Title :
ITALSAT: the first preoperational SS-TDMA system
Author :
Dinaro, M. ; Marconicchio, F. ; Morris, A. ; Saitto, A. ; Saggese, E. ; Valdoni, F.
Author_Institution :
CNR, Rome, Italy
fDate :
28 Nov-1 Dec 1988
Abstract :
The authors describe the ITALSAT satellite network, which will operate with an onboard base band switching matrix. They describe the main features of the system architecture, satellite terminal, and control center and the overall preoperational network performance. The satellite network interfaces the terrestrial network with three types of traffic: trunk, split and DAMA (demand-assigned multiaccess). The digital streams carry voice (64 kb/s), data, videoconferencing, and 70 Mb/s digital TV. The heart of the satellite terminal is the TDMA (time-division multiple access) subsystem. The high bit rate at the TDMA interface (147 Mb/s) and the high computational and throughput requirements are emphasized
Keywords :
ISDN; digital radio systems; satellite relay systems; time division multiple access; 147 Mbit/s; 64 kbit/s; 70 Mbit/s; DAMA traffic; ITALSAT; TDMA; data; demand-assigned multiaccess; digital TV; digital streams; onboard base band switching matrix; preoperational SS-TDMA system; satellite network; satellite terminal; split traffic; system architecture; terrestrial network; trunk traffic; videoconferencing; voice; Bit rate; Communication system traffic control; Control systems; Digital TV; Heart; Network interfaces; Satellite broadcasting; Streaming media; Teleconferencing; Time division multiple access;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference, 1988, and Exhibition. 'Communications for the Information Age.' Conference Record, GLOBECOM '88., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Hollywood, FL
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.1988.26123
