The INMARSAT Standard-C communications system

Author

Phillips, Kevin

Author_Institution

INMARSAT, London, UK

fYear

1988

fDate

12-15 Jun 1988

Firstpage

1117

Abstract

A brief outline is presented of INMARSAT´s Standard-C mobile satellite communication system planned for global introduction in 1989. Standard-C is an advanced packet data communications system based on the use of low-cost, compact mobile earth stations. A description of the system architecture, services and mobile earth station features is provided. The various channel types and their functions and characteristics are described. The basic call setup procedures and a brief description of the enhanced group call data broadcast service are presented

Keywords

data communication systems; mobile communication systems; packet switching; satellite ground stations; standards; AD 1989; INMARSAT Standard-C communications system; group call data broadcast service; mobile earth stations; mobile satellite communication system; packet data communications system; system architecture; Artificial satellites; Communication system traffic control; Costs; Data communication; Marine vehicles; Oceans; Resource management; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite ground stations; Telecommunication traffic;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, 1988. ICC '88. Digital Technology - Spanning the Universe. Conference Record., IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Philadelphia, PA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICC.1988.13728

Filename

13728