Subscription Behavior

This page provides information about the Correction Services subscriptions obtained through NeCSClosed NovAtel e-Commerce System.

Activation Message Resend Behavior

The subscription activation message is broadcast for a period of 30 days from the specified date/time (UTC) of the activation. For the first 24 hours, the subscription activation is re-sent every hour. For the following 29 days (or the remaining days of the subscription if <30 days), the subscription activation message is sent in the rotating queue.

For renewals, the activation message will begin broadcasting 7 days prior to the start date.

Dispatch Channel

The dispatch channel is the communication channel used to send activation messages to the receiver. For certain APIClosed Application Programming Interface requests, the dispatch channel can be set to All or TelematicsOnly.

All

When the dispatch channel is set to All, activation messages are sent to the receiver via satellite broadcast messages (L-Band) and NTRIP.

TelematicsOnly

When the dispatch channel is set to TelematicsOnly, activation messages are sent to the receiver using an M2MClosed Machine-to-Machine interface (telematics) only.

When available, NovAtel recommends using telematics.

APIs that Support Selecting the Dispatch Channel

The following APIs support selecting the DispatchClosed The process of transmitting information from the system to a receiver. This may be new service, a change or additional service periods such as a renewal or trial. It may include (possibly repeated) messages over L-band, IP, M2M or an off-line dispatch code. channel:

  • Purchase with PSN request

  • Dispatch Request

  • Resend Request

  • Request Active Service

  • Request Receiver Status

For instructions on how to enable a TerraStar subscription on a NovAtel receiver, refer to TerraStar Correction Services.