Kratos’ OpenSpace Platform Now Enables Carrier Ethernet-over-Satellite
11 March 2022 - 12:00AM
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a
leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that
its OpenSpace™ Platform now supports integrated delivery of E-Line
services using Carrier Ethernet-over-Satellite.
Kratos’ OpenSpace Platform is the first and only
completely virtual satellite ground system based upon an open,
standards-based Software-Defined Networking (SDN) architecture that
enables satellite operators and global communications networks to
interoperate seamlessly. Introduced last year with support for
Earth Observation and Remote Sensing missions, the OpenSpace
Platform now adds support for E-Line Carrier Ethernet Services
through its SCPC Service Chain, enabling operators to expand their
offerings to include use cases where a two-way satellite segment is
beneficial, such as service delivery to remote locations
underserved by terrestrial or cellular technologies.
E-Line is a widely used networking service
enabled by MEF 3.0 Carrier Ethernet (CE) standards. MEF is a global
industry association of network, cloud, and technology providers
who drive network transformation to power the digital economy. With
CE, operators can deliver scalable, reliable, carrier-class
services. For example, a company with headquarters in New York can
connect its corporate WAN via E-Line over satellite to rural branch
offices as if they were in one network. This unified network can
also be seamlessly connected to other CE-based networks across the
globe.
With OpenSpace, an end-to-end E-Line service can
be instantiated in minutes. Software modems at the gateway and
remote sites communicate over a fully digital ground
infrastructure. Signal processing runs in software on generic,
off-the-shelf computers without the need for additional hardware
acceleration such as Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGAs) or
Graphics Processing Units (GPU). Employing MEF's Lifecycle Service
Orchestration (LSO) reference architecture and framework enables
end-to-end automation and orchestration of the tasks to deliver a
service. Operational planning and business systems can be
integrated, and E-Line services can be activated and de-activated
in tandem with satellite operations to support changes in supply
and demand on the fly. OpenSpace provides customers with
accelerated service delivery and a feature-rich solution that
includes built-in, unified network management that simplifies
service implementation, monitoring and assurance.
“The space layer is evolving rapidly with
advancements such as software-defined payloads and mega-
constellations, which are opening up new opportunities for
satellites to enhance telecommunication services for enterprise
network extensions and cellular backhaul which directly benefit
from satellite's advantages of remote reach and coverage,”
commented Christopher Boyd, Senior Director of Product Management
at Kratos. “This seamless digital internetworking with global
carriers is enabled as the satellite industry moves beyond siloed
and proprietary technology and embraces industry standards such as
MEF 3.0 Carrier Ethernet used extensively by the world’s largest
telecommunication and technology providers.”
For more information about OpenSpace support for
E-Line services visit http://www.KratosDefense.com/E-Line.
Kratos’ OpenSpace family of solutions enables
the digital transformation of satellite ground systems to become a
more dynamic and powerful part of the space network. The family
consists of three product lines: OpenSpace SpectralNet for
converting satellite RF signals to be used in digital environments;
OpenSpace quantum products, which are virtual versions of
traditional hardware components; and the OpenSpace Platform, the
first commercially available, fully orchestrated, software-defined
ground system. These three OpenSpace lines enable satellite
operators and other service providers to implement digital
operations at their own pace and in ways that meet their unique
mission goals and business models. For more information about the
OpenSpace family visit http://www.KratosDefense.com/OpenSpace.
About Kratos Defense & Security
SolutionsKratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
(NASDAQ:KTOS) develops and fields transformative, affordable
technology, platforms and systems for United States National
Security related customers, allies and commercial enterprises.
Kratos is changing the way breakthrough technology for these
industries are rapidly brought to market through proven commercial
and venture capital backed approaches, including proactive research
and streamlined development processes. At Kratos, affordability is
a technology and we specialize in unmanned systems, satellite
communications, cyber security/warfare, microwave electronics,
missile defense, hypersonic systems, training, combat systems and
next generation turbo jet and turbo fan engine development. For
more information go to www.KratosDefense.com.
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