Light route TDMA for business communications
Abstract
The inherent multiplexing capability of TDMA, which provides interconnectivity in satellite networks, allows the integration of a wide variety of voice, data, facsimile and video conferencing services. Recent hardware developments have significantly reduced the cost of TDMA baseband equipment, and the use of nonsaturating, 1-5 Mbps carriers in an FDMA/TDMA mode reduces RF earth station costs. Attention is given to current proprietary activity, providing business communications, which employs Light Route TDMA satellite networks. Emphasis is put on design tradeoffs, and the design characteristics of the 5.4-Mbps TDMA system currently being procured for customer service trials.
- Publication:
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NTC 1981; National Telecommunications Conference, Volume 4
- Pub Date:
- 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981ntc.....4Q...2S
- Keywords:
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- Channel Capacity;
- Communication Satellites;
- Cost Reduction;
- Ground Stations;
- Satellite Networks;
- Time Division Multiple Access;
- Data Transmission;
- Earth Terminals;
- Facsimile Communication;
- Systems Engineering;
- Systems Integration;
- Teleconferencing;
- Tradeoffs;
- Voice Communication;
- Communications and Radar