DW6000 Terminal Datastorm, Satellite Internet, Conrad Anderson UK

DW6000 Terminal - Satellite Modem

Satisfying the need for speed for the multimedia Internet.

The DW6000 HughesNet system is a cost-effective satellite terminal providing high-speed broadband access to the large enterprise, small/medium enterprise (SME), small office-home office (SOHO), and rural markets.

(HughesNet was formerly DIRECWAY.)

DW6000 Terminal

The DW6000 can supply broadband IP to anywhere in the world and provides highly efficient, two-way satellite services for enterprises of any size. Recognizing the market need for simultaneous support for Internet and other online IP-based applications, HNS designed the DW6000 terminal to provide users with an easy networking solution to connect multiple computers to broadband access via satellite. The DW6000 achieves a high level of functionality with its ability to plug into a variety of external HNS appliances to support voice, legacy protocols, and streaming media applications.

Highlights
The DW6000 terminal delivers broadband access to one or multiple users connected to the same satellite terminal. The system supports two-way connectivity between the remote units and the Internet and intranet networks. The DW6000 receives and transmits data through the system's antenna and outdoor electronics, over the satellite, and via the DIRECWAY Network Operations Center (NOC). TCP connections can be initiated to or from hosts at the remote locations. Users' intranet communications are secure and isolated from other enterprise intranets and from remotes accessing the "public" Internet operating in the same network.

The DW6000 is a self-hosted and self-booting standalone terminal. The system complies with the industry's DVB-S standard and, therefore, it is very easy to customize the wide range of outroute data rates by choosing different symbol and FEC coding rates. The downstream is scalable up to 48Mbps and up to 256Kbps for the return channel. The DW6000 terminal provides an integrated broadband LAN solution to Windows, UNIX, Mac, and other platforms running IP over Ethernet. The terminal passes IP data packets to and from any IP device on the LAN and has the functionality of a typical IP router. The DW6000 offers the HNS advanced Performance Enhancing Proxy (PEP) feature, which increases throughput performance and maximizes the user's experience and satisfaction.

The DW6000 terminal is designed to support content delivery, multicasting, music distribution, distance learning and training, digital media streaming, file transfer, Internet, and VPN/intranet access.

Key Features

Supports unicast and multicast IP traffic.
Software and configuration updates via download.
Implements Performance Enhancement Proxy (PEP) software to accelerate the throughput performance by optimizing the TCP transmission over the satellite, delivering data quickly to the user.
Bi-directional data compression.
Configuration, status monitoring, and commissioning via the NOC.
Acts as a local router providing:

Static and dynamic addressing.
DHCP server.
Responses to ICMP messages.
Multicasts to the LAN by using IGMP.
PPPoE for multiple computer users.
Simple NAT and Firewall support.

Throughput:
- Up to 16 Mbps of multicast/streaming traffic.
- Up to 2 Mbps of TCP/HTTP spoofed traffic.
Remote terminal management via the HNS Vision® Network Management.
System and SNMP agent.
Universal power supply supports international voltage ranges and frequencies and has a detachable power cord.
User-friendly LED indicating terminal operational status.

DW6000 Terminal Technical Specs - Physical Characteristics
Operating system	Any OS running IP over Ethernet
Browsers	Internet Explorer 4.0 and higher Netscape Navigator 4.0 and higher
Internet Applications	All common TCP/IP applications
Physical Interfaces	One 10/100 BaseT Ethernet LAN RJ45 port One USB 1.1 port supporting connectivity to PC

DW6000 Terminal Technical Specs - Satellite & Antenna Specifications
Encapsulation	DVB-S
Information Rate (Receive)	= 48 Mbps
Information Rate (Transmit)	64, 128, 256 kbps
Encapsulation	DVB-S
Symbol Rate (Receive)	2, 5, 10, 20-30 Msps
Symbol Rate (Transmit)	= 256 ksps
Frequency Range	Ku Band
Modulation (Receive)	QPSK
Modulation (Transmit)	OQPSK
Bit Error Rate (Receive)	10-10 or better
Bit Error Rate (Transmit)	10-7 or better
Antenna	74cm, 89cm, 98cm, 120 cm, 180 cm
Radio	1 watt
Encoding	FEC at rates 7/8, 5/6, 3/4, 2/3, or 1/2 (188/204 bytes Reed-Solomon format for DVB-S)
Transmit	Rate 1/2 convolutional

DW6000 Terminal Technical Specs - Mechanical & Environmental
Weight	4.8 lbs (2.18 kg)
Dimensions	11.5"W x 1.8"H x 11"D (29.21cm W x 4.7cm H x 27.94cm D)
Operating temperature	IDU 0°C - + 40°C ODU -30°C - + 55°C
Input power	90-264 VAC; 50-60 Hz
DC power supply	12 VDC