Furuno Felcom 500 Fleet Broadband, Inmarsat
Satellite Capable
Furuno Part #: FELCOM 500
Furuno Felcom 500 Manuals and Additional
Information:
Furuno Felcom 500 Fleet BroadBand Quick Facts:
• Simultaneous access to voice and high-speed data communications
• Global coverage provided through 3 Inmarsat-4 satellites (except polar regions)
• IP handset and IP-PBX incorporated
• Multiple IP handsets can be connected to the network through an Ethernet
hub
• Wireless IP phones can be utilized (wireless LAN access points required)
• IP addresses are automatically assigned, making installation quick and easy
• Integrated Web Server allows setup via almost any PC with Internet Explorer
• Built-in software provides firewall, IP filtering and data management/restriction
• Built-in NAT router facilitates smooth network integration to the Internet
• Simplified installation w/compact antenna unit (approx. 60cm diam./20kg
wt.)
Furuno Fleet Broadband brings ship-to-shore operational and social communications
to the broadband IP era!
FURUNO’s Inmarsat Fleet Broadband FELCOM 500 delivers faster, more cost-effective
solution to maritime broadband data and voice communications on a global basis.
Once installed, Fleet Broadband will turn a ship into a broadband floating
office where constant, simultaneous access to voice and multiple high-speed
data services are available, transforming access to data at sea. Increasing
levels of both operational and social communications can be conducted all
at the same time through this new service. Navigators can obtain weather and
chart updates* online in order to optimize their route planning and monitoring
tasks, while all onboard can enjoy the benefit of the Internet, e-mail and
VoIP calls to the head offices or their friends and family back home all via
a single terminal.
Fleet Broadband represents a quantum leap in terms of marine communication
speeds. With its data capability of up to 432 kbps – more than three times
the maximum for Fleet 77 service – the FELCOM 500 will alter the way mariners
and vessels communicate, just as on-shore broadband data communications paved
the way for the broadband IP era.
Network Redundancy delivers the best possible
solution for maritime communications
Network redundancy means that the network has been designed in a way that
allows for rapid recovery of service if a network component fails. Thus, if
primary connection within the system goes down, the secondary connection will
pick up the traffic to deliver constant network availability.
Dual Fleet Broadband configuration
When dual Fleet Broadband terminals are installed onboard through
a network gateway, supplied locally, network redundancy can be facilitated
in order to deliver constant network availability. As a result, the network
remains active, even if one Fleet Broadband terminal fails or
the line of sight to the satellite is obstructed so that reception of signal
from the satellite is hampered. Automatic switch-over from one terminal to
another is achieved without experiencing any network failure.
Fleet Broadband coverage
In order to further enhance the quality of the services by optimizing the
coverage area of the expanded constellation of three Inmarsat-4 satellites,
Inmarsat has repositioned them to new orbit locations to create three new
satellite regions.
Fleet Broadband-VSAT network redundancy
By networking a Fleet Broadband terminal and a VSAT terminal through
a network gateway, supplied locally, fully automated selection of the best
possible communications link based on availability and cost can be facilitated.
Setting VSAT as the primary connection option and Fleet Broadband
as the secondary, for example, the vessel can benefit from a fast network
connection of 1-4 Mbps by default with a fixed flat rate, offering an economic
communication solution. If VSAT connection is lost due to bad weather or the
vessel is out of VSAT coverage, Fleet Broadband will take over
the connection to facilitate continued network connection. Fleet
Broadband delivers more constant network availability regardless of weather
conditions anywhere around the globe.
*available in the near future
Furuno Felcom 500 Standard Features:
- A wide variety of maritime broadband communication
services available
- Simultaneous access to voice and high-speed
data communications
- Global coverage provided through three
Inmarsat-4 satellites (except for polar regions)
- IP handset and IP-PBX incorporated
- Multiple IP handsets can be incorporated
into the network by using the Ethernet hub
- Wireless IP phones can be utilized (wireless
LAN access points required)
- Integrated Web server
- Simplified installation through a compact
antenna unit with a diameter of around 60 cm, weighing around 20 kg (FELCOM
500)
- Communication Unit supporting all major
communication systems carrying ports to facilitate plug-and-play system
integration
- Built-in NAT router facilitates smooth
network integration to the Internet
- Incoming indicators available (optional
supply)
Features of Inmarsat Fleet Broadband Service
Application:
- Selectable data rates for data communications
according to needs: Standard IP:
- Service providing best effort delivery
of 432 kbps (FELCOM 500, 284 kbps for FELCOM 250) (connected through shared
connection pipe: less traffic—higher throughput, and more traffic—lower
throughput)
- Data service charged for data sent and
received
- Suitable for typical office applications
such as e-mail, web browsing, FTP, VPN, etc.
- Guaranteed streaming data rates on demand,
rates selectable from 32, 64, 128 or 256 kbps (no contention amongst those
who are connected in the same network—guaranteed throughput at all times)
- Suitable for bandwidth-hungry large data
transfer, i.e., real-time streaming video and audio, Voice over IP, etc.
- Service charged for the duration of the
connection to the network
- These dedicated streaming channels can
run independently while the standard IP service is running in the background,
meaning that a host of applications can be running simultaneously
- Crystal clear voice telephony
- 4 kbps cost-effective, landline quality
speech available
- Supports one circuit switched service
at any one time
- Simultaneous use together with data communications
- High stability in communication links
achieves constant network availability even under harsh environmental conditions
- Supports additional core voice and ISDN
data capabilities for integration with legacy applications
- ISDN compatibility available on FELCOM
500
- SMS (up to 160 characters) and voice mail
Furuno Felcom 500 Power Requirements:
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