Title :
IRIDIUM(R) aeronautical satellite communications
Author :
Lemme, Peter W. ; Glenister, Simon M. ; Miller, Alan W.
Author_Institution :
ASK, Kirkland, WA, USA
fDate :
31 Oct-7 Nov 1998
Abstract :
The ever-increasing demand to stay in touch, to be able to communicate anywhere and anytime, has created a market for Low Earth Orbit (LEG) satellite communications services such as the Iridium System. The Iridium satellite communications network is being developed to support the needs of the passenger, the cabin crew and the flight crew. Iridium Communications LLC owns a network of satellites that provides a connection between mobile subscribers and gateway earth stations. The gateways provide connections to the public switched telephone network (PSTN), as well as to Aeronautical Gateway Subsystems (AGS). AGSs provide connections to packet data networks, and are used to initiate, ground to air “safety” voice calls
Keywords :
aircraft communication; digital communication; mobile satellite communication; safety; voice communication; IRIDIUM; Low Earth Orbit; aeronautical satellite communications; cabin crew; flight crew; packet mode; pager; passenger; safety; satellite communications; satellite constellation; voice; Artificial satellites; Communication system traffic control; Low earth orbit satellites; Mobile communication; Phased arrays; Routing; Satellite antennas; Satellite communication; Satellite ground stations; Space vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1998. Proceedings., 17th DASC. The AIAA/IEEE/SAE
Conference_Location :
Bellevue, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5086-3
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.1998.739850
