The Digital Interface Standards Working Group (DIS) has issued a call to the satellite communications community to collaborate on the development of an open interoperability standard for the satcom industry.
The Group, which currently includes Communications & Power Industries (CPI), DataPath, Datum Systems, Gilat Satellite Networks, SES, ST Engineering iDirect and Wavestream, wants to replace L-band IF, paving the way for interoperability, improved performance and costs.
Digitising the interface between modem and RF components using the new open standard, the industry will be able to leverage the latest virtualisation, cloud computing and network function virtualisation technologies as well as greatly improve the performance and scale of satellite hub, gateway and modem equipment.
In an open letter to the SATCOM industry, the DIS has detailed the work that has already been completed towards an open standard and opens up participation to the wider SATCOM industry. The open letter may be viewed here.
