General purpose packet satellite networks

The use of satellite communication techniques to provide integrated data network and point-to-point and conference speech services is discussed. The concept of a General Purpose Packet Satellite Network (GPSN) is introduced in terms of its requirements, and consideration is given to techniques that...

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Published inProceedings of the IEEE Vol. 66; no. 11; pp. 1448 - 1467
Main Authors Jacobs, I.M., Binder, R., Hoversten, E.V.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.01.1978
Subjects
Artificial satellites
Character generation
Communication system control
Delay
Jacobian matrices
Monitoring
Satellite broadcasting
Satellite ground stations
Telecommunication traffic
Time division multiple access
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Summary:The use of satellite communication techniques to provide integrated data network and point-to-point and conference speech services is discussed. The concept of a General Purpose Packet Satellite Network (GPSN) is introduced in terms of its requirements, and consideration is given to techniques that satisfy these requirements. The class of Priority Oriented Demand Assignment (PODA) algorithms is defined and compared with other packet-oriented demand assignment algorithms. PODA is shown to be well suited to the GPSN application. Networking and access protocol issues are considered in the context of a GPSN. The Atlantic Packet Satellite Experiment, an ongoing experimental program which is developing packet satellite technology, is described in some detail.
ISSN:0018-9219
1558-2256
DOI:10.1109/PROC.1978.11150