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Application Note INTELLIGENCE GATHERING Satcom for National Security & The SIGINT (Signal Intelligence) or COMINT Intelligence) (Communications applications, and the monitoring and processing of

1 Application Note INTELLIGENCE GATHERING Satcom for National Security & The SIGINT (Signal Intelligence) or COMINT Intelligence) (Communications applications, and the monitoring and processing of satellite traffic, are integral elements of national security activities in order to preserve the political, economical and social freedoms, rights and values of a provides the highest performance receivers in the market for data, video and voice satellite traffic monitoring and processing. country. Each bit of intelligence that can anticipate acts of terrorism, international agreement violations or man-made disasters is critical to protect a nation and its inhabitants. Intelligence and national security agencies need to have the best performing equipment with the widest range of demodulation and decapsulation options to process video, data and voice traffic over satellite in full detail. With, the acquired data remains untouched in the process of Rev.3 08/2015 demodulation in order to preserve the integrity of the original content.

Best-of-Trade COTS Satcom Receivers has a track record of satellite

gathering applications around the globe.

their performance, quality and broad spectrum of modulation standards and

, as global leader in Satcom technology, has over 30 years experience of

(consumer and enterprise), trunking, backhaul (voice, data and video) as well as

This rich experience is translated in s portfolio of Satcom products and

APSK Baud rate range: 1 72 MBaud Data rates up to 425 Mbit/s ASI + (GSE

EL970 SATELLITE DEMODULATOR DVB-S2 and DVB-DSNG/S compliant QPSK, 8PSK, 16APSK

NTC-2263 DVB SATELLITE RECEIVER DVB-S2 and DVB-DSNG/S compliant QPSK, 8PSK,

2 Best-of-Trade COTS Satcom Receivers has a track record of satellite communication equipment installations within national security and intelligence gathering applications around the globe. Satcom receivers are appreciated by the diverse intelligence agencies due to their performance, quality and broad spectrum of modulation standards and options., as global leader in Satcom technology, has over 30 years experience of delivering satellite solutions to markets such as broadcast (TV & radio), VSAT (consumer and enterprise), trunking, backhaul (voice, data and video) as well as government and defense applications over satellite. This rich experience is translated in s portfolio of Satcom products and technologies to meet the highest operational requirements for professional reliability and service availability. MDM9000 MODEM (DEMOD FUNCTION) DVB-S2/S2X + S2 Extensions Modulation up to 256 APSK Baud rate range: 1 72 MBaud Data rates up to 425 Mbit/s ASI + (GSE decapsulation, raw BBF) Intelligence gathering features Detecting hidden traffic EL970 SATELLITE DEMODULATOR DVB-S2 and DVB-DSNG/S compliant QPSK, 8PSK, 16APSK and 32APSK (with short frames) Data rates up to 155 Mbps Intelligence features NTC-2263 DVB SATELLITE RECEIVER DVB-S2 and DVB-DSNG/S compliant QPSK, 8PSK, 16APSK and 32APSK (with short frames) ASI + + serial LVDS + SPI + HSSI + G.703 NSA Approved in US For intelligence gathering, provides solutions for both Single Channel per Carrier (SCPC) links as well as VSAT networks that work independent of satellite constellation or frequency band. s broadband hub and terminals 2

3 Fit for Data Gathering The Satcom receivers are typically installed in intelligence gathering centers. A defined procedure will allow for data exchanged over satellite to be read out. After the receivers get Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC8) Handling Data Frame Length Handling Data Frame Length Handling the command to lock on a satellite carrier, intelligence gathering operators can determine the center frequency of the carrier by using a satellite signal analyzer. The results will allow operators to check what modulation standard and symbol rate are used in the satellite carrier. Finally the Base Band frames can be analyzed and useful intelligence data gathered out of both transport streams (TS) and generic streams (GS). s product portfolio contains a variety of modulation and demodulation equipment for standard and proprietary communication over satellite for data, video and voice supporting protocols such as DVB-S2X (new DVB standard as from March 2014), DVB-S2, DVB-S, DVB-DSNG, DVB-S2 Extensions, MF-TDMA 4CPM, Mx-DMA, Reed Solomon, Viterbi, TPC and LDPC. During the entire operation, the receivers will not touch the integrity of the original content and allow detailed processing of the acquired intelligence. The DVB receivers cover the full spectrum of MODCODs up to 256APSK (including 32APSK short frames) as well as CCM/ VCM/ACM modes and data rates from 1.2 kbps to 425 Mbps. In the MDM9000 modem some specific features for intelligence gathering were included in order to detect and capture hidden data in regular satcom transmissions such as: The MODCODs are combined with a set of encapsulation/ decapsulation methods such as MPE, XPE, GSE, ULE, Base Band Frame and Data Piping. SIGINT ANTENNA NEWTEC SATCOM RECEIVERS SIGINT ANTENNA NEWTEC SATCOM RECEIVERS DATA VIDEO VOICE INTELLIGENCE PROCESSING CENTER satcom receivers support the richest variety of modulation, coding, data rate and encapsulation methods in the market. 3

Based on DVB Standards for Interoperability has always been a pioneer in satellite technology and was at the base of many DVB satellite

Kick-started by, key players in the satellite industry recently called for a new satellite transmission standard to extend the existing DVB-S2

The full implementation of both the DVB-S2X and DVB-S2 standards are already available on 6000-series modems and receivers.

Today, DVB-S2X already provides gains of up to 51% when compared with DVB-S2.

10 Improvements in DVB-S2X Increased Granularity 64/128/256 APSK Smaller roll-offs Advanced filtering of satellite carriers Increased

4 Based on DVB Standards for Interoperability has always been a pioneer in satellite technology and was at the base of many DVB satellite communication standards available in the market today. Kick-started by, key players in the satellite industry recently called for a new satellite transmission standard to extend the existing DVB-S2 standard. The new standard (called DVB-S2X) was launched in March 2014 and approved by both DVB and ETSI. The full implementation of both the DVB-S2X and DVB-S2 standards are already available on 6000-series modems and receivers. Open standards such as DVB-S2 and DVB-S2X allow for interoperability and avoid vendor lock-in. Today, DVB-S2X already provides gains of up to 51% when compared with DVB-S2. The support of Wideband technology adds another 20% to the equation. These gains exceed the results by proprietary systems in the market. 10 Improvements in DVB-S2X Increased Granularity 64/128/256 APSK Smaller roll-offs Advanced filtering of satellite carriers Increased granularity in MODCODs Shannon Limit Higher order modulation: 64/128/256APSK support Spectral Efficiency (bps/hz) +27% +51% DVB-S2X Linear and non-linear MODCODs Better Implementation of MODCODs DVB-S2 Wideband support Very low SNR support for mobile applications C/N DVB-S Channel bonding Additional standard scrambling sequences to mitigate Co-Channel-Interference (CCI) Figure 2: New DVB-S2X standard improvements 4

5 Maintaining Integrity of Original Content Getting all the information available out of the satellite carriers is very important for intelligence gathering agencies. All 8192 possible PIDs are transparently passed through for further processing. Small details can provide precious information vital to their objectives. The original Transport Streams and Generic Streams are not modified, maintaining the integrity of the original content. In the process of acquisition and demodulation of a satellite signal the raw data remains untouched as PID-filtering and data handling activities can be switched off in the receivers (no filtering of MAC-addresses). receivers also operate in a mode where the complete carrier is demodulated and have raw Base Band data as output that can be further processed by intelligent engines. Possibility to switch off data handling GSE/MPE/XPE BBF S2/S2X and PID filtering activities (no MACaddress filtering) in the receivers to keep the integrity of S2/S2X IN (L-BAND) USER TRAFFIC the original data. Demodulator GSE/MPE GSE/MPE/XPE BBF BBF UDP S2/S2X S2/S2X IN (L-BAND) Demodulator BBF OVER UDP Server with decapsulator you can configure which streams to decapsulate USER TRAFFIC Figure 3: DVB-S2/S2X interception multistream & single stream with one receiver 5

6 VSAT Broadband Solutions has a large base of installed VSAT systems worldwide. VSAT broadband systems are already reaching hundreds of thousands of consumer households today in Europe, Africa, North and South America, Middle East as well as Asia. Other VSAT installations are used in enterprise, SCADA as well in SME, SOHO and government and defense networks. has two broadband platforms in its VSAT product portfolio. The first broadband platform is the Sat3Play VSAT solution which primarily targets consumer, SME and SOHO Internet access networks over satellite. The second broadband platform is the recently launched Dialog multiservice VSAT solution. The Dialog platform mainly targets enterprise, broadcast, backhaul and government and defense applications. 72 MHz 36 MHz NEWTEC HUB MDM /3,5 Mbps MDM /3,5 Mbps MDM /5 Mbps INTERNET BACKBONE CONSUMER SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE LARGE ENTERPRISE Figure 4: VSAT intelligence gathering 6

Interception of VSAT Broadband VSAT modem range VSAT hub range The VSAT platforms typically consist of a hub infrastructure, remote modems or terminals and a Network Management System (NMS) that

For the forward satellite link from the hub towards the remote, the DVB-S2 modulation standard with efficiency enhancing extensions are used (smaller roll-offs, etc.).

Both the Dialog and Sat3Play platforms have MF-TDMA 4CPM technology on board (closely linked to DVB-RCS2).

As such, the satellite service provider has the choice between three different return channels depending on the application, throughput requirements and service offering.

7 Interception of VSAT Broadband VSAT modem range VSAT hub range The VSAT platforms typically consist of a hub infrastructure, remote modems or terminals and a Network Management System (NMS) that manages the entire satellite network. For the forward satellite link from the hub towards the remote, the DVB-S2 modulation standard with efficiency enhancing extensions are used (smaller roll-offs, etc.). These can be intercepted by the DVB receivers. The satellite return channel from the remotes to the hub depend on the platform in use. Both the Dialog and Sat3Play platforms have MF-TDMA 4CPM technology on board (closely linked to DVB-RCS2). The Dialog platform extends the satellite return channel with SCPC (DVB-S2 with Extensions, HRC) and Mx-DMA TM (Cross-Dimensional Multiple Access) alternatives. As such, the satellite service provider has the choice between three different return channels depending on the application, throughput requirements and service offering. For the interception of the return channels a combination of hub, modem and NMS infrastructure is required. As such, the scheduling, return carrier pools and return capacity groups typical to MF-TDMA can be simulated to receive the requested data that can be forwarded for further processing. ETCP/ SIGNALING MPE BBF S2 S2 FORWARD IN (L-BAND) S2 Demodulator SIGNALING UDP MPE TABLES OVER UDP Server to terminate etcp you can configure which streams to analyse USER TRAFFIC ETCP/ GSE MFTDMA 4CPM CONFIGURE BDM SIGNALING DATA 4CPM RETURN LINK IN (L-BAND) 4CPM demodulator multicarrier demod DATA TIMING S2 FORWARD IN (L-BAND) Special S3P modem Figure 5: DVB-S2/S2X interception multistream & single stream with one receiver 7

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MORALE, WELFARE AND RECREATION

MORALE, WELFARE AND RECREATION Satellite Communication for Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) (MWR) programmes are a key part of Government and Defense operations. MWR networks are designed to support