Iridium Pilot User Manual page 10

An Iridium Pilot voice or data call is received by the closest satellite to the device's current location, anywhere
on the Globe. The traffic is routed through the meshed satellite network and lands at the Alaska Ground
Station, and, is then routed over terrestrial networks to the Gateway in Arizona. At the gateway, traffic is
converted back to internet protocol (IP) and voice, depending on call type and delivered to the IP cloud or the
p ublic switched telepho ne n etwork (PSTN).
GW
Internet
or VPN
PSTN
1.6.2 Iridium Pilot Terminal Components
Figure 1.3
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Above Decks Equipment
Th e Above Decks Equipmen t (ADE) p ro vid es th e co mmun ic a tio n conn ection betwe en th e BDE and Iridium's
satellites . Th e ADE will automa tic a lly lo cate and track Irid ium satellites overh ead .
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