Key Features

• PiONEER SOLO provides a single user with the same operational performance characteristics and enhancements as our multiuser systems.
• Tested and certified with Android based cellular phones.
• AES 256 IPSEC VPN for added TRANSEC protection
• Field proven TCP acceleration using the KLAS Router KTR software client

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Media Conversion

For Information Assurance and availability reasons secure baseband modules have historically used BGAN and VSAT networks for reach back capability. However, 3G cellular and public WiFi networks have become less expensive to use and more ubiquitous. WANdroid and SOLO utilize such networks, reducing costs without compromising security.

Portal Registration

Public WiFI networks in hotels require the user to register using a WEB browser. The Android based phones have a built in WEB browser and keyboard, thus allowing network access without the need for an additional computer.

Least Cost Routing

WANdroid and SOLO monitor available WiFi and cellular networks and will automatically switch to the lowest cost available network.

Integrated Solution

KLAS provides a fully integrated and tested solution, addressing all of your operational requirements. KLAS engineers will configure and test the WANdroid in both cellular and WiFi environments. This includes SIM card provisioning and management. KLAS will also load, configure and test a custom XP image on customer provided laptop.

Global Coverage

Android based cell phones use the global GSM standard for cellular access. This ensures operational coverage in the US, Europe, Middle East and Asia.

Base Package with Optional Components

The KLAS base offering for the PiONEER SOLO includes the WANdroid, KRT-client software and staging of the entire system including customer provided laptop. Various options are available to include laptop, phone, and BGAN terminal. PiONEER SOLO is compatible with any Android based handset.

Solo - Acceleration & Compression

Space Communications Protocol Standards (SCPS)

KlasRouter provides SCPS compliant TCP acceleration based on MITRE's implementation of the SCPS-TP protocol. KlasRouter supports both vendor-independent SCPS mode and Klas optimized SCPS mode to interoperate with any SCPS-compliant Service Entry Point hardware (such as ViaSat xPEP and Comtech EF Data turboIP). In Klas optimized SCPS mode, Klas has modified and improved the MITRE implementation to mitigate Inmarsat BGAN specific conditions such as high jitter and varying bandwidth availability. This customization provides optimum performance for TCP-based applications such as web and email.

HighSpeed TCP (HS-TCP)

KlasRouter supports the HS-TCP algorithm as developed by Sally Flood and adopted by the Internet Engineering Task Force. HS-TCP is implemented in Performance Enhancing Proxy (PEP) mode on KlasRouter in a similar way to SCPS and is therefore transparent to the network.

In addition to the required WAN optimization features, KlasRouter includes the following advanced WAN optimization components as optional features which otherwise would require separate hardware. These value added features exceed the specification and are included at no additional cost to the Government.

HTTP Caching

Layer 3/4 acceleration using SCPS or HS-TCP is a critical part of WAN Acceleration. However, the performance of higher layer protocols such as web-based applications also is degraded over satellite. KlasRouter implements HTTP web caching and pre-fetch to mitigate the effects of network latency. This algorithm has been employed with excellent results on SIPRNet and JWICS web applications such as Outlook Web Access, AKO-S, CIDNE, CHAMPION and various other intelligence-specific cloud-based services.

HTTP objects are cached locally for re-use to avoid repeat download of the same web page across satellite. This feature is particularly useful in a multi-user environment where the same web pages are likely to be requested by different users. When first accessed, a HTTP object such as an image is saved on KlasRouter to be made available should another user request the same object. In such case, the KlasRouter supplies the cached object rather than traversing the satellite link to the web server to download a duplicate copy. This substantially improves performance while reducing costs. However cache coherency is maintained at all times to prevent out-of-date objects from being presented from the cache.

HTTP objects may be cached on KlasRouter in RAM or, optionally, in the SATA hard drive included in both KP1400 and KP2160. Use of a SATA hard drive improves performance significantly because more information can be persistently stored for re-use on the hard disk improving the chances of the object being cached locally. Note that this feature is not present on software-based acceleration options such as Riverbed Mobile.

Prefetch

The high latency on BGAN and other satellite networks causes the initial load of each web page to be slowed markedly. A page that takes 2-3 seconds to load over a low latency network can take 30 seconds to load over a high latency network. KlasRouter mitigates this by scanning each downloaded web page for links to other pages. Since it is likely that the user will select one of the links on the page, KlasRouter downloads the text of each linked page automatically in the background. When the user selects a link, the text of the linked page is served from local KlasRouter cache providing instantaneous page load. Note that images and other large HTTP objects are not pre-fetched as this would increase costs by downloading large amounts of data that may not be used. Instead, these objects are loaded after the text of the page is presented.