R/V Neil Armstrong¶
The Ocean class research vessel, R/V Neil Armstrong, has 44 berths.
The vessel is a member of the US Academic Research Fleet and is operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI); its home port is in Woods Hole, MA USA.
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Internet and Voice systems¶
All Committed Information Rate (CIR) and Maximum Information Rate (MIR) units are in Kilobits Per Second (kbps).
When planning, one should plan for the CIR. MIR throughput typically only happens over a few seconds and should generally not be expected to last for very long.
Since most people tend to think in terms of MegaBytes, note that one MegaByte is 8192 kilobits.
| Service | System(s) | Purpose | Radome | Frequency | BUC Power | CIR shore-to-ship | CIR ship-to-shore | MIR shore-to-ship | MIR ship-to-shore | Blockage (%) | Circa | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleet Xpress | FleetBroadband | backup Internet & Voice | Sailor 500 | L-band | 150 W | best effort | best effort | 432 | 432 | — | 2015 | HiSeasNet |
| ↑ | Global Xpress | Internet & Voice | Sailor 100GX | Ka-band | 5 W | 2048 | 2048 | 8192 | 4096 | 0% | 2015 | HiSeasNet |
| Sealink Plus | Iridium CERTUS | Out-of-band Management | Sailor 4300 | L-band | 120 W | best effort | best effort | 176 | 176 | — | 2020 | Marlink (lease) |
| ↑ | Sealink Premium | Internet & Voice | 9711 | Ku-band nominal, C-band capable | 250 W (C) 125 W (Ku) | 4096 | 2048 | 8192 | 4096 | — | 2015 | HiSeasNet |