Table of Contents
1General
1.1Scope
1.2References
2Availableservices
3Systemconfiguration
3.1Spacesegment
3.2Earthfacilities
3.2.1LandEarthStation(LES)
3.2.2MobileEarthStation(MES)
3.2.3ShipEarthStation(SES)
3.2.4Testterminal
3.2.5NetworkCoordinationStation(NCS)
4Generalmaintenanceprinciples
5Lining-upandmaintainingcircuits
5.1Terrestrialcircuits
5.1.1Lining-upandmaintaininginternational
publicswitchedtelephonecircuits
5.2Mobilesatellitedigitalcircuits
5.2.1Control,sub-controlandresponsibilities
5.2.2Transmissiondesigncharacteristics
5.2.3Faultreportingprocedures
6Testfacilitiesatmobileearthstations
6.1Automatictesting
6.2Manualtesting
7Maintenanceorganizationforthemobilesatellite
digitalsystem
7.1Maintenanceorganizationasapplicabletothe
INMARSAT-B/Msystem
7.1.1MobileEarthStation(MES)/ShipEarth
Station(SES)maintenanceresponsibility
7.1.2LandEarthStation(LES)maintenance
responsibility
7.1.3NetworkCoordinationStation(NCS)
maintenanceresponsibility
7.1.4NetworkOperationsCentre(NOC)maintenance
responsibility
7.2Cooperationbetweenthegeneralmaintenance
organization(RecommendationM.710[7]andthe
maritimesatellitemaintenanceorganization
Abstract
Covers general maintenance aspects of mobile-satellite digital systems for maritime and/or land use mainly based on INMARSAT-M and INMARSAT-B maintenance requirements.
