Odyssey-personal communications for the future

Author

Mock, Paul R.

Author_Institution

Space & Electron. Group, TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

26-28 May 1994

Firstpage

139

Lastpage

142

Abstract

Odyssey is a satellite based communication system bringing world-wide communications ability to the palm of a person´s hand. The system operates with domestic public switched telephone and cellular networks to allow an individual to communicate with another individual anywhere in the world. A dual-mode handset allows the user to communicate either through local cellular networks, when available, or through the Odyssey system when cellular is not present. The Odyssey satellite constellation operates in medium Earth orbit approximately one-third of the way to geosynchronous orbit to minimize voice time delays and provide populated land mass coverage with only 12 satellites. The sixteen Odyssey earth stations and associated gateways to the PSTNs interconnect mobile and fixed users around the world via the “bent-pipe” satellite transponders

Keywords

cellular radio; personal communication networks; radio networks; satellite relay systems; telephone networks; Odyssey system; PSTN; cellular networks; dual-mode handset; earth stations; gateways; medium Earth orbit; personal communications; public switched telephone networks; satellite communication system; satellite constellation; satellite transponders; voice time delays; Artificial satellites; Cellular networks; Communication switching; Delay effects; Earth; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Satellite constellations; Satellite ground stations; Telephone sets; Telephony;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Telesystems Conference, 1994. Conference Proceedings., 1994 IEEE National

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1869-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NTC.1994.316673

Filename

316673