Date: Jan 19, 2010 Source: Company Data (
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GERMANTOWN, MD -- January 19, 2010 - With help form its supporting team, including Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) expertise from DSPlogic, Inc., CISCO successfully fielded its Internet Routing in Space (IRIS) system. The successful launch and completion of in-orbit payload testing mark the first-ever deployment of an Internet Protocol (IP) router aboard a commercial GEO satellite.
The IRIS payload was launched on November 13th onboard the Intelsat 14 satellite (IS-14) using an Atlas V rocket. Liftoff of the Atlas V 431 configuration booster occurred at 1:55 a.m. ET, followed by signal acquisition and spacecraft separation nearly two hours later at 3:53 a.m. ET.
The IRIS program is a Department of Defense Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) managed by Cisco and Intelsat General Corp. The IRIS payload will convert to commercial use following the three-month JCTD ending in April 2010. The IRIS payload will support network services for voice, video and data communications, helping enable government agencies, military units and allied forces to communicate with one another using Internet Protocol and existing ground equipment.
"We believe IRIS will extend broadband services on demand in the sky. The Cisco IRIS payload will merge communications received on various frequency bands and transmit them to multiple users," said Steve Boutelle, Vice President, Cisco Global Government Solutions Group. "Once in service, the IRIS payload will support network services for voice, video and data communications, enabling U.S. military units and allied forces to communicate with one another using Internet Protocol (IP) and existing ground equipment."
