Satellite systems for multimedia and Internet traffic

Author

Chitre, P. ; Gupta, R.

Author_Institution

Lockheed Martin Global Telecommun., Clarksburg, MD, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

20-24 May 2001

Firstpage

1129

Abstract

Satellite networks handle Internet and multimedia traffic at C- and Ku-bands today, while a new generation of systems is being developed at Ka-band. Present satellite systems provide high-speed ISP backbone connectivity and two-way Internet accesses. Future Ka-band systems are primarily targeted for business and home users with low-cost fixed user terminals. Satellite links are also used for interconnecting remote networks as well as some semi-fixed and mobile networks applications. This paper provides an overview of the present and planned satellite systems/services, and addresses the key related RF and antenna technology issues.

Keywords

Internet; mobile antennas; multimedia communication; satellite communication; telecommunication terminals; C-band; Internet traffic; Ka-band; Ku-band; antenna technology issues; high-speed ISP backbone connectivity; low-cost fixed user terminals; mobile networks; multimedia traffic; remote networks; satellite networks; two-way Internet accesses; Artificial satellites; IP networks; Low earth orbit satellites; Multimedia systems; Radio frequency; Satellite broadcasting; Spine; Streaming media; Telecommunication traffic; Web and internet services;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 2001 IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Phoenix, AZ, USA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6538-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.2001.967090

Filename

967090