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1. ITA2 Forces the LES to use the ITA2 alphabet on the satellite link By default the 7 bit IAS alphabet is used on the satellite link but with this command you can force the LES to use the 5 bit compressed alphabet on the satellite link This option should only be selected when the message contains characters from the 5 bit Baudot telex alphabet only DAR Data Acknowledgement Requested The LES will send an acknowledgement when the delivery has taken place or has failed Without this option notification will be sent only if the LES failed to deliver the message DATA lt number of bytes gt Forward to the mobile terminal using 8 bits binary format All bytes received from the next line on will be perceived as 8 bits data In order to avoid any misinterpretation of the CR LF or CR ending the keyword line you may optionally include a STX 02 HEX character after the CR LF or CR to signal the start of data The STX character will not be forwarded to the mobile terminal When the LES has received the specified number of bytes the LES will commence forwarding the data Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 28 of 65 3 5 xantic C Poll Polling With the polling facility it is possible to send a short message command or request for action to a mobile terminal Quite often head offices ask for status reports from ships or trucks A mobile can for example automatically send its location and or speed if it is equipped with a Global
2. e Messages offered to Xantic via the Internet using Telnet over TCP IP e C SMS short messages from GSM phones to Inmarsat C mobiles Mobile to mobile Via Xantic messages can be sent to other mobiles in all regions Communications with Inmarsat A B M mM GAN and Fleet mobile terminals are also possible Service options Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 5 of 65 1 3 2 1 3 3 1 3 4 1 3 5 1 3 6 xantic e Messages from a mobile may be sent to multiple addresses e Mobile terminals can use Special Access Codes These short codes give easy access to a number of useful services e It is very important to know that your message has arrived at its destination Therefore Xantic offers two types of delivery notification for messages sent from and to mobile terminals Xantic always sends a Non Delivery Notification NDN in case the message cannot be delivered If you want to know whether your message has arrived a Positive Delivery Notification PDN is possible with one stage as well as with two stage selection This PDN must specifically be requested C data reporting The data reporting facility allows for the fast and cost saving transmission of small packets of data from the mobile to a base terrestrial or other mobile destination These can be sent manually or automatically at pre arranged intervals It is also possible to initiate stop the sending of the data by means of a polling call C Poll With thi
3. Version 14 June 2002 INMARSAT C User manual This edition of this Inmarsat C User Manual has been updated with information available at the date of issue This edition supersedes all earlier versions of this manual This publication has been compiled with the greatest possible care but no rights may be derived from its contents Copyright 2002 Xantic B V Content INTRODUCTION o o3 Jii About Inmarsat ooo y al Pit Introduction ooo l 1 2 Flexible and reliable o l 113 Store and forward oo 2 About Xanti S 1 2 1 General 4 11 2 2 Globalserice o A 3 XanticInmarsat C Services 3 1 C messages oo S 1 3 2 C datareporting ooo d 1 3 3 C Poll_6 34 CRetNET oo l 35 C Fite Transfer o G 3 6 Safety emergency alerting C SafetyNET 6 J4 Registration ooo N 5 Xantic Customer Services S T p ABOUTTHISMANUAL o Z ZO p1 Information o 8l p2 Procedures o y OS 3 Suggestions to improve this manual 8 p 4 Updated information 8 COMMUNICATIONS TO A MOBILE TERMINAL B 1 One Stage Telex 1 B 2 1 Telex Two stage general 1 B 3 From PSTN B 4 From PSDN B S C Poll B 6 FleetNET and SafetyNET B 6 1 General information B 6 3 Xantic SAT CAST B 6 4 SafetyNET B 7 File transfer 3 B 8 C email Sat400 41 B 8 1 Registration for C email Sat400 41 Xantic Inmarsat C user manual xantic Page 1 of 65 xantic B 8 2 C e
4. Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 34 of 65 Procedure for Enhanced Group Calling via two stage telex You Contact Xantic and enter user ID PIN as described with messaging Type ege lt ocean gt lt C1 gt lt C2 gt lt C3 gt lt C4 gt lt C5 gt e g ege 1 0 02 300 01 0 lt message gt Xantic Inmarsat C user manual xantic Xantic cmd gat itd 94 02 28 10 54 16 msg 786715 Page 35 of 65 xantic Procedure for Enhanced Group Calling via PSTN You Xantic Choose the telephone number of Xantic In The Netherlands 0594 24 93 10 In other countries 31 594 24 93 10 Welcome to BURUM LES PSTN service Please enter username Enter user name Please enter password Enter your password For security reasons your password is not shown on the screen gt Type ege lt ocean gt lt C1 gt lt C2 gt lt C3 gt lt C4 gt lt C5 gt e g ege 1 0 02 300 010 Text Enter message Finish your message with s on the first position of the next line after the last word of the message If you want to use the X modem protocol type ege x lt ocean gt lt C1 gt lt C2 gt lt C3 gt lt C4 gt lt C5 gt Start your X Modem protocol xxx characters Storing message Submitted lt date gt lt time gt Reference number lt ref no gt Date format yy mm dd HH mm Write down the message reference number Type Quit if you want to end the connection with Xantic
5. Select the Xantic LES ID LES ID AOR West AOR East POR IOR 12 012 112 212 312 22 022 122 222 322 Some type of Inmarsat C terminals display a table of Land Earth Stations in the region you are logged in to In that case select Xantic or Burum LES 12 or Perth LES 22 or TGS or Station12 Sometimes you can even edit the table for easy recognition of LESs and associated LES ID s Select message 5 Send your message Receiver The modem your message is sent to must use auto answer no host mode and one of the following modem settings 300 1200 2400 9600 or 14 400 BPS CCITT V21 V22 V22bis V32 or V32bis MNPS or V42bis data compression MNP 4 or V42 error correction 8 bits NO parity full duplex Page 48 of 65 xantic 4 3 4 To PSTN mailbox Inmarsat C mailbox Two stage users registered with Xantic are provided with an Inmarsat C mailbox This mailbox is used for temporary storage of messages to be delivered via the telephone network Terminal manual Consult your terminal manual for more details Procedure for sending a message to an Inmarsat C mailbox 1 Prepare your message 2 Prepare address and select Name Number of the mailbox Message type PSTN Presentation 5 bit 7 bit or 8 bit 3 Select the Xantic LES ID LES ID AOR West AOR East POR IOR 12 012 112 212 312 22 022 122 222 322 Some type of Inmarsat C terminals disp
6. Therefore each Inmarsat C address has a number of sub addresses With each poll one has to indicate from which source sub address the data has to be sent Type of reaction With a polling call different reactions from the mobile may be requested data reports e messages no reaction the poll is used to send a short message or a remote control command Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 29 of 65 Poll commands xantic A poll command has to be followed by a number of parameters POLL X lt ocean gt lt P1 gt lt P2 gt lt P3 gt lt P4 gt lt P5 gt lt P6 gt lt P7 gt Significance the ocean region poll type DNID response type sub address Address command type member number used in download DNID poll command start frame number of reports per 24 hours Acknowledgement Description possible values 0 AOR W 1 AOR E 2 POR 3 IOR g group poll i individual poll up to 5 digits d data report m message channel n no response 0 255 for a group poll 0 for an individual poll the mobile s Inmarsat C ID number 00 send unreserved report as required 04 program unreserved data reporting 05 initiate unreserved data reporting 06 stop unreserved data reserving 09 data transmission 1 255 1 default 4 digits 0001 9999 start frame number to program regular unreserved data reporting 0 default 3 digit number which indicat
7. You will be notified after the DNIDs have been downloaded and then you may start using the data reporting facility Programming data reports The latest versions of Inmarsat C terminals offer the possibility to program the frequent sending of position reports using the data reporting facility The transmission of other sorts of data is possible with dedicated hardware and software Note Some Inmarsat C terminals with older terminal software cannot send data reports In case of doubt please consult your terminal manual Note Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 53 of 65 xantic For larger projects using the Datareporting Service Xantic can offer you the best mix of possible options regarding delivery mode frequency downloading of DNIDs etc In this way the optimal price performance ratio can be realised Please ask your Xantic sales representative or contact Xantic Customer Services For more information on Data Reporting and Polling please visit our web site bewanena hb portfolio gt Inmarsat C gt link to Data Reporting and Polling Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 54 of 65 4 6 xantic File transfer Xantic offers file transfer facilities from as well as to mobile terminals All kinds of data word processor files spreadsheets etc can be exchanged File transfer is transparent which means that no header will be added to your data Mailbox For file transfer the Inmarsat C mailbox is very useful You ar
8. messages 4xxxxxxxx c xantic net Polls poll c12 xantic net poll c22 xantic net e EGC FleetNET SafetyNET egc c12 xantic net egc c22 xantic net e a Available from 21 June 2002 for the Atlantic Ocean Regions East and West and from 24 October 2002 for IOR and POR b Asia Pacific PSDN X25 access to LES id 12 planned to be ready on 21 June 2002 c Available 21 June 2002 d During 21 6 until 25 10 messages sent to the Atlantic Regions will not be redirected to the IOR POR in case the terminal is not in the Atlantic regions the sender will receive a negative delivery notification in this case re send your message to the IOR POR Same remark applies in the reverse case Users are advised to send the messages to the right Ocean Region to minimize inconveniences From 25 10 we will offer automatic global location e g if message sent to the AORE and vessel not there our systems will locate it and send the message to the correct ocean regions e Not available yet Planned to be ready in November December 2002 Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 62 of 65 xantic APPENDIX B Error correction methods for PSTN users Error correction methods for PSTN users The telephone network PSTN was not designed for data communications Therefore data transfer via telephone lines cannot be guaranteed to be error free Especially at high speed even a minor interruption can lead to loss of da
9. ID AOR West AOR East POR IOR 12 012 112 212 312 22 022 122 222 322 Some type of Inmarsat C terminals display a table of Land Earth Stations in the region you are logged in to In that case select Xantic or Burum LES 12 or Perth LES 22 or TGS or Station 12 Sometimes you can even edit the table for easy recognition of LESs and associated LES ID s 4 Select message 5 Send your message Page 45 of 65 4 3 4 3 1 To PSTN To PSTN telefax Terminal manual Consult your terminal manual for more details Procedure for sending a message to a telefax machine 1 Prepare your message 2 Prepare address and select Name Number of destination Including country code also for sending a fax message to The Netherlands or xantic Australia The country code is never preceded by the international access code 00 Message type FAX Presentation 5 bit 7 bit or 8 bit 3 Select the Xantic LES ID LES ID AOR West AOR East POR IOR 12 012 112 212 312 22 022 122 222 322 Some type of Inmarsat C terminals display a table of Land Earth Stations in the region you are logged in to In that case select Xantic or Burum LES 12 or Perth LES 22 or TGS or Station 12 Sometimes you can even edit the table for easy recognition of LESs and associated LES ID s 4 Select message 5 Send your message Restriction A small number of Inmars
10. Message Text e Select Xantic LES ID e Send your message to SAC 28 or SAC EMAIL For more features tips please download the latest version of the C email Sat400 manual from our website portfolio gt Inmarsat C gt C email Sat400 link gt C email Sat400 manual pdf file Special characters Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 56 of 65 xantic C email Sat400 supports the use of the standard ASCII character set Xantic cannot guarantee the use of extended ASCII most accented characters or language dependent characters In some cases the conversion of a message containing these characters may be impossible These messages can not be delivered and you will be notified by a non delivery report In other cases accented characters will be converted to their non accented equivalents e g 4 becomes a It is possible that some unrecognised characters may be replaced by an Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 57 of 65 4 8 4 8 1 xantic C SMS short messages from GSM mobile phones to C terminals C SMS is Xantic Short Messaging Service between the Inmarsat C network and GSM mobile phones With a minimum of effort you can send short messages to every GSM user The same applies the other way around for GSM users registered at Xantic Benefits e No additional hard or software is needed e Direct link between two worldwide networks the Inmarsat C satellite network and GSM phones e If your message is
11. Positioning System GPS its fuel consumption the temperature of the cargo weather data etc after a polling call It is even possible to switch functions in the mobile on or off Polling calls or briefly polls may be sent via Telex PSTN PSDN Internet Telnet via TCP IP or Internet e mail Besides the individual poll to a single mobile code I it is possible to send the same poll to a number of mobiles by a group poll code G Polls are broadcast messages this means that polls are received only if the addressed terminals are switched on and within reach of the satellite Polling with text The polling service allows to add text messages up to 256 bytes to the poll For broadcasting larger messages to a group of mobiles use the Xantic FleetNet service see section 3 6 Registration Polling is available for registered users only For the polling registration a special subscription is required Registered users are provided with a Data Network ID DNID and a special mailbox also called DNID file where data reports sent by the mobile after the poll can be stored All polling messages have to include the DNID The DNID has to be downloaded to the individual mobile once so that it is recognisable for polling calls with that particular DNID After downloading the DNID and checking whether it has been received the polling facility is operational More sources Several sources of data may be connected with each Inmarsat C terminal
12. Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 36 of 65 xantic Procedure for Enhanced Group Calling via PSDN You Xantic Choose the NUA of Xantic 1594044 8 bits no parity From outside the Netherlands 02041594044 8 bits no parity Welcome to BURUM LES PSDN service Please enter username Enter user name Please enter password Enter your password gt Type egc lt ocean gt lt C1 gt lt C2 gt lt C3 gt lt C4 gt lt C5 gt e g ege 1 0 02 300 010 Text Enter message Finish your message with s on the first position of the next line after the last word of the message xxx characters Storing message Submitted lt date gt lt time gt Reference number lt ref no gt Write down the message reference number Type Quit if you want to end the connection with Xantic NOTE All commands have to be followed by Enter or Return Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 37 of 65 3 7 File transfer This is what the X modem protocol does You Choose the telephone number of Xantic In The Netherlands 0594 24 93 10 In other countries 31 594 24 93 10 Enter user name Enter your password For security reasons your password is not shown on the screen Type send x to lt ID number gt If multiple mobiles max 10 have to be addressed type send x to lt ID number gt cc lt 2nd ID number gt cc lt 3rd ID number gt etc Start the XModem transfer on your PC For most C
13. a file PWD To enter a user id and PIN code password automatically PIN To change your PIN code password cmd pin lt user name gt lt old pin gt lt new pin gt ADD To enter your international telex number if this is not incorporated in your answerback This number will supersede the normal answerback when your answerback does not comply with the CCITT standards This is necessary if you want to receive PDNs or NDNs HELP To ask for a list of available service commands With help lt service gt you can ask for detailed information on a particular service EXIT To end the telex connection cmd exit Mobile not logged in If one ore more of the addressed mobiles have not logged in at one of the four areas served by Xantic AORE AORW IOR or POR you will receive a notification itd 95 01 12 15 37 40 msg 802410 rej 492040530 abs NOTE It is important that each line you enter is closed by at least a line feed The combinations cr If cr cr lf and cr lf cr are also valid for closing a line NOTE Change your password PIN regularly NOTE Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 15 of 65 xantic Some services require special authorisation Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 16 of 65 3 2 2 Telex two stage interactive manually xantic With two stage interactive telex access you are prompted by Xantic through the complete session The HELP command is available Procedure for sending a message by two stage in
14. gat to captain from head office next port of destination will be Rotterdam regards t 492040530 pttn x 41400 hdinm nl itd 92 10 15 11 40 00 msg 897118 Same example but your answerback does not comply with the international standard 0581492040530 492040530 pttn x ferguson ny burum land earth station 92 10 15 11 39 21 gat add 237924761 to captain from shipping agency ferguson new york next port of destination will be rotterdam regards ferguson t 492040530 pttn x ferguson ny itd 92 10 15 11 40 00 msg 897118 NOTE Some telex computers may disconnect before the LES is able to send the message reference number Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 13 of 65 3 2 3 2 1 xantic Two Stage Telex Two stage general Two stage selection Two stage selection is an access method through which registered users first get access to Xantic After identification by means of a Xantic Username User ID and Password PIN access to the service required is given in the second stage Because the number used in the first stage is an ordinary telex number no special routing arrangements between different countries or telecommunications companies are necessary So in this way access to Xantic is possible from anywhere in the world Registration Two stage selection telex is only available for users registered with Xantic This registration is free of charge Services With two stage selecti
15. gives all telex Procedure for sending a message by one stage telex You Choose the international region code followed by the 9 digit Inmarsat C number of the mobile you want to send your message to e g 0581492040530 International region codes 0581 Atlantic Ocean Region East AOR E 0582 Pacific Ocean Region POR 0583 Indian Ocean Region IOR 0584 Atlantic Ocean Region West AOR W You can now start sending your message If you start sending your message within 8 seconds the information of Xantic and the ga signal are suppressed You can also suppress this and any other information of the LES by sending the service code CI within 8 seconds after your answerback Xantic Inmarsat C user manual subscribers access to the system whether they are registered with Xantic or not Messages must be offered via the telex network using ordinary telex procedures Costs will be charged via the telex bill Xantic Checks immediately whether the mobile is accessible If everything is OK lt identification number of MES gt sends a request for your answerback If not NP MES unknown or not yet commissioned NA MES excluded from all traffic ABS MES logged out After 8 seconds Xantic sends its station identification date time and a go ahead signal burum land earth station 92 10 10 11 39 ga Page 10 of 65 xantic After receipt of your message If you do not send any character du
16. minimum block size of used by this protocol NOTE A message sent in 8 bits data format may be received by the Mobile in 7 bits ASCII because Xantic assumes that a Mobile cannot receive 8 bits unless shown otherwise In such cases let the Mobile send an 8 bits message via Xantic Xantic will then automatically register that the Mobile is able to receive 8 bits DATA messages Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 40 of 65 3 8 3 8 1 3 8 2 xantic C email Sat400 C email Sat400 The Inmarsat C email gateway service from Xantic C email also known as Sat400 is the first fully standardised gateway service between the Inmarsat C network and the Internet With C email Sat400 you have a direct link at your disposal between the mobile terminal and the Internet e mail applications in your corporate network The great advantage of C email Sat400 is that information is sent end to end in electronic format and hence directly available for further processing unlike telex or fax C email Sat400 allows the sending of attachments as well as Polls and EGCs Requirements for C email Sat400 On the mobile site all you need is a standard Inmarsat C terminal At the office or home your need an Internet e mail address This e mail address domain names are also possible need to be registered at Xantic for legitimation purposes Registration for C email Sat400 Please visit our web site erated bo register or contact Xantic Cus
17. password Type send Enter ID number of terminal addressed Enter data file preceded by DATA lt number of bytes gt By beginning the file with DDATA you force Xantic to transmit your data in 8 bits format To avoid any misinterpretation of the CR LF or CR of the keyword line you may optionally include a STX 02 HEX character after the CR LF or CR to indicate the beginning of the data Finish the file with s on the first position of the next line lt nr gt characters Storing message Submitted lt date gt lt time gt Reference Number lt ref no gt Write down the message reference number Type Quit if you want to end the connection Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 39 of 65 xantic with Xantic Mobile When the mobile has received the file it must be copied to the application word processor spreadsheet etc Most mobile Inmarsat C terminals will rename the file e g IN 004 Some applications do not accept the file because of the new name In such cases you have to rename the file properly e g REPORT1 TXT or REPORT1 DOC or SHEET XLS Cost effective file transfer Word processor files contain much more information than just plain text such as date lay out etc By saving a word processor file as text most word processors offer this possibility the size of the file is reduced and so are the transmission costs too The use of X modem for very short messages is not recommended because of the
18. please send us your report as soon as possible rgds willy itd 94 10 15 11 40 00 msg 897119 If the EOM signal nnnn is used instead of the EOT signal 9 more messages may be entered Each consecutive message has to be closed by nnnn and the last one with Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 21 of 65 xantic 3 3 From PSTN Two stage selection Two stage selection is an access method through which registered users first get access to Xantic After identification by means of a Xantic Username User ID and Password PIN access to the service required is given in the second stage Because the number used in the first stage is an ordinary telephone number no special routing arrangements between different countries are necessary So in this way access to Xantic is possible from anywhere in the world Registration Only registered users can use the telephone network PSTN to send messages to a mobile Registration is free of charge Requirements You need a PC modem communication software for instance Xantic SAT PC or SAT CAST for sending messages via the telephone network Modem settings 300 1200 2400 9600 or 14 400 BPS CCITT V21 V22 V22bis V32 or V32bis MNPS or V42bis data compression MMP4 or V42 error correction 8 bits NO parity full duplex Services The available service commands are SEND To enter one or more messages for one or more mobile stations In one session you can s
19. the Inmarsat C system resources very efficiently This results in fast transmissions and consequently economical rates DNID s C data reporting can only be used by registered users with a Data Network ID number DNID This DNID has to be downloaded into the mobile terminal to enable it to send data reports The downloading is done by Xantic by sending an encoded message via the satellite to the mobile The new DNID is stored in the mobile terminal s memory and it may be used until it is deleted by Xantic For sending data reports a mobile terminal needs a DNID for each destination So more DNIDs may be issued to the same mobile It is also possible that one DNID is issued to multiple mobiles This enables one address to receive data reports from different mobile terminals e g a fleet owner receiving data reports from all his mobiles To make discrimination possible Member Numbers are issued to mobile terminals using the same DNID Registration Xantic reroutes each data report to the address indicated by the registered user Data reports may be sent to PSDN PSTN data or fax mailbox DNID file telex subscribers or Internet e mail destinatiosn When registering for data reporting the correct destination address has to be filled in on the registration form After having received your registration form Xantic will contact you for downloading When downloading takes place the mobile terminal has to be logged in at the AOR E AOR W or IOR
20. Coded Information Interchange Binary digit element of the binary numbering system Bits per second Begin text indicates that at that position the text of a message starts Group of bits mostly 8 designating a character Name to Xantic s C email gateway service connecting the Inmarsat C network to the Internet formerly called Sat400 Coast Earth Station also called LES or Land Earth Station for land mobile use Conversation impossible Command Compression Expander system to reduce noise in an Inmarsat A voice channel not used for Inmarsat C Data Network Identification Code Data Network Dentification Enhanced Group Call Enhanced Network IDentity Identification for groups of mobiles enabling them to receive EGC messages End Of Message signal as used in telex communications NNNN End Of Transmission signal as used in telex communications One of the EGC services of Inmarsat C used to send selective broadcast messages to groups of mobiles Go Ahead you may transmit Global Maritime Distress and Safety System Inmarsat C is one of the communication systems supporting GMDSS Global Positioning System Navigation system based on satellite technology Hexadecimal Identification Area served by the satellite above the Indian Ocean Input transaction accepted for delivery Input transaction rejected Land Earth Station also called CES or Coast Earth Station for maritime use Page 64 of 65 x
21. DELETE To cancel a message you entered previously SCAN To ask for the status of a message s you entered previously Type scan lt message reference number gt or Type scan r lt xxxxx gt lt yyyyy gt lowest and highest reference number or Type scan d lt YYMMDD gt lt YYMMDDb gt first and last date If you type scan u all undelivered messages will be shown VIEW To look at the contents of a message you entered previously If the message has been delivered View has no effect Type view lt message reference number gt MAIL To request a list of the contents of an Inmarsat C PSDN PSTN mailbox See section 4 READ To read the messages in an Inmarsat C PSDN PSTN mailbox see section 4 EGC To enter an Enhanced Group Call for one or more mobile stations POLL To enter a polling command to one or more mobile stations DINID To ask for the contents of a DNID Data Network ID file or to change the automatic delivery time of a DNID file USER To enter a user name and password PIN code change to other user account on LES PIN To change your password PIN code Type pin lt user id gt lt old password gt lt new password gt HELP To ask for a list of available service commands With help lt service gt you can ask for detailed information on a particular service QUIT To end the connection Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 26 of 65 xantic NOTES 1 Some services require special authorisation 2 Chang
22. M GAN and Fleet xantic Besides the Inmarsat C services Xantic offers Inmarsat A B M mM GAN and FLEET too Therefore it is possible to send Inmarsat C messages to an Inmarsat A terminal in a simple way You can send your message as a telex or as a telefax if a telefax machine is connected with the Inmarsat A B or M terminal You can send data to the other terminals as well We advise you to use the telex transmission route if the Inmarsat A or B terminal is equipped with telex Procedure for sending a telex message to an Inmarsat A or B terminal 1 Prepare your message 2 Select Xantic LES ID LES ID AOR West AOR East POR IOR 12 012 112 212 312 22 022 122 222 322 3 Address the telex message to the Inmarsat A or B terminal Select region code not preceded by 0 AOR E 581 POR 582 TOR 583 AOR W 584 followed by the Inmarsat A or B number of the addressee Example of an Inmarsat A address 5831234567 583 is the region code for the AOR E and 1234567 is the number of the Inmarsat A Select type TELEX 5 Select data format 5 bit or 7 bit or 8 bit Store all data and send your message as usual Xantic Inmarsat C user manual terminal Page 60 of 65 Prepare your message Select Xantic xantic rocedure for sending a telefax message to an Inmarsat A B M mM GAN or Fleet terminal LES ID AOR West AOR East POR IO
23. NOTE Some services require special authorisation NOTE Change your password PIN regularly Xantic SAT PC and SAT CAST user friendly communication software Xantic offers two user friendly PC software packages especially designed for communications with Inmarsat C mobiles via Xantic SAT PC is tailor made for basic Xantic messaging services SAT CAST offers all functions of SAT PC plus useful functions for FleetNet groupcalls All you need is a PC modem and a telephone line It s easy convenient and economical often saving you up to 50 over conventional telex costs And it features user friendly tools including pulldown menus function keys and mouse support You can send messages and data files to one or more terminals you can receive messages through your Xantic mailbox You can even check outgoing messages to make sure they are safely delivered And you can do it all from your own PC With SAT PC you don t need to use the above mentioned commands as the package is completely menu driven For more information ask Xantic Customer Services Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 23 of 65 xantic Procedure for sending a message via the telephone network direct with PC modem You Xantic Choose the telephone number of Xantic In The Netherlands 0594 24 93 10 In other countries 31 594 24 93 10 Welcome to BURUM LES PSTN service Please enter username Enter user name Please enter password Enter your password Fo
24. R 12 012 112 212 312 22 022 122 222 322 3 Address the telefax message to the Inmarsat A B or M terminal Select region code Because telefaxes are sent via the telephone network you have to use the Inmarsat A region code for telephone calls not preceded by 0 AOR E 871 IOR 873 AOR W 874 POR 872 followed by the Inmarsat A B or M number of the addressee An Inmarsat A number always begins with 1 and consists of 7 digits An Inmarsat B number always begins with 3 and consists of 9 digits An Inmarsat M number always begins with 6 and consists of 9 digits To obtain a more reliable connection for fax or data between the Inmarsat A LES and the mobile Inmarsat A terminal it is recommended to insert the code 81 before the Inmarsat A number Then a satellite channel without companders will be used Example of an address 871811234567 871 is the region code for the AOR E 81 is the code for a channel without companders and 1234567 is the number of the Inmarsat A terminal Code 81 may not be used for Inmarsat B and M Select type FAX 5 Select data format 5 bit 7 bit or 8 bit Procedure for sending an e mail to an Inmarsat A B M mM GAN or Fleet terminal For sending e mails to these terminals you have to send the message to a terminal mailbox using the normal C email Sat400 from mobile procedures For more details on these systems mailbox please consult the Xantic Weblink instruc
25. To Capt Johnson Parts to be delivered tomorrow on 1000 am as agreed Rgds VanVelzen Stork NL Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 42 of 65 xantic 4 COMMUNICATIONS FROM A MOBILE TERMINAL 4 1 General Store and forward Inmarsat C uses the store and forward principle for both from mobile and to mobile communications There is no real time connection between the sender and the receiver Each message is stored by Xantic and forwarded to its destination a few minutes later To international networks Messages can be sent to virtually any subscriber of the various international telecommunications networks The telex network To the telephone network PSTN for messages to Telefax machine Modem PC Modem printer or Mailbox The data network PSDN X25 The Internet SMTP protocole e mail To a DNID file at the Xantic LES for later retrieval by terrestrial user To the GSM mobile phone network SMS Multi addressing Messages may be sent to multiple addresses This depends on the capabilities of your terminal and software See your terminal manual Multiple addressed messages must be of the same kind to Telex or to PSTN or to PSDN or to E mail Formats Messages may be sent in three formats known as 5 bit 7 bit and 8 bit presentation 5 bit Also known as Baudot or Telex presentation ITA2 This format reduces transmission costs by about one third compared to 7 or 8 bits presentation Only valid telex characters a
26. ally at those high speeds an adequate way of error correction is necessary Therefore modern modems also support the MNP 3 error correction protocol and so does Xantic The MNP 4 and MNP 5 protocols which increase the effective transmission speed are also supported by the modems of Xantic When Xantic detects that the modem which is used by the calling subscriber is supporting the MNP standard s the MNP options are automatically activated by the modem in Xantic Consult your modem s manual for more information how to activate the MNP options Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 63 of 65 xantic APPENDIX C Glossary AAB ABS answerback AOR E AOR W ASCII bit BPS bt or BT byte C email CES CI cmd or CMD Compander DNIC DNID EGC ENID EOM signal EOT signal FleetNET ga or GA GMDSS GPS HEX ID IOR itd itr LES Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Used in telex End of transmission signal Automatic Answer Back see answer back Absent Used in telex communications to indicate that the mobile station Is logged out or not present in the area of which the telex number has been chosen Station identification mainly used in telex to identify the party on the line Atlantic Ocean Region Fast Area served by the satellite above the eastern part of the Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Region West Area served by the satellite above the western part of the Atlantic Ocean American Standard of
27. ancing Value Added Services You can rely on Xantic for clear quality communications because we connect you directly to a state of the art international phone telex and data communications system On top of the services we offer you can also rely on the highest quality at competitive prices Xantic also offers you free 24 hour service from our own Customer Services team 1 2 2 Global service The four Inmarsat satellites cover the following regions Atlantic Ocean Region West AOR W Atlantic Ocean Region East AOR E Indian Ocean Region IOR Pacific Ocean Region POR Xantic serves all four Inmarsat satellites via its two LES Ids 12 and 22 This means that by choosing Xantic you can always communicate via Inmarsat C Xantic will automatically reroute to mobile messages which are addressed to the wrong Ocean Region This feature does substantially increase the rate of success for messages in the to mobile direction Xantic is using Land Earth Stations in two locations Burum The Netherlands serving the Atlantic East and Atlantic West Ocean regions Perth Australia serving the Pacific and Indian Ocean Regions Xantic Inmarsat C LES IDs Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 4 of 65 1 3 1 3 1 xantic Xantic Inmarsat C Services Xantic offers a number of high quality services Not only all basic Inmarsat C services like messaging data reporting polling and enhanced group calling but also the
28. antic If or LF Line feed MES Mobile Earth Station mobile terminal for land use Modem Modulator DEmodulator used to transmit and receive digital signals via analogue telephone lines MSG Message NA Not Admitted In Inmarsat C telex communications to indicate that the mobile station is excluded from all traffic NDN Non Delivery Notification NNNN Used in telex End of message signal NP No Party Used in telex communications to indicate that the mobile station is unknown or not yet commissioned NUA X 25 Network User Address PC Personal Computer PDN Positive Delivery Notification PIN Personal Identification Number used for security Poll A short message transmitted to one or more mobiles to generate an action by the mobile s This may be used to program a mobile terminal or to initiate a data report POR Area served by the satellite above the Pacific Ocean PSDN Public Switched Data Network PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network PTN Public Telex Network rej Rejected SAC Special Access Code short code replacing a terrestrial address SafetyNET One of the Inmarsat C Enhanced Group Call services used for the distribution of maritime safety information Sat400 Former name to Xantic s C email gateway service connecting the Inmarsat C network to the Internet SAT PC Xantic s user friendly PC software package for the office and at home SES Ship Earth Station mobile terminal for maritime use store and f
29. at C terminals are not yet able to send messages to telefax machines In most cases this can be cured by installing new software Ask the supplier of your terminal NOTE It is not possible to use a telefax machine to send a message to a mobile terminal Alternatively you may advise people with whom you frequently correspond by Inmarsat C to consider using C email Sat400 see Section 3 8 Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 46 of 65 4 3 2 Xantic Inmarsat C user manual xantic To PSTN PC modem Terminal manual Consult your terminal manual for more details Procedure for sending a message to a PC modem 1 Prepare your message 2 Prepare address and select Name Destination address telephone number Including country code also for sending a message to The Netherlands or Australia The country code is never preceded by the international access code 00 Message type PSTN Presentation 5 bit 7 bit or 8 bit 3 Select the Xantic LES ID LES ID AOR West AOR East POR IOR 12 012 112 212 312 22 022 122 222 322 Some type of Inmarsat C terminals display a table of Land Earth Stations in the region you are logged in to In that case select Xantic or Burum LES 12 or Perth LES 22 or TGS or Station 12 Sometimes you can even edit the table for easy recognition of LESs and associated LES ID s 4 Select message 5 Send your message Receive
30. d for messaging cmd Type poll lt parameters gt e g poll 1 g 54321 d 7000101003 Enter your message Type s To finish type QUIT If you want to repeat a poll type poll r lt reference number gt If you want to use the X modem protocol type poll x followed by the parameters For details on the X modem protocol see Appendix B and the manual of your communication software Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 31 of 65 xantic Procedure for polling via PSDN You Xantic Connect to the LES and enter username user ID and password PIN as described for messaging cmd Enter poll lt parameters gt e g poll 1 g 54321 d 7000101003 Enter your message Type s Type QUIT if you want to end the connection with Xantic If you want to repeat a poll type poll r lt reference number gt Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 32 of 65 3 6 3 6 1 3 6 2 3 6 3 3 6 4 xantic FleetNET and SafetyNET General information The Inmarsat C network offers the possibility of addressing groups of mobile terminals The Enhanced Group Call EGC service With this service messages can be addressed to e All Inmarsat C terminals in an Ocean Region e g service announcements by Inmarsat or LESs system EGC e All Inmarsat C terminals belonging to a group or fleet in an Ocean Region The FleetNET service e All Inmarsat C terminals in a circular or rectangular geographical area the SafetyNET serv
31. d procedures show the LES 12 access numbers addresses and Burum LES 12 legends as well as LES 12 identification strings Although the same procedures apply to access use LES 22 the access numbers addresses for LES 22 are different Appendix A provides a list of the current Xantic Inmarsat C Access dial in addresses for both LES Ids 12 and 22 Suggestions to improve this manual We hope that this manual is a useful tool for you when using the Xantic Inmarsat C services The idea to write a manual that can be used by beginners and experienced users as well may sometimes cause some explanations being redundant for certain categories of users Please send your comments and ideas to improve this manual to Xantic Customer Services per email to service xantic net Updated information This edition of this manual includes Information about global service by Xantic revised addressing from Internet and updated tables of destination codes Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 8 of 66 xantic 3 COMMUNICATIONS TO A MOBILE TERMINAL Store and forward Inmarsat C uses the store and forward principle with both to mobile and from mobile communications There is no real time connection between the sender and the receiver Each message is stored by Xantic and forwarded to its destination a few minutes later To mobile communications Access to Xantic for sending messages to mobiles is possible from the international communications net
32. e 814 free of charge Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 58 of 65 5 1 Xantic Inmarsat C user manual xantic MOBILE TO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS Inmarsat C to Inmarsat C Extensive area Because Xantic serves all four regions AOR W AOR E and IOR and POR communications between Inmarsat C terminals can be realised even if they are not active in the same region and at very competitive charges From the users point of view the Land Earth Stations in Burum The Netherlands AOR W and AOR E and in Perth Australia IOR and POR act as one Land Earth Station for both Xantic LES Ids 12 and 22 Procedure for sending a message to another Inmarsat C terminal 1 Prepare your message 2 Select Xantic LES ID LES ID AOR West AOR East POR IOR 12 012 112 212 312 22 022 122 222 322 3 Address the message to the other Inmarsat C terminal Select region code AOR E 581 POR 582 AOR W 584 and IOR 583 not preceded by 0 Select the Inmarsat C number of the addressee Example of an address 581492040530 Select type MOBILE 5 Select data format 7 bits ASCII default 8 bits DATA 5 bits packed telex alphabet 6 Store all data and send your message as usual NOTES e It is not possible to send a message to another Inmarsat C terminal as a fax e You can easily test your mobile terminal by sending a message to yourself Page 59 of 65 5 2 Inmarsat C to Inmarsat A B M m
33. e given if you have requested for a confirmation Xantic will automatically inform you when a message could not be delivered to the addressee even when you did not request for a confirmation All other status messages mentioned here may appear on your monitor without further status request Charges for optional message confirmations You will be charged a small fee for a positive delivery notification as a result of a confirmation request The confirmation request will not be charged when you requested for a confirmation and eventually the message could not be delivered Failed You will also not be charged for acknowledgements and negative delivery notifications Confirmation requests for messages to an Inmarsat C mailbox If you address a message to an Inmarsat C mailbox the status Confirmation OK will be given when the message has been delivered to the mailbox Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 44 of 65 4 2 Xantic Inmarsat C user manual xantic To Telex Terminal manual Consult your terminal manual for more details Procedure for sending a message to telex Prepare your message 2 Prepare address and select Name Number of destination Including country code also for sending a telex message to the Netherlands or Australia The country code is never preceded by a 0 Message type TELEX Presentation 5 bit preference 7 bit or 8 bit 3 Select the Xantic LES ID LES
34. e strongly advised to use the X modem protocol see Appendix B when retrieving data files from this mailbox via PSTN Procedure for sending data 1 Select 8 bits DATA 2 Send the file to a PSTN or PSDN subscriber PSTN and PSDN subscribers may receive the file directly or via an Inmarsat C mailbox To PSTN The modem your file is sent to must use auto answer no host mode and the following modem settings 8 bits 1 stop bit no parity The communication software at the receiving end has to be prepared for auto answer mode 8 bits no parity To PSDN Data files and messages can only be sent to so called open systems It is not possible to send messages or data files to systems using a dialogue admission procedure with or without passwords At the receiving end the X 25 application has to be able to receive 8 bits data Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 55 of 65 4 7 4 7 1 4 7 2 xantic C email Sat400 C email Sat400 The Inmarsat C email gateway service from Xantic C email also known as Sat400 is the first fully standardised gateway service between the Inmarsat C network and the Internet With C email Sat400 you have a direct link at your disposal between the mobile terminal and the Internet e mail applications in your corporate network The great advantage of C email Sat400 is that information is sent end to end in electronic format and hence directly available for further processing unlike telex
35. e your password PIN regularly Procedure for sending a message via a public data network You Xantic Choose the NUA of Xantic 1594044 8 bits no parity From outside the Netherlands 02041594044 8 bits no parity Welcome to BURUM LES PSDN service Please enter username Enter user name Please enter password Enter your password For security reasons your password is not shown on the screen You may now enter any service you are registered for if necessary e g Type send to lt ID number gt If multiple mobiles max 10 have to be addressed type send to lt ID number gt cc lt 2nd ID number gt cc lt 3rd ID number gt etc Text Enter message Finish your message with s on the first position of the next line after the last word of the message xxx characters Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 27 of 65 xantic Storing message Submitted lt date gt lt time gt Reference number lt ref no gt Write down the message reference number Type Quit if you want to end the connection with Xantic NOTE All commands have to be followed by Enter or Return Options The following optional parameters may be added either in the send command line or before the message text in that case they should be preceded by a dot and be placed at the beginning of a new line CC lt ID number gt Sends a copy to multiple destinations Max 10 addresses incl the original address
36. ed the number of data reports to be sent over 24 hours period maximum 500 0 1 0 default no acknowledgement Separation of poll parameters can be done by comma colon or space Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 30 of 65 xantic Text or data If the poll command has been entered with the proper parameters Xantic will prompt you to enter your text or data After entering text or data you have to type s on the first position of the next line 8 bits data can be sent by typing DATA followed by the number of bytes on the first line of the data entry From the next line all bytes will be perceived as 8 bits data To avoid any misinterpretation of the CR LF or CR of the keyword line you may optionally include a STX 02 HEX character after the CR LF or CR to indicate the beginning of the data This STX character will not be sent Xantic will start forwarding the data when the specified number of bytes has been received Procedure for sending a poll with text via two stage telex You Xantic Connnect to the LES and enter username user ID and password PIN as described for messaging cmd Type poll lt parameters gt e g poll 1 g 54321 d 7 0 00 1 0 10 0 3 ga Enter message itd 94 02 28 11 02 32 msg 786790 If you want to repeat a poll type rpoll lt reference number gt Procedure for polling via PSTN You Xantic Connnect to the LES and enter username user ID and password PIN as describe
37. end a message to maximal 10 mobile stations ADDRESS To change the address of a message you entered previously DELETE To cancel a message you entered previously SCAN To ask for the status of a message s you entered previously Type scan lt message reference number gt or Type scan r lt xxxxx gt lt yyyyy gt lowest and highest reference number or Type scan d lt YYMMDD gt lt YYMMDDs gt first and last date If you type scan u all undelivered messages will be shown VIEW To look at the contents of a message you entered previously If the message has been delivered View has no effect Type view lt message reference number gt MAIL To request a list of the contents of an Inmarsat C PSTN mailbox see section V 3 4 READ To read the messages in an Inmarsat C PSTN mailbox see section V 3 4 EGC To enter an Enhanced Group Call for one or more mobile stations POLL To enter a polling command to one or more mobile stations Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 22 of 65 xantic DNID To ask for the contents of a DNID Data Network ID file or to change the automatic delivery time of a DNID file USER To enter a user name and password PIN PIN To change your password PIN code Type pin lt user id gt lt old password gt lt new password gt HELP To ask for a list of available service commands With help lt service gt you can ask for detailed information on a particular service QUIT To end the connection
38. essages in the mailbox will all be sent with a header inserted above the message If a reference number is given on the command line then only that message will be forwarded from the mailbox 1 Contact Xantic in the same way as required for sending a message to a mobile via PSTN direct See section IV 3 2 To read all messages in your mailbox type READ lt mailbox number gt To read a specific message type READ lt mailbox number gt lt message reference number gt Error correction by X Modem protocol If you want to read the mailbox using the X modem protocol type READ X lt mailbox number gt If you want to read a specific message in the mailbox using the X modem protocol type READ X lt mailbox number gt lt message reference number gt For details on the X modem protocol see Appendix B and the manual of your communication software Mailbox Empty If the mailbox contains no messages the text Failed No Message s is displayed on the screen Note With SAT PC see section IV 3 Xantic offers a user friendly communication package for your PC which also enables you to retrieve messages from your mailbox via a PSTN modem Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 50 of 65 xantic Retrieving messages from the mailbox via PSDN Mail With the mail command the mailbox contents can be viewed One line for each message will show you the characteristics for the message An overview of all your mailboxes is given if no mailb
39. etworks the Inmarsat C satellite network and GSM phones e If your message is longer than 160 characters we will split it into the necessary number of SMS messages to be delivered at the GSM phone e Messages can be sent in 5 bits to save satellite communications costs What do you need The mobile phone you are sending an SMS to from must work with the GSM network The GSM mobile phone sending SMS to Inmarsat C terminals must be registered at Xantic Registration Inmarsat C terminals do not need to be registered to send SMS s to GSM phones GSM mobile phones must be registered at Xantic to be able to send messages to Inmarsat C terminals Xantic offers you two forms of registration for your GSM phones based on GSM number only or based on GSM and INMC number To register your GSM phone s please contact your Xantic sales manager or Xantic Customer Services Send in your completed registration form to service xantic net You will be able to start using the service as soon as you receive our activation confirmation message Procedure for sending a SMS from GSM to Inmarsat C Only registered GMS phones authorised by businesses can use this service Please contact service xantic net for registration or visit www xantic net To send an SMS from a GSM to an Inmarsat C terminal type lt the letter i gt lt space gt lt Inmarsat number gt lt space gt lt message text gt and send it to 4795222333 Example i 425949710
40. ice for the distribution of maritime safety information FleetNET registration and ENID downloading The FleetNet service is available to registered users only Registered users are provided with an ENID Enhanced Network Identity This ENID has to be downloaded to each mobile once so mobile terminals can recognise FleetNET messages addressed to them ENID downloading is done by the LES operator After downloading the ENID that particular mobile terminal is able to receive FleetNET messages Please contact Xantic Customer Services if you want to register for the FleetNET service Xantic SAT CAST SAT CAST is a user friendly FleetNET managing software program tailor made for the Xantic two stage PSTN user SAT CAST will let you e manage groups of mobiles add and delete members e create archive edit and send messages to groups of Inmarsat C terminals Contact Xantic Customer Services for more information SafetyNET An important item incorporated in the system is SafetyNET This is a special EGC service for authorised organisations to broadcast maritime safety information No special arrangements to mobile terminals are required to receive these messages For maritime terminals reception of certain SafetyNET messages is compulsory on other terminals these messages can be rejected Please consult the manual of your terminal Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 33 of 65 xantic Commands for sending FleetNET messages An EGC com
41. lay a table of Land Earth Stations in the region you are logged in to In that case select Xantic or Burum LES 12 or Perth LES 22 or TGS or Station 12 Sometimes you can even edit the table for easy recognition of LESs and associated LES ID s 4 Select message 5 Send your message Retrieving messages from the mailbox Messages in the mailbox can be read via PSTN or via PSDN For users who are authorised to use an Inmarsat C mailbox the commands MAIL and READ are available With MAIL a list of messages in the mailbox may be requested This offers you the possibility to read only selected messages With READ the messages in the mailbox can be read Maximum mailbox storage time Messages stored in the Xantic Inmarsat C mailbox will be kept for at least one month from date of receipt Messages older than one month can be deleted by Xantic Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 49 of 65 xantic Retrieving messages from the mailbox via PSTN Mail With the mail command the mailbox contents can be viewed One line for each message will show you the characteristics for the message An overview of all your mailboxes is given if no mailbox number is selected 1 Contact Xantic in the same way as required for sending a message to a mobile via PSTN direct See section TV 3 2 To view the contents of your mailbox type MAIL lt mailbox number gt Read With the read command the mailbox contents can be retrieved The m
42. lephone and data networks So mobile terminals called Mobile Earth Station MES Ship Earth Station SES or transceivers are able to communicate via the satellites and Xantic with any user of these networks and vice versa Communication between mobile terminals via Xantic is possible too 1 1 2 Flexible and reliable Inmarsat C is a flexible system One of the advantages is the compactness and low weight of the equipment required by mobile terminals The actual transceiver is hardly bigger than a car radio A laptop or even smaller computer may be used as a terminal The antenna is omnidirectional and can be as small as a tea pot Total energy consumption is very low All this makes it hard to think up a situation in which utilising Inmarsat C is absolutely impossible The system can serve many varied user requirements and has proved to be extremely useful under various circumstances It is absolutely reliable and you may use it at any time 24 hours per day On sea as well as on land 1 1 3 Store and forward Inmarsat C uses the store and forward principle in both directions There is no real time connection between the sender and the receiver Each message is stored by Xantic and sent to its destination a few minutes later There are two advantages in doing so It enables Xantic to use the system very efficiently Thus keeping your communications costs down Furthermore because Xantic acts as a buffer between the mobile station and the base you can
43. lex number Therefore Xantic looks at your answerback However if this answerback does not comply with the international standard e g without telex number and country code Xantic will not be able to send PDN or NDN Also when you send a message from a mobile Inmarsat A or B terminal Xantic cannot extract the senders address In these cases you must enter your telex number and country code yourself You can do this with the code add space international telexnumber Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 11 of 65 xantic Xantic will ignore the add command when the answerback of the telex subscriber does comply with the international standard In this case the line starting with add will be considered to be a part of the message text and will therefore be transferred to the mobile terminal Example Your answerback is ferguson ny and your international telex number is 0237924761 Your answerback does not contain usable information for Xantic So if you want Xantic to send a PDN or NDN if any after receipt of the station information and ga signal of Xantic you enter the code add 237924761 attention do not enter the 0 before the countrycode The add information is not sent to the MES Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 12 of 65 xantic Example A complete session as seen on screen or paper your entries in bold print 0581492040530 492040530 pttn x 41400 hdinm nl burum land earth station 92 10 15 11 39 21
44. longer than 160 characters we will split it into the necessary number of SMS messages to be delivered at the GSM phone e Messages can be sent in 5 bits to save satellite communications costs Registration Inmarsat C terminals do not need to be registered to send SMS to GSM phones GSM mobile phones must be registered at Xantic to be able to send messages to Inmarsat C terminals see more details in Section 3 9 Procedure for sending a SMS from Inmarsat C to GSM Be sure you are logged into 12 or 22 from November 1 2002 This service is only available when logged into Xantic s 012 112 212 or 312 It will become available for 022 and 122 as of July 1 2002 and for 222 and 322 as of November 1 2002 Prepare the message as follows starting on the first line lt country code mobile number all together gt lt space gt lt body text gt Send the message to Xantic via Special Access Codes 696 or SMS Example 31620848338 Stork Pls deliver spare parts engine on Rotterdam dock7 ship Potomac tomorrow before 1100 am Thanks Capt Johnson where in the example are 31 country code 620848338 GSM number the rest is body text You may use the 5 or 7 bit mode depending on whether your terminal will allow the use of special characters in 5 bit mode If the message is longer than 160 characters it will be split into the necessary number of SMS Inmarsat C users can find this information also through Xantic s special access cod
45. mail Sat400 manual instructions B 9 C SMS short messages from GSM mobile phones to C terminals B 9 1 Registration B 9 2 Procedure for sending a SMS from GSM to Inmarsat C COMMUNICATIONS FROM A MOBILE TERMINAL 1 General 43 4 2 To Telex 4 3 To PSTN 4 3 1 To PSTN telefax 4 3 2 To PSTN PC modem 4 3 3 To PSTN modem printer 4 3 4 To PSTN mailbox 4 4 To PSDN 4 5 C data reporting 4 6 File transfer 4 7 C email Sat400 4 7 1 Registration for C email Sat400 4 7 2 C email Sat400 manual instructions 4 8 C SMS short messages from GSM mobile phones to C terminals 4 8 1 Registration MOBILE TO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS Inmarsat C to Inmarsat C b APPENDIX C Glossary 64 Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 2 of 65 xantic 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 About Inmarsat C 1 1 1 Introduction Inmarsat C is an advanced two way packet data communications system making use of the store and forward principle For this system the Inmarsat organisation of which Xantic is a founding member operates four satellites in geo stationary orbits some 36 000 km above the equator Each of these satellites covers an area as big as about a quarter of the earth Together they provide complete global coverage with the exception of the extreme polar regions The Land Earth Station LES of Xantic in Burum and Perth and similar stations in other parts of the world link the satellites with the international standard telex te
46. mand for FleetNET has to be followed by some parameters EGC lt ocean gt lt C1 gt lt C2 gt lt C3 gt lt C4 gt lt C5 gt ocean Ocean region AOR W 0 AOR E 1 POR 2 IOR 3 c1 c2 C3 C4 c5 Priority For FleetNET only routine 0 is available Service code With FleetNET this code is always 02 Address ENID Repetition code Presentation Separation of FleetNET parameters can be done by comma colon or space Repetition parameter C4 see above FleetNET is a broadcast service so no notes of delivery PDN or NDN can be sent To be sure that a message will be received it is to be advised to send a message repeatedly Once a message has been received by a mobile terminal error free all repeated transmissions received thereafter will be ignored by the mobile terminal With FleetNET the sender may choose from the following sequences Code Meaning 01 11 61 62 63 64 66 67 70 71 send once send and after 6 minutes another time send and after 1 hour another time send and after 2 hours another time send and after 3 hours another time send and after 4 hours another time send and after 12 hours another time send and after 24 hours another time send after 12 hours again and after 24 hours another time send after 24 hours again and after 36 hours another time Presentation parameter C5 see above 0 6 7 7 bit IA 5 5 bit ITA 2 8 bit data no message header will be added by the LES
47. most extensive range of service options The following Inmarsat C services are available C messages Basic message services include From mobile Messages can be sent to virtually any subscriber to the various international telecommunications networks e The telex network e The telephone network PSTN Telefax machine Modem PC Modem printer Mailbox e The X 25 Public Switched Packet Data Network PSDN e Internet SMTP e mail e C SMS short messages to GSM mobile phones To mobile a One stage selection This is a way of public access to the system for all telex subscribers available through national telex networks Messages must be offered to Xantic via the telex network using ordinary telex procedures Charging via your telex bill No Xantic registration is required b Two stage selection Two stage selection is available for registered users only Identification with a username and password is necessary possible but not necessary for e mail access as legitimation can be done by checking on the e mail address Registration with Xantic is free of charge Registered users have the benefit of special services and other advantages Two Stage selection includes e Messages offered to Xantic via the telex network PTN e Messages offered to Xantic via the telephone network PSTN with PC modem e Messages offered to Xantic via the data network PSDN X25 e Messages offered to Xantic via the Internet SMTP protocole email
48. n is requested by the code ack separated from the previous field by comma c The expected answerback This function is not supported any more in the present software release d Delay In this field which is not compulsory you can indicate the required delay in the delivery of your message The code is d lt xy gt separated from the previous field by comma lt xy gt stands for the minimum delay in hours After entering the selection information type on the first position of the next line bt begin text ga Enter the text of your message After entering your message close with the End Of Transmission signal Reference information of Xantic e g itd 95 01 12 13 10 33 msg 025798 cmd You may enter a new service command e g msg to send another message or use exit to quit Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 18 of 65 xantic Examples of the selection lines which are possible 492040530 or 492040530 d06 or 492040530 d06 ack or 492040530 ack Example of a complete session as seen on screen or paper your entries in bold print 04473100 73100 busc nl amp 41400 hdinm nl burum land earth station 94 10 15 13 08 30 enter user id and pin 5050safetran swordfish cmd msg gat 492040530 see other examples of selection lines above bt gat to captain new port of destination will be rotterdam regards head office itd 94 10 15 11 40 00 msg 897119 cmd exi
49. o the Netherlands the DNIC of the Dutch Datanet 1 2041 must precede the NTN Example for a message to The Netherlands 204123456789 The same applies for messages via Perth to PSDN destinations DNIC Australia 5052 Message type PSDN Presentation 5 bit 7 bit or 8 bit 3 Select the Xantic LES ID LES ID AOR West AOR East POR IOR 12 012 112 212 312 22 022 122 222 322 Some type of Inmarsat C terminals display a table of Land Earth Stations in the region you are logged in to In that case select Xantic or Burum LES 12 or Perth LES 22 or TGS or Station 12 Sometimes you can even edit the table for easy recognition of LESs and associated LES ID s Select message 5 Send your message Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 52 of 65 4 5 xantic C data reporting C data reporting is a facility which allows for the transmission of small packets of data by a mobile The data can be sent in short data reports manually or automatically It is also possible to have a data report sent after a polling call The packets may contain data from various sources e g instruments coupled with the Inmarsat C terminal The length of a data report is limited to a maximum of 32 bytes 256 bits You are charged per report The charges depend on the destination and the size of the report e small 1 8 bytes e medium 9 20 bytes e or large 21 32 bytes The data reporting facility uses
50. om programs Press the PageUp key When the automatic XModem starts you will have to enter the name of the file you want to transfer Xantic Inmarsat C user manual xantic Xantic offers file transfer facilities to as well as from mobile terminals so all kinds of data word processor files spreadsheets etc can be exchanged File transfer is transparent Your data will not be altered by the addition of a header Although it is not absolutely necessary it is strongly recommended to use the X modem protocol for file transfer via PSTN Data files are quite vulnerable so in practice the data transmitted has to be checked for errors In some cases the use of X modem can slightly increase the chargeable length of your message Procedure for sending data via the telephone network using the X modem protocol Xantic Welcome to BURUM LES PSTN Service Please enter username Please enter password Start your local XModem transfer xxx characters Storing message Page 38 of 65 xantic Submitted lt date gt lt time gt Reference number lt ref no gt Type Quit if you want to end the connection with Xantic Procedure for sending data via a public data network X 25 You Xantic Choose the NUA of Xantic 1594044 8 bits no parity From outside the Netherlands 02041594044 8 bits no parity Welcome to BURUM LES PSDN service Please enter username Enter user name Please enter password Enter your
51. on telex you have a wide variety of services at your disposal From anywhere in the world you can choose the telex number of your Xantic and indicate which service you like to use Xantic checks whether you are registered for that particular service if necessary The available service commands are MSG To enter one or more messages for one or more mobile stations In one session you may send a message to maximal 10 mobile stations DMSG Like MSG but with the priority of distress communications This service is only available for Rescue Centres CHG To change the address of a message you entered previously If the message has already been delivered CHG has no effect cmd chg lt message reference number gt lt old address gt lt new address gt The old address 492040130 of message number 069791 has to be changed into the new address 492040540 and completed with for example a delay in delivery of 2 hours and a request for confirmation of delivery cmd chg 069791 492040130 492040540 d2 ack DEL To cancel a message you entered previously if the message has already been delivered DEL has no effect cmd del 069791 STA To ask for the status of a message you entered previously Status information may be obtained on a single message a series of messages or messages entered in a certain period Status information is only given on messages offered by the caller The status report can be interrupted by typing the letter T Status of a message wi
52. or fax This system is very easy to use Mobiles just need to send the message made according to a certain format see procedures below to Special Access Code SAC 28 or EMAIL Requirements for C email Sat400 On the mobile site all you need is a standard Inmarsat C terminal At the office or home your need an Internet e mail address This e mail address domain names are also possible need to be registered at Xantic for legitimation purposes Registration for C email Sat400 Registration of mobile terminals is not necessary Please visit our web site ree sonntie net bo register or contact Xantic Customer Services service xantic net Fill in the C email Sat400 registration form and send it to Xantic Once we have received and processed your registration you will receive our confirmation of your status as registered user of Xantic C email Sat400 as well as the users manual C email Sat400 manual instructions Procedure to send an email from an Inmarsat C mobile to an Internet e mail address e Create your message with the text editor in your terminal software If you use a different text editor be sure to save your file in a flat ASCII format or telex mode ITA2 format before transmission e Indicate at least destination address in field TO Other fields like subject and carbon copy are optional Example C email Sat400 message TO j martinez lycos com CC optional SU subject optional press ENTER
53. orward Messages are temporarily stored for later transmission opposed to real time or on line communications STX Start of Text STX character Start of Text indicator Tcp IP Abbreviation for Transmission Control Protocl Internet Protocol Two interrelated protocols that are part of the Internet protocol suite TCP operates on the OSI transport layer and breaks data into packets IP operates on the OSI network layer and routes packets Telnet The TCP IP standard network virtual that is used for remote terminal connection service and that allows a user at one site to interact with systems at other sites as if that user terminal were directly connected to computers at those sites WRU Used in telex Who are you X modem protocol Transmission protocol for file transfer via PSTN with automatic error X 25 Xantic Inmarsat C user manual detection and correction Access protocol for a packet switched data network Page 65 of 65
54. ox number is selected 1 Contact Xantic in the same way as required for sending a message to a mobile via PSDN direct See section IV 4 2 To view the contents of your mailbox type MAIL lt mailbox number gt PSTN Read With the read command the mailbox contents can be retrieved The messages in the mailbox will all be sent with a header inserted above the message If a reference number is given on the command line then only that message will be forwarded from the mailbox 1 Contact Xantic in the same way as required for sending a message to a mobile via PSDN direct See Section 3 4 2 To read all messages in your mailbox type READ lt mailbox number gt PSTN To read a specific message type READ lt mailbox number gt lt message reference number gt PSTN Mailbox Empty If the mailbox contains no messages the text Failed No Message s is displayed on the screen Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 51 of 65 xantic 4 4 To PSDN Terminal manual Consult your terminal manual for more details Restriction Messages can only be sent to so called open systems It is not possible to send messages to systems using a dialogue or interactive admission procedure with or without passwords Procedure for sending a message to PSDN 1 Prepare your message 2 Prepare address and select Name DNIC Network Terminal Number NTN Do not let the international access code 0 precede the DNIC E g For messages t
55. r After receipt of your message Xantic shall call the telephone number you have indicated On the receiving side a PC running communications software has to be standby The modem must use auto answer no host mode and the following modem settings 300 1200 2400 9600 or 14 400 BPS CCITT V21 V22 V22bis V32 or V32bis MNPS or V42bis data compression MNP 4 or V42 error correction 8 bits NO parity full duplex Page 47 of 65 4 3 3 Xantic Inmarsat C user manual xantic To PSTN modem printer Without PC If a suitable serial printer is available it is possible to connect this printer directly to the modem without using a PC The message sent by the mobile will then be printed immediately when it is received The setting of the baud rate of the printer has to match the baud rate of the modem NOTE If the printer is out of paper you may loose incoming messages Terminal manual The procedure for sending a message to a modem printer is the same as when on the receiving side a modem PC is used See for details your terminal manual Procedure for sending a message to a modem printer 1 Prepare your message 2 Prepare address and select Name Destination address Telephone number including country code also for sending a message to the Netherlands or Australia The country code is never preceded by the international access code Message type PSTN Presentation 5 bit 7 bit or 8 bit 3
56. r security reasons your password is not shown on the screen You may now enter any service you are registered for if necessary e g Type send to lt ID number gt If you want to use the X modem protocol Type send x to lt ID number gt For details on the X modem protocol see Appendix B and the manual of your communication software If multiple mobiles max 10 have to be addressed type send to lt ID number gt cc lt 2nd ID number gt cc lt 3rd ID number gt etc Text Enter message Finish your message with s on the first position of the next line after the last word of the message xxx characters Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 24 of 65 xantic Storing message Submitted lt date gt lt time gt reference number lt ref no gt Write down the message reference number Type Quit if you want to end the connection with Xantic Options The following optional commands may be added either in the send command line or in the message text in that case they should be preceded by a dot and be placed at the beginning of a new line in the text CC lt ID number gt Sends a copy to multiple destinations max 10 destinations ITA2 By default the 7 bit IAS alphabet is used on the satellite link but with the ITA2 command you can force the LES to use the 5 bit compressed alphabet on the satellite link This option can only be selected when the message contains only characters from the 5 bi
57. re transmitted 7 bit Xantic and all other LESs support this format also known as ASCII presentation All characters represented by the values 0 127 are transmitted 8 bit Known as data In principle all characters are transmitted Most LESs not Xantic add a header station information etc to the message and charge you for it too not Xantic In case of file transfer the receiver has to remove this header before he can use the file Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 43 of 65 xantic Message status information Xantic sends a confirmation at two levels 1 Confirmation of the message transfer from the mobile terminal to the LES 2 Confirmation of the delivery of the message to the final destination Most mobile terminals offer the option to request for this confirmation Status field on the monitor Meaning Sending Message transmission to the LES in progress Acknowledged Message has been received by the LES Confirmation requested Message has been received by the LES but has not yet been delivered to its final destination Confirmation OK Message has been delivered to the final destination Failed The LES failed to deliver the message Rejected Transmission was rejected by the LES no message was sent Pending The LES has postponed the transmission Status fields may vary depending on the software and hardware of the mobile terminal The status Confirmation requested and Confirmation OK will only b
58. ring 30 seconds ga to urge you to go on After another 30 seconds without you sending anything the LES breaks up the connection bk The recommended way to finish your message is to use the End Of Transmission EOT signal You may also use the End Of Message EOM code n n n n If you want the LES to inform you that your message has been delivered to the MES you may request for a Positive Delivery Notification PDN by entering the code ack at the first position of a new line before the message or to add ack to the EOM nnnnack If the LES cannot deliver your message e g if the MES is switched off without logging out the LES will automatically send an Negative Delivery Notification NDN After finishing your message correctly press your Who are You WRU key If you are using a hand operated telex machine the LES waits maximal 2 seconds for your WRU signal After the receipt of your WRU the LES sends the identification number of the MES and the ITD date time reference number e g 492040530 pttn x itd 92 10 10 11 40 48 msg 897118 After sending the ITD the LES waits 8 seconds before ending the connection to enable you to do so yourself You can break up a connection at any time by typing exit on a separate line After receiving this command the LES does not store the message and replies with itr message will not be sent Important To send a PDN or NDN a LES has to know your international te
59. s facility it is possible to send a command or request for action to a mobile terminal A mobile can for example automatically send its location and or speed if it is equipped with a Global Positioning System GPS its fuel consumption the temperature of the cargo weather data etc after a polling call It is even possible to switch functions in the mobile on or off C FleetNET This is an Enhanced Group Calling EGC service meant to broadcast a message from a base to multiple mobiles Receiver addressing may be carried out on the basis of an Enhanced Group Call ID ENID or pre assigned geographical area codes C File Transfer Inmarsat C may be used for transferring complete data files Safety emergency alerting C SafetyNET Inmarsat C services fulfil the heavy requirements as stated in the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System GMDSS Marine Inmarsat C terminals can be programmed to send a pre recorded distress message automatically incorporating the vessel s latest position to a Marine Rescue co ordination centre MRCC by just pressing a few buttons An important safety item incorporated in the system is Xantic Services SafetyNET This is a special service for authorised organisations to broadcast marine safety information Although safety services are particularly important for maritime users similar capabilities can be adapted for land mobile use whenever the necessary land based support facilities are available Xan
60. send and receive messages to and from any international standard message or data network This means that your existing communications systems can work with Inmarsat C without any problem Files can be transferred from one computer to another and you can exchange electronic mail Your conventional telex terminals remain in use without any modification Thanks to the store and forward principle Xantic is also able to link Inmarsat C to other Electronic Messaging systems such as the Internet Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 3 of 65 xantic 1 2 About Xantic 1 2 1 General Xantic was formed by the merger between Station 12 Telstra Global Satellite SpecTec and KPN Broadcast By combining the knowledge expertise and skills of four top companies Xantic has created an unrivalled portfolio of solutions in an area known as CAT Content Applications and Transactions As a result Xantic is one of the world s leading satellite communication providers offering high level ICT and CAT oriented solutions to all those who work in a business to business environment Xantic operates two Land Earth Stations one in Burum The Netherlands the other in Perth Australia With offices and agents in more than 29 countries Xantic provides customers with premium service and quality wherever they are in the world Among other services Xantic offers you the most complete range of Inmarsat services A B C M mM GAN and Fleet plus business enh
61. t Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 19 of 65 3 2 3 Telex two stage non interactive automatic Automatic You Choose telex number of Xantic 044 73100 Within 8 seconds the service code ci has to be entered to indicate an automatic session After this your user id password have to be sent followed by the command for the service required msg poll or ege In an automatic session user id password have to be preceded by pwd If there is no reaction within 8 seconds Xantic sends its station identification date time and asks for your user id password The procedure can then be continued only interactively 04473100 Xantic Inmarsat C user manual xantic With non interactive automatic access the telex message can be prepared prior to the session and submitted as a script You will receive no prompts or help during a non interactive session Although you are not prompted Xantic expects you to order your input as though you were responding to each prompt interactively Procedure for sending a message by two stage non interactive telex Xantic Answerback of Xantic and request for answerback of caller 73100 busc nl Example of a complete automatic session as seen on screen or paper entries of your telex machine in bold print Page 20 of 65 xantic 73100 busc nl 41400 hdinm nl ci pwd 5050safetran swordfish msg 492040530 bt to john whatsoever fm home office
62. t Baudot telex alphabet BIN By default the 7 bit IAS alphabet is used on the satellite link but with the SEND BIN command you can force the LES to use the 8 bit binary format on the satellite link This format must be used when you want to transfer binary files However we recommend to use the X modem transfer option send x which automatically selects the 8 bits binary format and prevents line errors on the terrestrial link Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 25 of 65 3 4 xantic From PSDN Two stage selection Two stage selection is an access method through which registered users first get access to Xantic After identification by means of a Xantic Username User ID and Password PIN access to the service required is given in the second stage Because the number used in the first stage is an ordinary data network number no special routing arrangements between different countries or telecommunications companies are necessary So in this way access to Xantic is possible from anywhere in the world Registration Registered users who are subscriber to an X 25 public data network may offer their messages to Xantic via this network directly Registration is free of charge Services The available service commands are SEND To enter one or more messages for one or more mobile stations In one session you can send a message to maximal 10 mobile stations ADDRESS To change the address of a message you entered previously
63. t C user manual Page 7 of 65 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 xantic ABOUT THIS MANUAL Information Inmarsat C is a versatile and flexible communications system The many possibilities are described in this user s manual extensively The aim of Xantic has been to do so as clearly as possible For this reason in the lay out a difference is made between information and procedures Apart from the information the procedure to be followed in practice is explained in detail with each available way of Inmarsat C communication This manual describes Inmarsat C procedures but does not replace your Inmarsat C terminal manual Procedures For using the different communication possibilities of Inmarsat C you have to follow certain procedures In this manual the procedures are described step by step so that you will be able to use these in practice without any problem Each step has a consecutive number There are sometimes two columns You and Xantic In the column You is described what you have to do while the column Xantic informs you about the reaction of the LES to your actions What you have to do or how Xantic reacts is printed normal e What you see on your screen or on paper is printed in bold e Explanations etc are printed in italic At the end of many descriptions of a procedure one or more examples are given of a complete session as seen on your screen or on paper In these examples your entries are printed in bold All examples an
64. ta To avoid this modern communication software offers one ore more protocols for data transmission without errors One of these is the X modem protocol MNP is used for error correction MNP however must be implemented in your modem s hardware while the X modem protocol is controlled by your communication software X modem Since most commercial and shareware software packages offer the X modem facility we recommend using the X modem protocol for retrieving files from the Inmarsat C mailboxes and for sending files from a PC with modem to a mobile Inmarsat C terminal X modem transfers only a single file at a time The protocol uses two way communications and either a checksum or a cyclic redundancy check CRC for error checking X modem can handle text or executable files CRC checking is always attempted first The checksum method is used if CRC is not acknowledged by the sender X modem settings are 8 data bits 1 stop bit and no parity N 8 1 If set to other parameters most software will automatically switch to N 8 1 and return to the original parameters after transfer Because X modem eliminates transmission errors the net throughput will be slightly lower because of the protocol overhead For messages to Inmarsat C terminals a small increase of message length may be observed This is due to the minimum block length as used with X modem MNP Modern modems are able to transmit with a speed up to 14 400 bits per second and higher Especi
65. teractive manually telex Remember general note made before all examples procedures show LES ID 12 LES Burum addresses access numbers The same procedure but using different access numbers applies for LES ID 22 LES Perth You Choose telex number of Xantic 73100 From outside the Netherlands 044 73100 Enter user id password e g 5050safetran swordfish Enter service required e g msg for other possibilities see section IV 2 2 1 If you start with 7 within 2 seconds after entering the service command the ga signal of the LES is suppressed Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Xantic Answerback of Xantic and request for answerback of caller 73100 busc nl After 8 seconds Xantic sends its station identification date time and asks for your user id and password burum land earth station 95 01 12 13 08 30 enter user id and pin After verification cmd After checking whether you are registered for the service entered gat Page 17 of 65 xantic Enter selection information The selection information consists of one or more selection lines Each line contains the following basic fields by entering more than one line max 10 you can send multi address messages a Address This field is compulsory for each mobile addressed It contains the 9 digit Inmarsat ID number of the mobile followed by b Request for PDN This field is not compulsory A PDN Positive Delivery Notificatio
66. th reference number 089212 cmd sta r 089211 Status of all messages in the series with certain reference numbers cmd sta rr 089299 089215 Status of all messages within a certain period indicated by date and time cmd sta dr 17 dec 1994 08 00 17 dec 1994 10 00 Status of all messages within a certain period shortened Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 14 of 65 xantic cmd sta dr 08 00 16 00 means today Status of all messages within a certain period shortened If today is 12th January 1995 16 44 30 the result of cmd sta dr 09 jan 1995 08 44 30 12 jan 1995 16 44 30 is the same as cmd sta dr 09 08 12 16 The LES stops sending status information when it receives the letter T Before interrupting the LES asks for confirmation cmd sta dr 08 16 129356 492040530 msg 12 jan 1995 08 06 delivered attempts used 130575 492012340 msg 12 jan 1995 T14 23 del interrupt transaction y n VIEW To look at the contents of a message you entered previously If the message has already been delivered VIEW has no effect VIEW can also be interrupted by typing the letter T cmd view lt message reference number gt cmd view 495597 EGC To enter an Enhanced Group Call for one or more mobile stations POLL To enter a polling command to one or more mobile stations FRWD To ask for the contents of a DNID Data Network ID file CHGD To change the automatic delivery time of a DNID file only when you requested automatic delivery for
67. tic Inmarsat C user manual Page 6 of 65 1 4 1 5 xantic Registration To benefit the full potential of communications with Inmarsat C mobiles via Xantic you have to register with Xantic as an Inmarsat C user Registration is necessary for Two Stage to mobile communications and for to mobile communications from Internet e mail Registration of mobile terminals for SAT 400 is not necessary Only registered users may use special services besides the basic messaging service Registration forms are available at Xantic website feww xantic net br at Xantic Customer Services service xantic net Registered users receive a monthly bill from Xantic for the communication costs Especially heavy users can save on communication costs by means of a direct registration at Xantic Xantic Customer Services Xantic not only offers excellent satellite communication services but also a 24 hours 7 days a week whole year Customer Services Experienced communication officers are ready to provide you with information on our services and to help you solving your problems in using your Inmarsat equipment Xantic Customer Services E mail service xantic net Access via the Netherlands Tel 31 70 343 4543 Fax 31 70 343 4796 Access via Australia Tel 61 7 5498 0000 Fax 61 7 5498 0098 Telex 71 22432 TELCSC AA Xantic website www xantic net From an Inmarsat C mobile Special Access Code SAC 68 toll free Xantic Inmarsa
68. tions Weblink provides these A B M mM GAN and Fleet users not C with a mailbox on the Internet The A B M mM GAN and Fleet users can retrieve their email messages from this mailbox Please visit our website or consult Xantic Customer Services for more details about Weblink Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 61 of 65 APPENDIX A Dial in numbers addresses xantic Xantic INMARSAT C terrestrial access dial in numbers for both LES Ids 12 and 22 Dial in numbers for LES 12 in T amp T platform Access mode Access number Dial in numbers for LES 22 T amp T platform From 21 6 02 None PSDN X25 Netherlands 02041594044 Australia 0505293150012 b Netherlands ISDN Asynchronous Domestic Netherlands 0594 249 310 International 31 594 249 310 0505293050022 Australia None Netherlands Domestic NL 73100 Two Stage International 4473 100 ISDN Asynchronous Domestic Australia 08 9302 6344 International 61 8 9302 6344 None Access Australia None Telex Netherlands amp Telex Australia One stage Nr Region InmC ID AORW 5844xxxxxxxx AORE 5814xxxxxxxx POR 5824xxxxxxxx IOR 5834xxXXXXXX c Domestic Australia 105050 International 71105050 AORW 5844xxxxxxxx d AORE 5814xxxxxxxx d POR 5824XXXXXXXX IOR 5834xXxxxxxxx Internet TCP IP Australia amp 203 38 76 152 203 38 76 154 a Unencrypted Netherlands Internet E mail Normal 4xxxxxxxx c xantic net
69. tomer Services service xantic net Fill in the C email Sat400 registration form and send it to Xantic Once we have received and processed your registration you will receive our confirmation of your status as registered user of Xantic C email Sat400 as well as the users manual Registration of mobile terminals is not necessary any more C email Sat400 manual instructions Procedure to send an email to an Inmarsat C terminal Address to email to lt Inmarsat C ID gt c xantic net Example To 412345678 c xantic net Subject Your text For more features tips please download the latest version of the C email Sat400 manual from our website portfolio gt Inmarsat C gt C email Sat400 link gt C email Sat400 manual pdf file For instructions on Polls or EGCs via C email please go to the Inmarsat C links Data Reporting amp Polling and SafetyNET FleetNET You will find there the instructions for both systems Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 41 of 65 3 9 3 9 1 3 9 2 xantic C SMS short messages from GSM mobile phones to C terminals C SMS is Xantic Short Messaging Service between the Inmarsat C network and GSM mobile phones With a minimum of effort you can send short messages to every GSM user The same applies the other way around for GSM users registered at Xantic Benefits e No additional hard or software is needed e Direct link between two worldwide n
70. works There are two ways of entrance e One stage selection public access This is a way of public access to the system for all telex subscribers available through national telex networks Messages must be offered to Xantic via the telex network using ordinary telex procedures Charging via your telex bill No Xantic registration is required e Two stage selection Two stage selection is available for registered users only Identification with a username and password is necessary possible but not necessary for e mail access as legitimation can be done by checking on the e mail address Registered users have the benefit of special services Besides messaging they are able to use other facilities like Polling FleetNET and data transfer Two stage selection includes e Messages offered to Xantic via the telex network PTN e Messages offered to Xantic via the telephone network PSTN with PC modem e Messages offered to Xantic via the data network PSDN X25 e Messages offered to Xantic via the Internet SMTP protocole email e Messages offered to Xantic via the Internet using Telnet over TCP IP e C SMS short messages from GSM phones to Inmarsat C mobiles Communications from a Telefax machine to a mobile terminal are not possible Xantic Inmarsat C user manual Page 9 of 65 3 1 One Stage Telex Public access xantic One stage selection via Xantic is available from an increasing number of national telex networks It

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