Title :
INMARSAT satellite communication services for aircraft
Author_Institution :
INMARSAT, London, UK
Abstract :
Some of the considerations involved in the development of worldwide aeronautical satellite communication services are discussed. The author examines: system design options; choice of voice system architecture; the need for satellite spot beams and high-gain aircraft antennas; voice activation advantages; EIRP distribution advantage (ground to air); Erland efficiency; intermodulation; aircraft high-power amplifiers; and number of channel units
Keywords :
aircraft communication; satellite relay systems; EIRP distribution; Erland efficiency; INMARSAT satellite communication services; aircraft; channel units; high-gain aircraft antennas; high-power amplifiers; intermodulation; satellite spot beams; system design options; voice activation advantages; voice system architecture; Aerospace electronics; Aircraft; Bandwidth; Data communication; Fading; High power amplifiers; Large-scale systems; Procurement; Satellite communication; Standardization;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1988. ICC '88. Digital Technology - Spanning the Universe. Conference Record., IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.1988.13729
