A satellite communication apparatus configured to route an Internet Protocol IP datagram with a standard internet routing protocol over a space link , the apparatus comprising: a router stack configured to route according to the standard internet routing protocol, comprising a current routing table including information for routing via the space link ; a space link layer having a space link address table ; and a router adaptation layer , interfacing with the router stack via a router interface , and interfacing with the space link layer via a space link interface ; wherein the router adaptation layer is configured to: receive an Internet Protocol IP datagram comprising a destination, query the router stack to determine whether the destination is linked via the space link , and when the IP datagram's destination is linked via the space link ; forward the IP datagram to the space link layer via the space link interface , the space link layer being configured to map the IP datagram's destination to a proprietary space link address within the space link address table , and forward the IP datagram to the proprietary space link address; wherein the apparatus is configured to operate as a satellite hub or VSAT, Very Small Aperture Terminal; and wherein the IP datagram comprises a routing packet comprising a route received over the space link interface , and the router adaptation layer is further configured to update the space link address table mapping proprietary space link addresses to IP addresses based on the route. a router stack configured to route according to the standard internet routing protocol, comprising a current routing table including information for routing via the space link ; a space link layer having a space link address table ; and a router adaptation layer , interfacing with the router stack via a router interface , and interfacing with the space link layer via a space link interface ; wherein the router adaptation layer is configured to: receive an Internet Protocol IP datagram comprising a destination, query the router stack to determine whether the destination is linked via the space link , and when the IP datagram's destination is linked via the space link ; forward the IP datagram to the space link layer via the space link interface , the space link layer being configured to map the IP datagram's destination to a proprietary space link address within the space link address table , and forward the IP datagram to the proprietary space link address; receive an Internet Protocol IP datagram comprising a destination, query the router stack to determine whether the destination is linked via the space link , and when the IP datagram's destination is linked via the space link ; forward the IP datagram to the space link layer via the space link interface , the space link layer being configured to map the IP datagram's destination to a proprietary space link address within the space link address table , and forward the IP datagram to the proprietary space link address; wherein the apparatus is configured to operate as a satellite hub or VSAT, Very Small Aperture Terminal; and wherein the IP datagram comprises a routing packet comprising a route received over the space link interface , and the router adaptation layer is further configured to update the space link address table mapping proprietary space link addresses to IP addresses based on the route. <EOS>