16APSK and 32APSK) is available at the highest
symbol rates.
The JUPITER System TDMA return channels deliver the industry’s best efficiency thanks to the LDPC return channel coding and the
Aloha-based contention scheme, which enables idle remote terminals to deallocate all return channel capacity. With support for return
channels up to 12 Msps and either OQPSK or 8PSK modulation, the JUPITER System can deliver well more than 20 Mbps of return
channel throughput.

Powerful IP Features
Designed to support demanding enterprise applications, the JUPITER System supports a full range of IP routing protocols including BGP
IPv4, BGP IPv6, and RIP v2. Dual stack IPv4 and IPv6 means that both of these protocols can be supported simultaneously. VLAN
with DSCP-based prioritization enables effective portioning of traffic off the remote site. Support for Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
(VRRP) along with policy-based routing enables remotes to effectively and seamlessly interface with terrestrial routers to provide alternate
path selection as well as load balancing over satellite and terrestrial links.

Advanced Acceleration Features

Integrated into the JUPITER System is a comprehensive set of acceleration and compression algorithms that drive performance and
efficiency. The Hughes proprietary Performance Enhancement Proxy (PEP) provides for TCP spoofing, ACK reduction, and flow control to
accelerate TCP traffic over the satellite link. In addition, Web acceleration where HTTP objects are pre-fetched by a proxy server at the
gateway, pushed over the satellite link, and cached in the remote terminal, delivers near terrestrial-like screen paints for an industry-best
surfing experience. The Web acceleration incorporates an advanced grammar-based compression algorithm that is able to significantly
reduce overall HTTP traffic. Integrated DNS caching in the remote terminals eliminates satellite latency introduced by DNS lookup
queries.

JUPITER System Gateways

The JUPITER System gateways are architected on powerful and
scalable data center technologies including blade chassis and blade
servers. The power of these devices enables a Satellite Modem
Cluster (SMC) to be configured as a single blade server mated with
a modulator and demodulator. One SMC, occupying two slots in
a blade chassis, is able to support all of the traffic—both forward
and return—for a 250 MHz forward channel. There is no need for
multiple devices to scale to the largest possible network.
Recognizing that networks operating over conventional satellites
using 36 or 72 MHz transponders are different from HTS networks,
the JUPITER System has a gateway configuration that is designed
and optimized for conventional satellite operations. The HG220
gateway comes with a single chassis that can support up to four
SMCs. An integrated L-band matrix switch enables a redundant
SMC to come online to take the place of the primary SMC, allowing
the HG220 to support 1:N redundancy. The Hughes-developed
L-band matrix can connect the SMCs to different transponders
or satellites. The HG220 also comes equipped with integrated
IF distribution, timing system, NMS with firewall, Gigabit LAN
switch, and intelligent power distribution. All components are 1:N
redundant with automatic fault detection and switchover.
For multigateway, multibeam HTS applications, a high-density
JUPITER System Gateway can be configured to support a virtually
limitless amount of capacity. Typically included with the high-
density gateway are deep packet inspection and traffic shaping
devices.
The advanced JUPITER System Gateway architecture features HG220 HG240 HG242
autonomous design and “lights out” operation where the gateways
can be operated independent of other network elements.

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JUPITER System Network Management System (NMS)

The JUPITER System Gateway is integrated with the powerful and full-featured NMS. The NMS platform provides a single, intuitive,
easy-to-use Graphical User Interface (GUI) and advanced diagnostic capabilities through which operators can easily manage and
monitor multiple networks on multiple satellites. The NMS GUI provides detailed graphical views of both real-time status and historical
performance of all gateway components and managed terminals. The NMS is available in different configurations including a single
gateway NMS configuration as well as a large-scale multigateway configuration with a manager of managers.
An extensive and powerful RESTful Application Programming Interface (API) enables easy integration with an existing OSS/BSS. The API
enables an external system to perform virtually any operation that can be performed through the NMS GUI.
The NMS includes a fully automated provisioning and remote terminal commissioning system. Remote terminals can be provisioned in
bulk electronically or manually via the GUI. The commissioning process is performed without any manual intervention at the gateway or
NMS. An optional automatic cross-polarization test process can be used to confirm proper operation of the remote terminal.
The NMS includes an integrated set of Host Network Operator (HNO) and Virtual Network Operator (VNO) capabilities. The HNO/VNO
capabilities enable an HNO to establish and operate multiple independent VNOs, each of whom can be provided with a logical partition
of network resources including bandwidth. VNOs can be weighed relative to one another so as to enable high-value VNOs to be provided
resources at a higher rate relative to lower value VNOs.

JUPITER System HT Remote Terminals

At the heart of every JUPITER System HT remote terminal is the advanced JUPITER SoC, a powerful multicore ASIC. The JUPITER SoC
enables every HT terminal to achieve up to 200 Mbps of throughput. In addition to sharing the same throughput performance, the family
of remote terminals also shares the same powerful IP routing feature set so that any terminal can be used for virtually any application.
The HT2XXX series of remote terminals includes the following:

HT2000
QQ Operates in either Ku-band or Ka-band
QQ Equipped with a single GigE LAN port
QQ Supports a single cable IFL for interface to the Outdoor Unit (ODU).
QQ Well suited for home or small-office applications
HT2000

HT2000W
QQ Equipped with 4GigE LAN ports and an integrated Wi-Fi 802.11 ac/n access point

HT2200
QQ Operates in either Ku-band or Ka-band
QQ Equipped with four GigE LAN ports
QQ Supports a single cable IFL for interface to the outdoor unit (ODU).
QQ Well suited for small/medium enterprise (SME) and distributed
HT2200
enterprise applications

HT2300
QQ Operates in C-, Ku-, or Ka-band with a variety of power amplifiers
QQ Equipped with four GigE LAN ports
QQ Well suited for home/small-office and small/medium enterprise (SME) applications.
QQ Supports a dual-cable IFL that enables use of industry-standard L-band interface radios

HT2300

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HT2500
QQ Operates in C-, Ku-, or Ka-band with a variety of power amplifiers Technical Specifications
QQ Equipped with four GigE LAN ports
Forward Channel
QQ Supports a dual-cable IFL for interface to industry-standard
L-band radios DVB-S2X with Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM)
Modulation: QPSK, 8PSK, 16APSK, 32APSK
QQ Optional LTE acceleration
Code blocks: Normal and short frames
QQ Packaged in an industry-standard 19-inch rack mount
Encapsulation: GSE
QQ Suitable for data centers or enterprise environments Symbol rates: Up to 235 Msps
QQ Available with optional DC power supply Frequency: C-, Ku-, and Ka-band
• +24 VDC Power* Return Channel
• -48 VDC Power* Modulation: OQPSK and 8PSK
Symbol rates: 256 kbps – 12 Msps
Encoding: LDPC FEC with efficient variable block/burst sizes
Access Scheme: MF-TDMA
Aggregate inroute capacity per SMC: Up to 96 Msps
Gateway Architecture
Hardware platform: Blade servers with virtualization
HT2500 Redundancy: Fully redundant with 1:N for most subsystems
Gateway Interface
RFT input/output: L-band
HT2600 WAN Interface: 10/100/1000 Ethernet, optical interface optional
QQ IP67 outdoor enclosure Optional Elements
QQ Operates in C-, Ku-, or Ka-band Deep packet inspection and traffic shaping
QQ Equipped with two GigE LAN ports WAN router
QQ Optional LTE acceleration Web Acceleration Server (WAS)
Security
Hardware-based 256 bit AES encryption (optional; subject to local
government approval) (bidirectional)
Remote Terminals Supported
HT2000
HT2000W
HT2200
HT2300
HT2500

HT2600

SYSTEM

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