Title :
Alcatel 732: a new generation of very light and tactical satellite terminal for voice, data and multichannel trunk communications
Author :
Darmon, Marc ; Vourch, Robert ; VinÇon, Denis
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Telspace, Paris, France
Abstract :
Major progress has been made for military communications by satellite, especially due to the multiplication of allied interventions on foreign territories (Somalia, Bosnia, etc.). The purpose of this article is to show how transmission of different services (voice, data, etc.) or trunks may now be made using very light military ground stations (easy to transport in a light vehicle) which are fully tactical (disembarkable, sealed, resistant to environmental constraints of a battlefield, etc.). In fact, the various designs incorporated a demountable antenna (sectionalized reflector), modularity using different ergonomic tactical cabinets, and frequency band interchangeability, etc.) making it possible to combine high tacticity, COMSEC, TRANSEC and a low transponder occupancy
Keywords :
data communication; land mobile radio; military communication; military equipment; mobile satellite communication; reflector antennas; satellite ground stations; telecommunication channels; voice communication; Alcatel 732; Bosnia; Somalia; data communications; demountable antenna; ergonomic tactical cabinets; frequency band interchangeability; low transponder occupancy; military communications; multichannel trunk communications; satellite communication; sectionalized reflector; services; tactical satellite terminal; very light military ground stations; voice communications; Artificial satellites; Ergonomics; Frequency; Land vehicles; Military communication; Military satellites; Reflector antennas; Road vehicles; Satellite ground stations; Transponders;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 1994. MILCOM '94. Conference Record, 1994 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Fort Monmouth, NJ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1828-5
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1994.473950