New Jersey Intercampus Network (NJIN)

Video Satellite Gateway

Introduction

The Video Satellite Gateway is a satellite uplink facility purchased through the New Jersey Equipment Leasing Fund/Emerging Needs program. The facility is located at William Paterson University. The uplink can be used to broadcast teleconferences, special events, and to conduct distance learning programs throughout the United States and to other continents. The facility is available to college and university members of NJIN.

Capabilities/Services

This facility includes three components:

Earth Station – Uplink Ku band and downlink C and Ku band
Portable Ku band and uplink "Flyaway" unit
Microwave gateway to

link to New Jersey Network microwave backbone
Use NJN microwave network to reach the uplink facility

Overseas Capability – South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East

Capacity

Facility is capable of simultaneous uplink of two programs. Down linking is completed through distribution of multiple satellite programs via IDLS, microwave and cable TV.

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Connectivity

Colleges and Universities can connect to the facility at William Paterson for satellite uplinking of their programs using any of the following:

a. IDLS direct connection – This option is available to institutions in the North Jersey LATA.(201,908,732,973 area codes)

b. ITFS connection via the NJN backbone. Origination points into the NJN backbone via ITFS include NJIT or Mercer County College.

c. ISDN – This option is available to all institutions. (The cost of the ISDN calls depend on distance.)

d. Transportable "Flyaway" unit for colleges and universities anywhere in New Jersey. This equipment uses a digital backhaul uplink to satellites to reach WPU and the analog uplink facility. This unit can be used to uplink and downlink simultaneously for interactive two way applications.

e. Microwave – The microwave equipment at WPU connects to the NJN tower in Montclair, New Jersey. The institutions in the northern LATA can use IDLS to connect to this microwave link to NJN for interactive teleconferences. The institutions in the Delaware Valley LATA can use IDLS to reach Mercer County College to connect to the NJN microwave network to reach the uplink facility at WPU.

Costs

Colleges and university users do not pay for the use of the facility but they must pay for the satellite transponder time which is arranged through William Paterson University.

-Sample or typical costs…Satellite time approximately $900 per hour.

Procedures

Contact Charlie McMickle at (973) 720-2613

Arrangements are made in the industry standard "right of first refusal". Colleges booking time on the satellite uplink, have the option of committing a purchase order for that time or releasing that time in response to another request. See attached agreement to be executed with William Paterson University.

If the transportable "Flyaway" unit is required it will be delivered and set-up by the NJIN video engineer.

There is no charge for this NJIN service. Video cameras, sound equipment etc. must be supplied by the college or university.