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Appendix 1) Inmarsat system.................................................................AP1-1
AP1.1 System Overview..........................................................................................AP1-1
AP1.1.1 System Configuration ........................................................................AP1-1
AP1.1.2 Inmarsat C Services ...........................................................................AP1-3
AP1.1.3 Destination Type ................................................................................AP1-4
AP1.1.4 Charging.............................................................................................AP1-6
AP1.1.5 Network .............................................................................................AP1-7
AP1.1.6 Frequency assignment........................................................................AP1-9
AP1.2 Message & Signal Transfer...........................................................................AP1-10
AP1.2.1 Ship- originated Call..........................................................................AP1-10
AP1.2.2 Shore- originated Call........................................................................AP1-12
AP1.2.3 Log in/Log out ...................................................................................AP1-15
AP1.2.4 Distress Alert .....................................................................................AP1-16
AP1.3 Channel types and Signal processing............................................................AP1-17
AP1.3.1 Channel types.....................................................................................AP1-17
1. NCS CC/LES TDM Channel...................................................................AP1-18
2. Signaling Channel....................................................................................AP1-19
3. MES Message Channel............................................................................AP1-21
AP1.3.2 Signal Processing...............................................................................AP1-22
1. Signal processing Flow for Each Channel...............................................AP1-22
Appendix 2) Menu Tree............................................................................. AP2-1
AP2.1 Menu Tree.....................................................................................................AP2-1
Appendix 3) Coast station service list ................................................. AP3-1
AP3.1 Inmarsat C coast station service list .............................................................AP3-1
Appendix 4) E-mail..................................................................................... AP4-1
AP4.1 Features.........................................................................................................AP4-1
AP4.2 Limitations....................................................................................................AP4-2
AP4.3 Precautions....................................................................................................AP4-2
AP4.4 Network Setup menu ....................................................................................AP4-3
AP4.5 Setting LES...................................................................................................AP4-5
AP4.6 Setting Active Port........................................................................................AP4-7
AP4.7 Message Log.................................................................................................AP4-8