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Connecting Cisco IP VSAT Satellite WAN
Network Modules to the Network
Network Modules to the Network
Revised: May 1, 2008, OL-12834-01
This guide describes how to connect Cisco IP VSAT satellite WAN network modules to your network.
It contains the following sections:
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NM-1VSAT-GILAT Network Module
The NM-1VSAT-GILAT network module provides Cisco modular access routers with two-way satellite
WAN connectivity in Gilat SkyEdge–compatible satellite communications networks. The
NM-1VSAT-GILAT network module functions as the indoor unit (IDU) of a very small aperture terminal
(VSAT), or earthbound station of a satellite communications network. A “very small” dish antenna is
called the outdoor unit (ODU) of a VSAT. As the IDU, the NM-1VSAT-GILAT network module serves
as the interface between the ODU and the VSAT LAN. The ODU receives and sends signals to a satellite,
and the satellite sends and receives signals from an earthbound central hub, which controls the entire
operation of the satellite network.
WAN connectivity in Gilat SkyEdge–compatible satellite communications networks. The
NM-1VSAT-GILAT network module functions as the indoor unit (IDU) of a very small aperture terminal
(VSAT), or earthbound station of a satellite communications network. A “very small” dish antenna is
called the outdoor unit (ODU) of a VSAT. As the IDU, the NM-1VSAT-GILAT network module serves
as the interface between the ODU and the VSAT LAN. The ODU receives and sends signals to a satellite,
and the satellite sends and receives signals from an earthbound central hub, which controls the entire
operation of the satellite network.
shows the NM-1VSAT-GILAT network module faceplate.