Products Industry's First BGAN Bonding Solution
GAC-100 Dual WAN Link Bonding Router for IP Video over clear and encrypted links
The GAC-100 is a unique multiplexing solution for increasing bandwidth available from remote sites by bonding BGAN links. It can be used for interactive video conferencing, video streaming, and UDP based file transfer applications. The software enables bonding of dual WAN links for video transmission over clear links and site-to-site IPSec VPN tunnels. The latest release of software now supports TCP connection load balancing over the connected BGAN terminals.
The GAC-100 simultaneously sends and receives data over all the links thus sustaining high bit rate, high quality transmission. A typical scenario is the bonding of two INMARSAT BGAN Mobile Satellite links to enable high quality video conferencing, video streaming, and UDP based file-transfer applications at 500-800 kbps. The GAC-100 is unique in that it can split the packets for a single video streaming session (in the clear or inside a VPN tunnel) over multiple links without adding any additional overhead.
The GAC-100 is built on
the Open Source Linux operating system and leverages the work of
thousands of
developers and end-users. The
Linux base
allows for a stable system with a rich suite of well-tested features at
an affordable price point. The unit has been designed to operate with
minimal configuration parameters for ease of use by untrained
personnel. A user friendly web
interface (accessible over LAN or WAN) is provided for configuration
and status.
Operation
For
most BGAN bonding applications, one mobile BGAN bonding unit
is
operated at the remote site
and
another identical BGAN bonding unit is installed at the
head-end.
Great Arbor also provides a hosted solution so that users can obtain
the benefits of link bonding without having to install a fixed-site
BGAN bonding unit. The
mobile BGAN bonding unit can be operated in load-balancing mode (dual
Ethernet-WAN
connections) or in normal mode (single Ethernet-WAN
connection). This is useful for
cases where two BGAN terminals may or may not be available at a
site.
Other Features
The
GAC-100 has been tested with both HNS and Thrane terminals.
Compatibility with other BGAN terminals can be ensured at the request
of the
customer. The router works transparently with both types of
BGAN
data connections (Background and Streaming). The status of
the
BGAN terminal and BGAN data connection is viewable through
the
web interface of the router. Additionally, the router can do asymmetric
load-balancing if the BGAN data connections are configured
for
different bit rates.
Specifications
Wireless LAN: 802.11 b/g with support for WEP and WPA
Management: Via web interface from LAN or WAN
Power:
110/220
Volts 50/60 Hz
Physical:
6”(L)x4”(W)x2”(H)
