Study on the applicability of Asynchronous Time Division (ATD) techniques to satellite communications systems
Abstract
Applicability of asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) in satellite communication systems of the fixed satellite service (FSS) was studied using two models: one model typical for a network, and another typical for a user oriented scenario. Equipment complexity and typical hardware required in an ATM oriented system for the space and ground segment were considered. The applicability of ATM in an environment of the future Data Relay Satellite (DRS) system, considered as a special case of the user oriented scenario, was also studied. It is concluded that ATM is very attractive for broadband communication systems such as the glass fiber oriented systems of the future broadband network. The user scenario appears to be a good candidate for an immediate application but probably at higher bitrates, while the situation of the network scenario is completely open on all system aspects. Here the satellite community, ESA and industry, should follow very closely the process of standardization and implementation of ATM to be prepared for the right satellite at the right moment. The hardware technology already under development for terrestrial applications will create no significant problems for the introduction of appropriate satellite payloads.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- July 1988
- Bibcode:
- 1988STIN...8927943K
- Keywords:
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- Communication Networks;
- Network Analysis;
- Satellite Networks;
- Systems Engineering;
- Time Division Multiple Access;
- Broadband;
- Optical Communication;
- Satellite Communication;
- Software Engineering;
- Technology Assessment;
- Communications and Radar