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Smart operator connectivity – streamlined user access
A key component of the Forsway Ecosystem, Mimir Gateway is an operator satellite gateway that enables hybrid internet-over-satellite services. Mimir routes and accelerates traffic between satellite and terrestrial networks while delivering high Quality of Experience (QoE).
Optimized for multiple return channels including PSTN, GPRS, 3G, ADSL, and WiMAX, with integrated network management capabilities.
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Mimir gateway routes IP data via satellite to subscribers and centralizes reception of IP data from subscribers coming from different types of return channels.
Unique Features
Asymmetric Routing
Routes incoming and outgoing traffic over different network interfaces for efficient hybrid satellite and terrestrial connectivity.
Multi-Transponder Support
Supports multi-transponder environments with automatic load balancing based on geographic location and service congestion — dispatching each terminal to the least loaded service at connection time.
User Management
Integrated Mimir NMS enables user provisioning, terminal management, service configuration, and easy integration with third-party provisioning and billing systems.
Link Aggregation
Supports multiple link aggregation configurations, including combining the bandwidth of several mobile connections to increase uplink performance. Lost links are automatically detected and removed from the aggregation group.
On-Demand Satellite Bonding
Automatically activates satellite capacity when terrestrial bandwidth is exhausted. Latency-sensitive traffic (VoIP, TCP handshakes) is always kept on the low-latency return channel — only bandwidth-heavy services like web, downloads, and streaming are bonded.
Simple Installation
Designed for straightforward deployment with pre-configured servers and factory-configured Odin routers to simplify operator installations.
operator Benefits
- Intelligent hybrid satellite routing
- TCP acceleration with Performance Enhancing Proxy (PEP)
- PKI and MAC-based subscriber authentication
- Header compression
- Integrated Network Management System (NMS)
- Multi-transponder load balancing
- VNO support
- Third-party provisioning and billing integration
- IPv4 and IPv6 dual-stack support
Additional Features Details
Agile Asymmetric Routing
A hybrid internet-over-satellite service uses different transmission paths for incoming and outgoing data. The agile Mimir Gateway provides operators with smooth reception of requests on one network interface while outgoing transmission is performed on another network interface
Flexible Multi-transponder
Mimir supports multi-transponder environments with automatic load balancing between transponders, based on geographic properties of end users.
Agile User Management
The integrated Mimir NMS feature includes simple user provisioning, allowing the system administrator to easily configure and manage users, terminals, and different types of accounts and services. Mimir supports third-party provisioning and billing systems with easy integration through a provisioning API
Link Aggregation
The flexible Mimir design supports different types of link aggregation. Example: Combining bandwidth of two mobile connections for improved uplink performance.
Simple Installation
Forsway recommends deploying the Mimir server at the uplink site. While the Mimir server is most commonly pre-installed to simplify deployment, the Odin router can be factory configured based on an operator’s needs.
On-Demand Satellite Bonding
Mimir seamlessly bonds medium bandwidth return channels with a satellite service. To optimize service and reduce latency, when bandwidth usage is low, all traffic will travel over the return channel.
- When a return channel cannot support increased bandwidth demands, satellite service is automatically activated and bonded with the return link.
- End-users are provided with combined bandwidth of the satellite link and return channel, boosting previously unreliable or slow connections.
- Robust latency-sensitive protocols are prioritized for the low-latency return channel.
Secure Authentication
The Mimir server enables secure authentication at login from the use of PKI certificates. As PKI certificates are preinstalled in Forsway Odin F-50 satellite routers, the burden of username and password management is removed. All communication between the Mimir server and terminal can be encrypted.
Terminal Auto Configuration
All satellite parameters are automatically sent to the terminal when connecting. The end user needs only to configure the return channel.
Innovative Protocol Acceleration
It takes approximately 240 milliseconds for a signal to travel to a geostationary satellite and back to earth. While standard TCP/IP protocol is not designed for such long latency, it affects potential maximum throughput. The protocol acceleration from Forsway’s Performance Enhancing Proxy significantly improves GEO throughput
Network management system
- Configuration – The Mimir(s) needs to be configured properly prior to usage in a live environment. The Mimir NMS allows editing the parameters in an easy way with the help of its web-based user interface.
- Populations – A population is a group of Odin remote terminals sharing certain conditions. The Mimir NMS permits the filtering and composing of populations or groups depending on their geographical location, plans, EMS and Mímir they belong to.
- Fair Access Policy – To provide a fair share of bandwidth amongst the connected Odin terminals, depending on the service each Odin is assigned to, a configurable FAP mechanism has been implemented.
- Virtual Network Operators – The Mimir NMS fully supports Virtual Network Operators, enabling all reseller business models.
- Billing integration – The Mimir NMS supports billing of your customers with registration, usage tracking and top-up functionality.
- Monitor – The Mimir NMS can present information regarding the health of both the Mimir(s) as well as the EMS(s). Health in this context meaning status, eventual error messages as well as log files.
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