Title :
Connexion by BoeingSM-broadband satellite communication system for mobile platforms
Author :
Jones, William H. ; De la Chapelle, Michael
Author_Institution :
Boeing Co., Seattle, WA, USA
Abstract :
The Connexion by BoeingSM will provide broadband data services and live TV to aircraft and other mobile platforms using leased Ku-band satellite transponders. System capacity and coverage will grow with market demand by leasing additional transponders. The forward link to the aircraft provides 20-40 Mbps of shared capacity. Mobile platforms may transmit at up to 1.5 Mbps on the return link. Multiple platforms typically share each return link transponder. The aggregate adjacent satellite interference produced by all platforms simultaneously sharing a transponder is strictly controlled to be below the level of interference produced by a single VSAT terminal. CONUS service uses Boeing phased array antennas.
Keywords :
Internet; aircraft communication; broadband networks; direct broadcasting by satellite; land mobile radio; 1.5 Mbit/s; 20 to 40 Mbit/s; CONUS service; Connexion by BoeingSM; Internet services; Ku-band; aircraft; broadband communication; broadband satellite links; coverage; forward links; interference; live TV reception; mobile platforms; phased array antennas; return links; system capacity; Aperture antennas; Broadband communication; Mobile communication; Personal digital assistants; Postal services; Read only memory; Satellite communication; TV; Tellurium; Web and internet services;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 2001. MILCOM 2001. Communications for Network-Centric Operations: Creating the Information Force. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7225-5
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.2001.985939
