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Efficient IP-multicast via Inmarsat BGAN, a 3GPP satellite network

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Paul Febvre,

Xavier Bouthors,

Simon Maalouf,

David BathAuthors Info & Claims

International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking, Volume 25, Issue 5

Pages 459 - 480

https://doi.org/10.1002/sat.885

Published: 01 September 2007 Publication History

Abstract

This paper outlines a number of challenges associated with supporting IP-multicast services efficiently across the Inmarsat Broadband Global Area Network BGAN 3GPP-based satellite network operating over the Imarsat-4 satellite constellation. The paper presents a network architecture that extends the 3GPP reference architecture to allow IP-multicast to be delivered when the Core Network is in a 3GPP Release-4 non-MBMS compliant configuration.

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International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking Volume 25, Issue 5

September 2007

117 pages

ISSN:1542-0973

EISSN:1542-0981

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