OmniTRACS: a commercial Ku-band mobile satellite terminal and its applicability to military mobile terminals

Author

Antonio, Franklin P. ; Gilhousen, Klein S. ; Jacobs, Irwin M. ; Weaver, Lindsay A., Jr.

Author_Institution

QUALCOMM Inc., San Diego, CA, USA

fYear

1988

Firstpage

761

Abstract

The technical characteristics of the OmniTRACS system are described. This system is the first operational mobile Ku-band satellite communications system and provides two-way message and position determination service to mobile terminals using existing Ku-band satellites. Interference to and from the system is minimized by the use of spread-spectrum techniques, together with low-power, low-data-rate transmissions. The applicability of this technology to implement a military mobile terminal operating over existing SHF satellites is also presented. Features discussed include the return- and forward-link modulating signals, the return-link power density, and the mobile-terminal hardware.<>

Keywords

military equipment; mobile radio systems; satellite ground stations; Ku-band mobile satellite terminal; OmniTRACS; SHF; military; mobile-terminal hardware; modulating signals; return-link power density; spread-spectrum; Artificial satellites; Communication system operations and management; Frequency; Interference; Military satellites; Mobile communication; Modems; Satellite broadcasting; Spread spectrum communication; Transponders;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Military Communications Conference, 1988. MILCOM 88, Conference record. 21st Century Military Communications - What's Possible? 1988 IEEE

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA, USA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MILCOM.1988.13477

Filename

13477