Exploiting commercial DBS technologies to provide a military Global Broadcast Service (GBS)

Author

Ellington, Troy ; Barker, Ray

Author_Institution

Loral, Arlington, VA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1996

fDate

21-24 Oct 1996

Firstpage

528

Abstract

The technical innovations and high power satellites incorporated in commercial direct broadcast service (DBS) systems provide the technology basis for the implementation of a military Global Broadcast Service (GBS). The major DBS systems in the US (PRIMESTAR, DirecTV, USSB, ECHOSTAR) use packet-based digital data streams for the delivery of tailored broadcast “video” information into very small antennas located at distributed consumer locations. The technology incorporated into each receiver, or “set top box,” is affordable due to the ability to amortize the cost of developing the application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) over millions of production units. As satellite power and the sophistication of the ground electronics increase, these technologies can provide assured delivery of time-critical information to users worldwide

Keywords

digital television; direct broadcasting by satellite; military communication; television broadcasting; television receivers; GBS; application specific integrated circuits; broadcast video; commercial DBS technologies; consumer locations; direct broadcast service; high power satellites; military Global Broadcast Service; packet-based digital data streams; production units; receiver; set top box; time-critical information; Aerospace electronics; Broadcast technology; Consumer electronics; Defense industry; Electronics industry; Integrated circuit technology; Military satellites; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite communication; Space technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Military Communications Conference, 1996. MILCOM '96, Conference Proceedings, IEEE

Conference_Location

McLean, VA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3682-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MILCOM.1996.569389

Filename

569389