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To: Darren DeNunzio who wrote (4392)	7/1/1999 3:58:00 PM
From: Darren DeNunzio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Adaptive Broadband The technologies discussed in this company press release (Included relevant portions only) may be of interest to the thread. If anyone is interested, I would like to discuss on thread TCP over satellite (tcpsat), capabilities. tcpsat.lerc.nasa.gov SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 1, 1999--Adaptive Broadband Corporation (Nasdaq National Market:ADAP - news) announced today an agreement to supply its new SpectraCast® products to OnSat Network Communications, Inc., for two-way, high speed Internet services via satellite. SpectraCast is a family of products including multiplexers, IP gateways, various types of integrated receiver decoders, and supporting software for network data, audio, and multimedia delivery over satellite. This initial $1.1 million contract from OnSat is the first major domestic order for SpectraCast. OnSat can feed up to 6Mbps IP data over the satellite to the individual receive sites where land line connections are either much too slow or are impossible to achieve, due to the rural location of the site. The SpectraCast system allows OnSat to start with a narrow channel of bandwidth and expand as their requirements and customer list grows. SpectraCast is a family of products including multiplexers, IP gateways, various types of integrated receiver decoders, and supporting software for the network data, audio, and multimedia delivery over satellite. The SpectraCast DTMX1000E is a statistical data transport multiplexer featuring a 10/100 BaseT input ports, up to three remux input ports, and a DVB parallel output port. It acts as a MAC-to-PID switch and, together with DR1000E receivers, forms an asymmetric simplex-switched bridge solution. OnSat will utilize the unique abilities of the SpectraCast E-Series products to 1) interface directly to a 10/100BaseT system, 2) view the MAC-level ''destination address,'' and 3) broadcast the information only to the specifically designated networks. This feature enables SpectraCast to operate multiple VPNs and software-define virtual networks on a single carrier utilizing the technical efficiencies of today's conventional ATM and Frame Relay-based networks with the cost efficiencies of MPEG/DVB satellite broadcast.