Session
Technical Session X: Enabling New Technologies and Methods II
Abstract
The ORBCOMM Satellite Constellation has provided global two-way wireless messaging services for the past number of years. ORBCOMM applications are limited by the network's low-bandwidth and its high latency. WAP is designed to deliver Internet Services to applications using a variety of low-bandwidth, high latency bearer services. WAP’s objective is to unify the different wireless networks to provide access to different Internet Services. The current ORBCOMM user base may benefit from these WAP Services as well. WAP messages may be tunnelled in ORBCOMM globalgrams or messages which are delivered as normal E-mail to a dedicated E-mail Server / WAP Gateway acting as the gateway to the Internet. This report discusses the satellite and terrestrial network architecture to support mobile WAP-ORBCOMM communication. It looks at the technology, the viability of such a project and makes suggestions to shortcomings and advantages.
WAP via ORBCOMM
The ORBCOMM Satellite Constellation has provided global two-way wireless messaging services for the past number of years. ORBCOMM applications are limited by the network's low-bandwidth and its high latency. WAP is designed to deliver Internet Services to applications using a variety of low-bandwidth, high latency bearer services. WAP’s objective is to unify the different wireless networks to provide access to different Internet Services. The current ORBCOMM user base may benefit from these WAP Services as well. WAP messages may be tunnelled in ORBCOMM globalgrams or messages which are delivered as normal E-mail to a dedicated E-mail Server / WAP Gateway acting as the gateway to the Internet. This report discusses the satellite and terrestrial network architecture to support mobile WAP-ORBCOMM communication. It looks at the technology, the viability of such a project and makes suggestions to shortcomings and advantages.
