Load Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2 Bandwidth Allocation and Load Switching by the STDMA Controller:. . . . . . . . .B-2 Load Switching Process . . . . . . . . .B-6 Load Switching by a Remote . . . . . .B-6 Determining Need-for-Change. . . . . .B-7

Load Switch Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8

Reduced data flow in switched mode (SCPC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-10

Application switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-11 Type of Service (ToS) Switching . . . . . . . B-13 Entry Channel Mode (ECM) Switching . . . . B-14 Applications Switching. . . . . . . . . . . B-14

Dynamic Power Control

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-1Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-2 Adjustment for Data Rate . . . . . . .C-3 DPC Scaling Function . . . . . . . . .C-4

Network Migration

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1 Firmware Upgrade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3

Upgrade Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3 Required Support Utilities and Firmware D-3 Basic Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3 Migration Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . D-4 Getting Information with VLOAD . . . . D-4 Upgrade Router to v1.5.3 . . . . . . . . D-6 Save and Reboot to Latest . . . . . . . D-7 Get Information for Router v1.5.3 . . . . D-8 Upgrade Base Modem to v1.5.1 . . . . D-9

Upgrade Image 1 on Base Modem to v1.4.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-9

Upgrade Image 1 on Base Modem to v1.5.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-10

Download Base Modem v1.5.1 to Image 2 . D-11

Download Router v1.5.3 to Image 2. . D-12 Completing Migration . . . . . . . . . . . D-12 Picking Up Straggler/Offline Remotes. D-12 Setting v1.5.2 Compatibility in Hub Modems

D-13

Glossary

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