Halo Networks.................
Halo Networks.................
Halo Networks.................
HALO NETWORKS
Introduction
In the late 1990s, a scramble to provide highspeed Internet access resulted in a number of strategies and technologies including DSLs
and cable modems. Satellite constellations were also deployed, but perhaps the most interesting were the flying/floating platforms called HALOs
Before we begin
Network
LAN, WAN AND MAN Topology
Hub
Orbital Slot and Look Angle
following.
Services must be provided at affordable prices to the end users, businesses and consumers.
QOS must be guaranteed. Information bandwidth must be capable to
Corporation.
It is a broadband wireless MAN having data rate
upto 10 mbps.
Its solitary hub is in a HALO aircraft commonly
Topology Used
It has star topology.
miles above terrestrial wireless, but hundreds to thousands of miles below satellite networks.
ARCHITECTURE
HALO Aircraft
Powered by 2 jet engine fans Fly for 8 hours shift at 16 km height Houses the communication equipments Covers an area of 100 km
the network and it offers multimedia traffic types with end to end QOS expectations. Hence it is used instead of IP switch.
underbelly of the fuselage. Houses the antenna array which creates hundreds of contiguous virtual cells on the ground to serve thousands of users.
Subscriber Terminals
Broadband facilities are provided through
Customer Premise Equipment(CPE) to home and small offices. Business Premise Equipment(BPE) for business purposes.
networks like ATM networks, ISPs, etc. To provide facilities to remote areas, Halo Gateways are used.
Advantages
Rapid Buildout
A HALO Network can be put into operation within weeks. Upon network activation, it provides service to the full super metropolitan area.
High Bandwidth
The initial capacity of the network will be on the scale of 10 Gb/s, with growth beyond 100 Gb/s. This enables services including but not limited to T1 access, ISDN access, Web browsing, high-resolution videoconferencing, large file transfers, offsite training and Ethernet LAN bridging.
Low Cost
Negligible ground infrastructure, coupled with a large footprint and multi-megabit-per-second data rates make it extremely competitive on a $/bit/square mile basis.
the entire satellite network may not be required to increase the system capacity.
The HALO aircraft is 10 to 1,000 times closer to the user than a satellite, with 10 times the available electrical power. Consequently, the
HALO Network can allocate significant capacity directly to densely populated regions.
The central node, can be routinely serviced
Any Disadvantages???
The HALO network has already been deployed in certain parts of USA by Angel Technologies Inc.
Conclusion
Skystation has designed unmanned heliumfilled blimps (called "vehicles" or "aerostats") that can be used for a variety of applications,
one of which is telecommunications/Internet access. Aerovironment has teamed up with NASA on a solar-powered, unmanned plane that would work like the HALO network
Q & A