Digital Ship Japan 2014 September 3, 2014 How to use VSAT to improve ship efficiency
1. Making your ship operations more efficient and better
2. Making IT administration easy (remote support)
3. Making crew happy with “BYOD”
4. How to improve collaboration between vessels and HQ
AGENDA
What VSAT can offer? – Understanding the differences from Inmarsat FBB
Inmarsat FBB
- L band
- Slow speed (max432kbps=FBB500)
- Pay as you go
- Expensive voice calls
- Inmarsat owns Satellite
VSAT
- Ku band
- High speed(1.5Mbps~)
- Always Online, fixed fee
- Cheaper voice calls
- Coverage, service contents are
different depending on the service
provider
VSAT will expand your possibility!
See necessary information at necessary time Master can search web at any time. (reduce labor cost on shore)
Access to forms Arrival/Departure report, Company’s daily report
Download large files Updating ECDIS or etc
Internet for Business
VSAT will give Master
“Always on”, “High Speed” data.
It will allow him to…
Prepare FTP server
Put a file on the FTP server
FTP – downloading large files
No need to use email
Easy to transfer large files!!
Install FTP software (FileZilla or FFFTP etc)
Access to the FTP server
Shore Office
FTP Server
Ships PC
Web browsing
*Filtering service is available
SNS (Facebook etc)
Skype
Voice Apps (LINE or Viber)
Internet for Crew
…and BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is now available!
Always prioritize Business LAN
Crew Internet NEVER prevent your business
Business LAN Crew LAN
70%
30%
Marlink manages VLAN, one
for Business and another for
Crew
Internetrnet
VLAN for Business VLAN for Crew
VLAN – Prioritize business LAN
Low Price
Voice service
Shore Office can call to the vessel to Tokyo 03 number, reduce the cost!
Separated invoce, easy to manage!
Voice Line for Business and Crew Pre-paid
0.053USD/min from ship to Japan! (WaveCall Premium)
Multiple Voice Lines
Prepaid Talk service for Crew
Local Number
Chat or Conferrence - Communication between Ship and Shore
Chat in “real-time” between Master and shore office
(using Skype or Microsoft Lync etc..)
Reduce time rag or misunderstanding, make communication smooth!
Access to ship’s PC from shore office!
IT person onshore can access to ship’s PC – easy to troubleshoot
Reduce phone support and attending to the ship
Remote Access - Communication between Ship and Shore
Remote Access - Marlink
No Installation of onboard equipment required
Just install VPN client software on shore, easy to start
Save time & costs!
VSAT with Configured CIR, will give you stabled Remote Access.
Connects vessels and shore office securely using public internet access
Secure connectivity through authentication and encryption technologies
The vessels’ LANs are accessible from shore office
VPN - Communication between Ship and Shore
VPN - Marlink
IPSec enabled VPN device(i.e. Firewall) at shore office
Activation at Marlink teleport
No Installation or additional equipment needed on board vessel
Easy to reach vessel’s LAN with secured IPSec encryption!
VSAT with Configured CIR, will give you stabled VPN
Inmarsat A
Inmarsat B
Inmarsat C
Inmarsat Mini-M
New: Inmarsat Fleet
Cost per MB: 25-50$ (HSD or MPDS)
Max bandwidth: 2.4-64 kbit/sec
Satcoms 10 years ago (2004)
Telephony
First prepaid cards on the market
3 tariffs
- Super Quiet Time: 4
hours/day (by OR)
- peak
- off-peak
Crew: comms on board 2004
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3 WiFi Access Points
Ethernet Switch
XChange Voice XChange Data
XChange Box
BYOD – Unique Package
Allow Crew to use their smart phone or tablets on board
All-inclusive package!!
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WiFi Access Points
Ethernet Switch
Mobile Devices
XChange Apps
• XChange core network capabilities (security, network management, …)
• XChange mobile features (usage control, personal extension number, …)
XChange Box
• 1 preconfigured Ethernet switch
• 3 preconfigured WiFi access points
• Optimized Android apps for XChange • Single sign on
• Crew Personal mobile devices
How does BYOD work?
And work with…
1. Ethernet switch and Wifi Aps are pre-configurd by Marlink.
You can just “Plug-and-Play”
2.Company can manage the usage with XChange capability.
3.Personal extension number with voice application
(example: crew-to-crew calling )
Benefits
WaveCall with BYOD - Typical network diagram
VSAT
XChange Box
Main PC Captain PC Chief Engineer PC
Ships Office PC Crew’s own
laptop
Crew’s own smart phone
Separate Business LAN and Crew LAN
FBB
Create user account and manage the data usage for each account.
Firewall for each device, and for each user group
Wifi Access Point for crew internet!!
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Step 1)
Enable WiFi function on your smart phone
Step 2)
Access to the WiFi spot:
AP = XChangeWiFi
Key = XCh@WIFI
Step 3)
Open web browser, in address field enter
as follows: http://m.xchange.box
BYOD – LIVE DEMO
Then you are ready, enter your UN & PW to log-in, click
“Connect” to start data session!!