Title :
Provision of uplink and transmission facilities for Australia´s digital satellite subscription television service
Author_Institution :
Optus Commun., North Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
In 1992 Optus Communications became the second Australian telecommunications carrier, taking over the previously government owned AUSSAT in the process. It inherited two A series craft (Hughes HS 376) and one B series (Hughes HS 601) satellite. The satellites provide domestic interconnections to all five television networks as well as remote area direct to the home services. The system technology is described with reference to the uplink configuration, the terrestrial network and the performance. The specification of the digital transmission system is outlined and the results of the performance measurement are presented
Keywords :
digital television; satellite communication; television broadcasting; television networks; A series craft; AUSSAT; Australia; Hughes HS 376; Hughes HS 601; Optus Communications; digital satellite subscription television service; digital transmission system; direct to the home services; domestic interconnections; performance measurement; system technology; telecommunications carrier; television networks; terrestrial network; transmission facilities; uplink configuration; uplink facilities;
Conference_Titel :
Broadcasting Convention, 1995. IBC 95., International
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-644-X
DOI :
10.1049/cp:19951004
