Internet access using VSATs

Author

Abramson, Norman

Author_Institution

ALOHA Networks, USA

Volume

38

Issue

7

fYear

2000

fDate

7/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

60

Lastpage

68

Abstract

This article presents a simplified and integrated analysis of the key design issues in the use of Ku band satellite capacity and small earth stations for high-speed low-latency Internet access. These design issues involve a variety of interconnected technical and economic choices affected by the cost of the earth stations and that of the satellite capacity required to support a single user or small groups of users. The article analyzes the performance of VSATs for Internet access under a variety of multiple access architectures: SCPC/DAMA, CDMA, ALOHA, MAMA and SAMA

Keywords

Internet; VSAT networks; access protocols; client-server systems; code division multiple access; demand assigned multiple access; satellite ground stations; ALOHA; CDMA; Ku band satellite capacity; MAMA; SAMA; SCPC/DAMA; VSAT networks; client/server architecture; design issues; economics; high-speed low-latency Internet access; multiple access architectures; performance; small earth stations; Access protocols; Communication system traffic control; Costs; File servers; Internet; Network servers; Performance analysis; Satellite ground stations; Telecommunication traffic; Web server;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.852033

Filename

852033