Sky X Technology

Abstract

Satellites are attractive option for carrying internet and other IP traffic to many locations across
the globe where terrestrial options are limited or [censored] prohibitive.

But data networking on satellite is faced with overcoming the large latency and high bit errorrate
typical of satellite communications as well as the asymmetric bandwidth design of most satellite
network.Satellites are ideal for providing internet and private network access over long distance
and to remote locations. However the internet protocols are not optimized for satellite conditions.
So the throughput over the satellite networks is restricted to only a fraction of available
bandwidth.Mentat , the leading supplies of TCP/IP to the computer industry have overcome their
limitations with the development of the Sky X product family.

The Sky X system replaces TCP over satellite link with a protocol optimized for the long
latency, high loss and asymmetric bandwidth conditions of the typical satellite communication.
The Sky X family consists of Sky X Gateway, Sky X Client/Server and Sky X OEM
products.Sky X products increase the performance of IP over satellite by transparency replacing.

The Sky X Gateway works by intercepting the TCP connection from client and converting the
data to Sky X protocol for transmission over the satellite.

The Sky X Client /Server product operates in a similar manner except that the Sky X client
software is installed on each end users PC.Connection from applications running on the PC is
intercepted and send over the satellite using the Sky X protocol.

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INTRODUCTION

Satellites are ideal for providing internet and private network access over long distance and to
remote locations. However the internet protocols are not optimized for satellite conditions and
consequently the throughput over the satellite networks is restricted to only a fraction of
available bandwidth. We can over come these restrictions by using the Sky X protocol.

The Sky X Gateway and Sky X Client/Servers systems replaces TCP over satellite link with a
protocol optimized for the long latency, high loss and asymmetric bandwidth conditions of the
typical satellite communication. Adding the Sky X system to a satellite network allows users to
take full advantage of the available bandwidth. The Sky X Gateway transparently enhances the
performance of all users on a satellite network without any modifications to the end clients and
servers. The Sky X Client and the Sky X Server enhance the performance of data transmissions
over satellites directly to end user PC’s, thereby  increasing Web performance by 3 times or
more and file transfer speeds by  10 to 100 times. The Sky X solution is entirely transparent to
end users, works with all TCP applications and does not require any modifications to end client
and servers

Sky X products are the leading implementation of a class of products known variously as
protocol gateway TCP Performance Enhancing Proxy (TCP/PEP) , or satellite spoofer.The Sky
X gateways are available as ready to install hardware solutions which can be added to any
satellite network.

The Sky X family consists of the Sky X Gateway, Sky x Client/Server and the sky X OEM
products. The Sky X Gateway is a hardware solution designed for easy installation into any
satellite network and provides performance enhancement for all devices on the network. The Sky
X Client/Server provides performance enhancement to individual PC’s.

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PERFORMANCE OF TCP OVER SATELLITE

Satellites are an attractive option for carrying Internet and other IP traffic to many locations
across the globe where terrestrial options are limited or price prohibitive. However data
networking over satellites is faced with overcoming the latency and high bit error rates typical of
satellite communications, as well as the asymmetric bandwidth of most satellite networks

Communication over geosynchronous satellites, orbiting at an altitude of 22,300 miles has round
trip times of approximately 540 m/s, an order of magnitude larger than terrestrial networks. The
journey through the atmosphere can also introduce bit errors into the data stream. These factors,
combined with backchannel bandwidth typically much smaller than that available on the forward
channel, reduce the effectiveness of TCP which is optimized for short hops over low-loss cables
or fiber.Eventhough the TCP is very effective in the local network connected by using cables or
optical fibers by using its many features such as LPV6, LPsec and other leading-edge
functionality. Also it will work with real time operating systems.TCP is designed for efficiency
and high performance ,and optimized for maximum throughput and the highest transaction
speeds in local networks.

But the satellite conditions adversely interact with a number of elements of the TCP architecture,
including it s window sizing, congestion avoidance algorithms, and data acknowledgment
mechanisms, which contribute to severely constrict the data throughput that can be achieved over
satellite links. Thus the advantages achieved by TCP in LAN’s are no longer effective in the
satellite link. So it is desirable to design a separate protocol for communication through the
satellite to eliminate the disadvantages of using TCP over the satellite link. The adverse effects
of using TCP over satellite link in its various features are as follows:

Window size

TCP utilizes a sliding window mechanism to limit the amount of data in flight. When the
window becomes full, the sender stops transmitting until it receives new acknowledgement. Over
satellite networks, where acknowledgements are slow to return, the TCP window size gradually
sets a hard limit on the maximum throughput rate. The minimum window size needed to fully
utilize an error-free link known as the “bandwidth-delay product” is 100 KB for a T1 satellite
link and 675 KB for a 10 Mbps link. However many implementations of TCP are limited to
maximum window size of 64 KB and most operating systems use a default window size of only
8 KB , imposing a maximum throughput rate over a satellite link of only 128 Kbps per
connection , regardless of the bandwidth available. So the high bandwidth available in the

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network is no longer effective, thus the data availability in a client is restricted to a small fraction
of the available bandwidth. Thus the window sizing mechanism of the TCP limits the rate of
flow of data through satellite link.

The simple, heuristic data acknowledgment scheme used by TCP does not adapt well to long
latency or highly asymmetric bandwidth conditions. To provide reliable data transmission, the
TCP receiver constantly sends acknowledgments back to the sender. The sender does not assume
that any data is lost or corrupted until a multiple of the round-trip time has passed without
receiving an acknowledgment. This algorithm does not respond well over satellite networks
where the round-trip time is long and error rates can be high. Further, this constant stream of
acknowledgments wastes precious back channel bandwidth and if the back channel is small, the
return of the acknowledgments to the sender can become the system bottleneck. The
acknowledgements and error messages will always dominate the data transfer and the rate of
flow reduces very much.

Congestion Avoidance

In order to avoid the possibility of congestive network meltdown, TCP usually assumes that all
data loss is caused by congestion and responds to this by reducing the transmission rate.
However, over satellite links, TCP misinterprets the long round-trip time and bit errors as
congestion and responds inappropriately.

Similarly, the TCP “Slow Start” algorithm, which over the terrestrial infrastructure prevents new
connections from flooding an already congested network, forces an excessively long ramp-up
period for each new connection over satellite. While these congestion avoidance mechanisms are
vital in routed environments, they are ill-suited to single-path satellite links.

So the congestion avoidance mechanisms used by TCP is also not suited for the satellite link
since it reduces the data flow through the network and thus reduces the overall rate of data
transfer.

SKY X SYSTEM

Sky X Technology Overcomes TCP Performance Limitations

Sky X products increase the performance of IP over satellite through a combination of protocol
connection-splitting, data compression, and Web pre-fetching, while remaining entirely
transparent to end users. The Sky X gateway works by transparently replacing TCP connections
from the client and converting the data to Xpress Transport protocol (XTP) for the hop over the
satellite link which is the protocol optimized for satellite conditions.

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XTP Protocol :

 Xpress Transport Protocol (XTP) is a transport layer protocol for high-speed networks
promoted by the XTP Forum developed to replace TCP.

 XTP provides protocol options for error control, flow control, and multicast mode.

 Instead of separate protocols for each type of communication, XTP controls packet
exchange patterns to produce different models.

Characteristics of XTP :

 Error control

 Flow Control

 Byte ordering

 Prioritization Issues

 Multicast mode

 Selective Retransmission

 Multi-packet handshaking

Multi-Packet Handshaking :

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SKY X GATEWAY OPERATION

The Sky X gateway works by intercepting the TCP connection from the client and converting the
data to the Xpress Transport Protocol (XTP) for transmission over the satellite. The Sky X
gateway on the opposite side of the satellite link translates the data back to TCP for
communication with the server. This architecture offers vastly improved performance while
remaining entirely transparent to the end user and fully compactable with the internet
infrastructure. No changes are required to the client or server and all applications continue to
function without modification. This architecture is also referred to as TCP Performance
Enhancing Proxy (TCP-PEP) and is compactable with IETF RFC 3135.

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The Sky X gateway splits the single TCP connection into three separate components. A TCP
connection on the remote side between the client and Sky X gateway, an XTP connection
involving Sky X protocol over the satellite between the two Sky X gateways and a TCP
connection between the opposite Sky X gateway and server.

Note:*XTP is a reliable, transport-layer protocol specifically designed to operate efficiently over

high-speed networks and offers a level of performance not possible with TCP on long latency,
high loss satellite links. XTP is an open standard developed by the XTP Forum, a non-profit
organization composed of networking protocol researchers, implementers, and user
organizations.

By splitting the end-to-end TCP connection, the segment over the satellite can take advantage of
the performance of XTP. TCP congestion avoidance mechanisms remain in place over the
terrestrial connections to protect the stability of the routed network. The two Sky X gateways
pass control data between each other, allowing the Sky X gateway on the opposite side of the
satellite to appear to be the original source or destination device. This architecture maintains full
TCP reliability and end-to-end flow control. *

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Web Pre-Fetch functionality further enhances the performance of HTTP transfers over the
satellite link by pro-actively retrieving the many embedded objects on a Web page along with the
requested HTML page. The Sky X system delivers the Web objects to the Sky X gateway on the

client side of the satellite link where they can be served locally when requested by the browser,
avoiding the satellite delay.

The Sky X gateway XR10, XH45, and XH155 are available as ready-to-install hardware
solutions which can be added to any satellite network. The Sky X Client software installs directly
on the PCs of end-users and works in conjunction with a Sky X Server SS10 or SS45 hardware
unit located at the network hub.

Mentat also licenses the Sky X gateway technology in software source code form for integration
with satellite modems, VSATs, routers, caching systems, or any other satellite connectivity
equipment. The Sky X gateway can also be used in multilink configurations where a single Sky
X gateway hub unit enhances the performance of multiple separate outbound links from a single
uplink facility.

Mentat SkyX Gateway 250 – gateway

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1.Manufacturer description

The SkyX 250 is ideal as a remote, or hub, device to bring high network performance to lower
bandwidth networks. Also use at both sides of the link in a point-to-link as well as in fully
meshed networks

The Sky X Client / Server product operates similarly to the Sky X gateway except the Sky X
Client software is installed directly onto the client PC. Connections from applications running on
the PC are intercepted and sent over the satellite using Sky X protocol. At the network hub, a
Sky X Server establishes a TCP connection with the destination server.

Sky X Client/Server

The Sky X Client, installed on Microsoft Windows-based computers, transparently intercepts

TCP connections from applications running on the PC and transmits the data over the satellite
link using XTP. The Sky X Server, installed at the hub of the satellite network, establishes a new
TCP connection for communication with any device on the local network or over the Internet.
Through this unique, patented architecture, the Sky X Client / Server system requires no proxy
settings while providing performance enhancement for all TCP applications.

The Sky X Server is available in two models namely the SS10 and SS45. The SS10 provides Sky
X enhancement for links of up to 10 Mbps while the SS45 provides Sky X enhancement for links
of up to 45 Mbps.

Sky X Multicast Fan-Out

Computer networking traditionally relies on unicast data transfers which establish point-to-point
connections between devices. In situations where the same data is transferred to multiple users,
the server must send a copy of the file to each recipient independently. This process is both time
consuming and wastes much of the bandwidth resources.

In contrast, multicast technology makes it possible for multiple recipients to receive a single data
stream. This can be an especially powerful tool for satellite networks or similar architectures
where the multicast transfer can take advantage of an underlying link layer broadcast media.
Unfortunately, the only multicast capability built into the Internet Protocol is a UDP-based,
unreliable, best-effort service that is only appropriate for real-time streaming applications such as
event broadcasting. Because UDP-based IP multicast does not include any mechanisms for

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detection and retransmission of lost or corrupted data and does not resequence any packets that
arrive out of order, IP multicast is not suitable for file downloads and other data transfer
applications.  Sky X Multicast Fan-Out offers a simple and convenient solution for reliable
multicast over wide area networks.

By taking advantage of reliable multicast functionality built directly into XTP, the open-
standard transport-layer protocol used by the Sky X Gateway to transfer data over the WAN link,
the Sky X Gateway provides fast, efficient, fully reliable multicast file transfers. Any data that is
lost or corrupted is retransmitted, providing transfer reliability and rendering special FEC
software unnecessary.

The Sky X multicast fanout, an integral component of the Sky X gateway, transparently converts
TCP unicast connections into reliable multicast transfers.

Through the use of common TCP based applications such as FTP, the Sky X gateway can
deliver a file to every remote location across a wide area network with only a single multicast
transfer. Sky X multicast fanout is built on the industry leading Sky X gateway IP over satellite
performance enhancement system. Because the Sky X multicast fanout process is transparent to
the end devices , any machine can originate or receive the multicast transfer regardless of
operating system and without requiring the installation of any specialized multicast software.

Sky X Performance

By combining this reliable multicast transmission technology with a transparent fanout

functionality which allows any TCP connection to be converted into a multicast transfer, the Sky
X gateway marries the power of multicasting with the convenience of using FTP or any other
TCP-based application. In addition to the multicast benefits themselves, the Sky X gateway
includes on-the-fly data compression which further increases transfer speeds for compressible
data by up to 5 times.  Sky X multicast fanout functionality is ideal for file transfers, cache
replication, video file distribution, content delivery networks, database replication, and any other
distribution of data or files to multiple users over a satellite link or other wide area network.

The performance benefits of the sky X gateway depend on many factors including the
bandwidth,delay, asymmetry and bit error rate of the link, the number of simultaneous
connections, the compressibility of the data and the behavior of the application itself.Below are
data for two typical applications across a range of conditions.

File Transfers

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The following file transfer tests illustrate the benefits of Sky X performance enhancement for
different windows sizes, link band-widths, round-trip times, and bit error rates. Users should
expect similar results for any large, single-connection data transfer. Each graph shows Sky X
enhancement for three cases: no compression, highly compressible text, and Corpus benchmark
compressibility.

Window Size and Link Speed vs. Throughput

Without performance enhancement, a default window size of 8 KB limits TCP throughput to less
than 100 Kbps over satellite.  As the graph on the left illustrates, even on server operating
systems using a 32 KB window, TCP is only able to reach a through-put of 440 Kbps. Sky X
gateway overcomes this limitation, taking full advantage of the available bandwidth regardless of
the window size of the client or server. For compressible data, Sky X can provide throughput
rates far greater than the link bandwidth.

Round-Trip Delay vs. Throughput

The Sky X gateway system removes the dependency of TCP on the round-trip time of the link.
The figure below shows the measured throughput on an error-free, 10 Mbps link. These results
illustrate that TCP throughput drops rapidly as the round-trip time increases. In contrast, Sky X

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is able to maintain full usage of the link regardless of the round-trip time. For compressible text,
Sky X consistently delivers throughput rates greater than the actual bandwidth.

Bit Error Rate vs. Throughput

The Sky X system overcomes the high sensitivity of TCP to the bit error rate of the link. The
graph given below shows the throughput as a function of the bit error rate for a 10 Mbps satellite
link using a 1 MB TCP window. Even at low error rates, TCP is able to deliver only 1.5 Mbps,
while at an error rate of 1×10-5, TCP’s throughput drops to less than 0.03 Mbps. Sky X fully
saturates the link at low error rates and even at an error rate of 1×10-5, achieves 5.1 Mbps

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Web Performance

Unlike file transfers which typically consist of a single, large download, Web traffic is
characterized by large numbers of short connections. Mentat’s innovative Fast Start feature
specifically optimizes Web performance by reducing time required to establish new connection.
The Web stone HTTP benchmark shows that for an 8  Mbps error-free link, the average response
time for a mixture of 50 simultaneous web connections using the sky X gateway is between 0.7
and 1.1 seconds depending on the compressibility of the data, compared to 3.0 seconds with
TCP.

Other Applications

Performance benefits from applications other than Web and file transfers depend on the
characteristics of the application, but will typically fall between these two extremes. Sky X
gateway has been tested by many organizations and various independent third parties for a wide
variety of different conditions and has been found satisfactory .Sky X gateway can also simulate
link speed bit error rate and delay conditions of the existing system on the sky X gateway test
network

SKY X PROTOCOL DESIGN

At the heart of the Sky X system is the Sky X protocol, optimized to provide maximum
throughput for satellite networks. The Sky X protocol is designed to respond efficiently to

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typical satellite latency, bit errors and asymmetric bandwidth conditions and to take advantage of
optimizations possible on a single-path link with known bandwidth. The Sky X gateway
combines protocol, application and system level enhancements to provide maximum throughput
for satellite networks.

Efficient Acknowledgment Algorithm

The Sky X Protocol utilizes a highly efficient selective retransmission algorithm for the
acknowledgment of data. Because there is only a single path over the satellite with no
intermediate routing, any gaps in the packet sequence can be assumed to be data loss due to
corruption rather than network congestion. The receiving Sky X gateway can immediately
request and receive retransmission of the missing data from the transmitting Sky X gateway.
Because the Sky X Protocol does not use acknowledgments as the primary means of identifying
lost data, it requires only infrequent acknowledgments to confirm data arrival and clear buffers.
In contrast, TCP sends a constant stream of acknowledgments over the reverse channel.

The sky X Protocol reduces back channel usage by 75% for Web traffic and up to 99% for file
transfers, thereby dramatically increasing the performance of networks where limited back
channel bandwidth is the system bottleneck.

Dynamic Window Sizing

The large Sky X Protocol window removes the dependency of the network on the bandwidth-
delay product, allowing high throughput independent of the TCP window size of the end nodes.
The Sky X Protocol dynamically adjusts the window size based on the link bandwidth, delay,
and number of simultaneous connections to optimize utilization of the bandwidth.

Rate Control

TCP uses Slow Start and Congestion Avoidance algorithms to determine a safe transmission rate
based on how quickly acknowledgments return. This wastes available bandwidth when it
transmits at too low a rate, and causes unnecessary retransmissions when it transmits at a rate
higher than the bandwidth of the link.

Instead, the Sky X gateway uses a rate control mechanism to explicitly set the transmission rate
to exactly the bandwidth of the link, thereby providing the maximum throughput possible at all
times.

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Web Prefetch

The Sky X system further enhances the performance of HTTP over the satellite link
byproactively retrieving the many embedded objects on the web page along with requested
HTML page. The Sky X system delivers the web objects to the client side of the satellite link
where they can be served locally when requested by the browser ,there by avoiding satellite
delay.

Fast Start Web Acceleration

In addition to TCP performance enhancement, Sky X products include HTTP specific

optimizations to further accelerate web downloads. Fast Start saves one full round trip time for
each new web connection by reducing the handshaking required to establish each new HTTP
connection.

Data Compression

Integrated on-the-fly data compression functionality, offering lossless compression ratios of up

to 5:1, increases the amount of data that can be sent over the link.

Sky X Multicast Fan-Out

The Sky X FTP multicast facility is designed to provide multicast fan-out functionality tailored
specifically for use with FTP, combining the power of multicasting with the convenience of the
well-known and ubiquitous FTP utility. The unique Sky X multicast Fan-Out facility can
transparently convert a TCP unicast connection into a reliable multicast transfer .Using standard
file transfer applications such a FTP the Sky X gateway can deliver a copy of a file to every
remote site with only a single transfer.

Sky X OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)

Mentat ( U.S company) licenses its Sky X gateway technology in software source code form for
OEM integration into satellite modems, VSAT’s, routers, cache or  any other satellite networking
equipment. The Sky X OEM software is available for various computer and real time operating
systems.

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Packeteer SkyX

Packeteer Introduces New SkyX Accelerators for Improved TCP-Based Application

Performance; New SkyX Accelerators Support Expanded Range of Link Speeds; Comply with
European Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive

CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Packeteer(R) (NASDAQ:PKTR), the global leader in WAN Application

Optimization, today announced the introduction of two new SkyX Accelerator models based on
new hardware platforms that provide substantially improved scalability to support future features
and functional enhancements. Packeteer's SkyX Accelerators improve TCP-based application
performance including SAP, FTP file transfers, e-mail and Web access. The appliances also
provide acceleration capabilities for disaster recovery, database synchronizations and backups in
high-latency, high-bandwidth environments such as satellite or datacenter-to-datacenter links.

The new SkyX 250 and high-end SkyX 750 Accelerators support a greater range of link speeds
and concurrent sessions than their predecessors and utilize the new release 7.0 operating software
that supports an Ethernet failover bypass capability while maintaining complete backward
compatibility with existing SkyX appliances.

The SkyX 250 Accelerator also complies with the European Union (EU) Restriction of
Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive that is a requirement for all companies selling within or
into the EU. The RoHS directive, designed to provide environmental safeguards eliminating the
use of toxic materials, applies to electrical and electronic products and their components offered
for sale in the EU after July 1, 2006. The RoHS-compliant version of the SkyX 750 is scheduled
for availability later this year.

"Enterprises are quickly realizing that the ability to accelerate TCP-based applications provides a
distinct competitive advantage through improved productivity, and that adding expensive
bandwidth to compensate for poor WAN application performance is a failed strategy," said
David Puglia, Packeteer's vice president of marketing. "The introduction of our new SkyX
products will help customers accelerate host or client traffic, as well as improve the performance
of strategic data center replication without having to implement link speed upgrades."

New SkyX Accelerator Details

The new SkyX Accelerators will be added to the Packeteer product line as the current XR10,
XH45 and XH155 appliances are phased out. The SkyX 250 Accelerator is a 1U rack-mountable
appliance that supports up to 20,000 concurrent sessions and accepts 45 Mbps of inbound traffic
for compression.

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The system supports link speeds ranging form 2 - 45 Mbps. The high end SkyX 750 Accelerator
is also a 1U rack mountable appliance capable of supporting up to 80,000 concurrent sessions
and accepts 45 Mbps of inbound traffic for compression. Link speed options range from 10 - 155
Mbps.

Price and Availability

The SkyX 250 Accelerator is available now. A non-RoHS version of the SkyX 750 Accelerator
is scheduled for availability in late August 2006; the RoHS-compliant version of the SkyX 750
Accelerator is scheduled for availability in late October 2006. Pricing for the SkyX 250
appliance starts at $2,500. Pricing for the SkyX 750 appliance starts at $10,000.

About Packeteer

Packeteer, Inc. (NASDAQ:PKTR), is the global market leader in WAN Optimization and
Application Traffic Management for wide area networks. Deployed at more than 7,000
companies in 50 countries, Packeteer solutions empower IT organizations with patented network
visibility, control, and acceleration capabilities delivered through a family of intelligent, scalable
appliances. For more information, contact Packeteer at 1 (408) 873-4400 or visit the company's
website at www.packeteer.com.

Safe Harbor Clause

The statements contained in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, including statements regarding Packeteer's expectations, beliefs, intentions or
strategies regarding the future.

Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, express or implied statements
regarding future revenues, revenue growth and profitability, spending levels by existing and
prospective customers, the markets for our products, new product development, liquidity and
macro economic conditions. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are
based upon information available to Packeteer as of the date hereof. Packeteer assumes no
obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected.

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Actual results may differ materially due to a number of factors including the perceived need for
our products, our ability to convince potential customers of our value proposition, the costs of
competitive solutions, continued capital spending by prospective customers and macro economic
conditions.

These and other risks relating to Packeteer's business are set forth in Packeteer's Form 10-K filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2006, and Packeteer's Form 10-Qs
and other reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SkyX Accelator

When TCP protocol design limitations, high latency and lost packets threaten application
connection speed, SkyX Accelerator ramps flow, fully utilizes links and keeps data moving
along.

 Accelerate file transfers, large and small

 Speed XML and HTTP sessions, disaster recovery, database sync and backups
 Optimize application performance over high-latency and satellite links
 Increase link utilization on fat WAN links
 Maximize bandwidth utilization and ROI

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 Minimize retransmission and recover more quickly from errors .

TCP Acceleration

Enjoy faster database connectivity, Web and remote-access applications while maintaining full
TCP reliability and end-to-end flow control. Specifically optimized for long delay, high bit error
and asymmetric bandwidth conditions. Accelerate all TCP-based applications—including Web
access, FTP file transfers, ERP and e-mail.

Data Center Replication Acceleration

SkyX Accelerator technology overcomes latency effect on TCP over high-bandwidth links by
using bandwidth much more efficiently and improving replication performance over high
capacity data center-to-data center links. Replication sessions complete up to 100 times faster
and are not subject to the stalls and session drops associated with packet loss.

XML and Web Acceleration

Response times improve dramatically with enhanced HTTP performance. SkyX XpressWeb and
XpressXML technology speeds delivery of embedded objects in Web-based applications. Further
accelerate Web downloads by reducing time needed to establish each new HTTP connection.

PacketShaper is an application traffic and bandwidth management system that delivers

predictable, efficient performance for applications running over the WAN and Internet. The
combination of its layer 7 classification, analysis, control, and reporting capabilities enables
network administrators to keep critical traffic moving at an appropriate pace through bandwidth
bottlenecks and prevents any single type of traffic from monopolizing the link.

Feature highlights include:

Automatic Traffic Discovery: PacketShaper systems utilize their layer 7 classification

capabilities to automatically identify all applications running across the network. Please see the
PacketShaper Data Sheet for a list of applications.

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Extensible traffic class definitions:

Create custom criteria for measuring and controlling traffic. Classify traffic by application,
protocol, address, subnet, port number, URL or wildcard, host name, LDAP host lists, Diffserv
setting, 802.1p/q, MPLS, ISL, IP precedence bits, IP or Mac address, direction
(inbound/outbound), source, destination, host speed range, Mime type, web browser, Oracle
database, Citrix Published Application, VLAN. Combinations of the criteria are supported,
enabling more targeted monitoring and control.

Real-time traffic monitoring: Traffic network utilization (peak and current rates) for the link and
by application.Monitor response time for each application. Differentiate network delay from
server delay.

Monitor network efficiency:

Determine how much bandwidth is wasted from retransmissions. Threshold all performance
metrics and automatically notify an administrator via email or SNMP trap when threshold is
crossed.

Policy-based enforcement of application priorities and bandwidth allocation for capacities

of up to 200 MB:

Directly control bandwidth allocation by application, server, or user to proactively prevent

congestion related application performance problems.

Traffic marking for DiffServ-, ISL-, 802.1p/q-, or MPLS-enabled networks

On-board historical reporting

PacketShaper systems provide typical monitoring features that provide network administrators
with valuable intelligence to control their application performance and maximize existing
network resources.

By relying on monitoring as a baselining and strategic function rather than for passive
observation, PacketShaper products enable organizations to discover and classify applications,
analyze their performance, and then enforce policy-based bandwidth allocation based on their
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business importance. PacketShaper systems generate an array of reports to validate performance

results, ensuring that applications are indeed aligned with business priorities.

CONCLUSION

The sky X gateway is the leading solution for overcoming the limitations of TCP/IP over
satellite. ISP’s, corporations, governments, and military organizations around the world rely on
sky X gateway to enhance the performance of their satellite networks.

Testing by independent third parties including INTELSAT and NASA confirms that the sky X
Gateway dramatically improves performance for the internet and private access over satellite
networks.

The world is reducing to a global village by the use of satellite communication and so the
improvement in the rate of information interchange through satellite is a must and thus sky X
technology becomes unavoidable.

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A Top Down Approach Featuring The Internet,

Addison Wesley by JF&Ross KW.

TCP/IP Protocol Suite, by Forouzan B.

Computer Networks A.Tanenbaum

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