• DocumentCode
    2677273
  • Title

    Meteor-burst communications for rural environments

  • Author

    Handley, Peter A. ; Fraser, David D.

  • Author_Institution
    Thales Adv. Eng. Ltd., South Africa
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    22-24 Sep 1992
  • Firstpage
    378
  • Lastpage
    381
  • Abstract
    The authors present meteor-burst communications (MBC) as a viable alternative to radio-telephone and satellite communications for rural environments. The basic principles of MBC operation are presented along with the system considerations for successful rural communications. The cost-effectiveness and performance of MBC systems in rural applications are presented. The M-LINK rural MBC system is described
  • Keywords
    meteor burst communication; M-LINK rural MBC system; meteor-burst communications; rural communications; rural environments; Africa; Atmosphere; Bridges; Costs; Data communication; Ionization; Reflection; Repeaters; Satellite broadcasting; Telephony;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    AFRICON '92 Proceedings., 3rd AFRICON Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Ezulwini Valley
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0835-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/AFRCON.1992.624498
  • Filename
    624498
    • Link To Document
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