Title :
VSAT-based satellite wide area networks
Author :
Chang, Jin-Fu ; Lin, Sung-Hui
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
The performance of very small aperture terminal (VSAT)-based satellite wide area networks is evaluated. VSATs are used as gateways to interconnect local area networks through satellites to form a wide area network. The delay of the network, which is the time needed to send a packet from a station in the source LAN to a station in the destination LAN, is analyzed. Several access protocols are considered for comparison. It is observed through numerical examples that time division multiple access (TDMA) on the uplink and time division multiplexing (TDM) broadcast on the downlink offer the best delay performance
Keywords :
satellite ground stations; time division multiple access; time division multiplexing; wide area networks; LAN interconnection; TDM; TDMA; VSAT-based satellite wide area networks; access protocols; downlink; time division multiple access; time division multiplexing; uplink; very small aperture terminal; Access protocols; Apertures; Delay effects; Downlink; LAN interconnection; Local area networks; Satellite broadcasting; Time division multiple access; Time division multiplexing; Wide area networks;
Conference_Titel :
TENCON '92. ''Technology Enabling Tomorrow : Computers, Communications and Automation towards the 21st Century.' 1992 IEEE Region 10 International Conference.
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, Vic.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0849-2
DOI :
10.1109/TENCON.1992.271988
