Performance analysis of a VSAT network
Abstract
With the growing need for efficient satellite networking facilities, the very small aperture terminal (VSAT) technology emerges as the leading edge of satellite communications. Achieving the required performance of a VSAT network is dictated by the multiple access technique utilized. Determining the inbound access method best suited for a particular application involves trade-offs between response time and space segment utilization. In this paper, the slotted Aloha and dedicated stream access techniques are compared. It is shown that network performance is dependent on the traffic offered from remote earth stations as well as the sensitivity of customer's applications to satellite delay.
- Publication:
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Canada, The Future is Now
- Pub Date:
- 1989
- Bibcode:
- 1989cfin.rept...21K
- Keywords:
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- Access Control;
- Aloha System;
- Multiple Access;
- Satellite Communication;
- Vsat (Network);
- Costs;
- Data Transmission;
- Earth Terminals;
- Response Time (Computers);
- Communications and Radar