Satellite operator SES will be coordinating mission critical activities throughout its international operations and tracking stations through the Mercury multi-site IP communications system by Trilogy Communications.
SES's fleet of 50 satellites provide high-bandwidth communication links anywhere in the world. Broadcasters, companies, individuals, governments, and international institutions rely upon SES for fast and secure telecommunications, satellite broadband, and network connectivity needs.
Controlling this fleet are a total of nine Spacecraft Operations Centres (SOCs) and Telemetry, Tracking and Control (TT&C) Stations. The stations are found in the USA, Canada, Luxemburg, Gibraltar, Mexico, and Belgium. The large amount of data exchanged between these SOCs and TT&Cs require highly robust communications, which is delivered by Trilogy's Mercury system.
Mercury uses industry-standard IP connections to link SES' SOCs and TT&Cs together. Operators on either end gain the capability to communicate freely during routine operations such as repositioning the satellites, setting up ground systems, and planned and unplanned maintenance.
A Mercury Interface Unit (MIU) has been installed at each of the nine SES SOCs and TT&Cs to facilitate the connections. Because of the critical nature of the operations they support, Trilogy added a dual redundant power supply and a second standby unit to each MIU.
Mercury operator positions feature a 16 Key communications panel that allows latching or non-latching participation in one-to-one, group, or conference calls. The PC-based Mercury Configuration Editor eases the task of configuring all these groups and conferences.
Mercury also provides a Quick Response (QRS) key which stores the number of the last person to call a panel, and audio recording through a Stancil VoIP Network Recorder that can be accessed from a back-up or live from any point on the network. The recording option can be configured to match current or planned operations. These features will pay significant dividends in improving SES’s communications capability and overall operational efficiency.
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