Satellite communications, free space optics and wireless LAN combined: worldwide broadband wireless access independent of terrestrial infrastructure

Author

Gebhart, M. ; Schrotter, P. ; Birnbacher, U. ; Leitgeb, E.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Commun. & Wave Propagation, Graz Univ. of Technol., Austria

Volume

2

fYear

2004

Firstpage

449

Abstract

We have developed a communication system, which allows worldwide access to the Internet or other networks apart from terrestrial infrastructure by combined satellite communications, FSO, and wireless LAN. Wireless LAN offers connectivity to mobile users in a network cell, free space optics allows quick installation of broadband fixed wireless links instead of a cable and satellite communications provides a backbone between distant locations on the world. Efficient interoperability requires a deeper understanding of function and characteristics of the different technologies as we aim to describe in this paper.

Keywords

Internet; broadband networks; open systems; optical communication; radio access networks; radio links; satellite communication; wireless LAN; Internet; broadband fixed wireless links; free space optics; local area network; mobile users; network cell; satellite communications; terrestrial infrastructure; wireless LAN; worldwide broadband wireless access; Application software; Ethernet networks; IP networks; Low earth orbit satellites; Radio frequency; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite communication; Space technology; Transponders; Wireless LAN;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrotechnical Conference, 2004. MELECON 2004. Proceedings of the 12th IEEE Mediterranean

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8271-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MELCON.2004.1346961

Filename

1346961