Title :
VSAT interconnection for a wide area diversity system
Author :
Ord, K.J. ; Spracklen, C.T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Aberdeen Univ., UK
Abstract :
Significant improvements in the performance and availability of the service provided by VSAT terminals can be achieved if a small array of Ka-band VSAT terminals, distributed around a city, are interconnected using a metropolitan area network (MAN). Each VSAT is connected to a MAN via a conventional network router. The paper presents a novel approach to the configuration and control of such a network, using the TCP/IP protocol suite, to provide what is commonly known as a wide area diversity network
Keywords :
VSAT networks; metropolitan area networks; satellite communication; telecommunication control; telecommunication network routing; transport protocols; wide area networks; Ka-band VSAT terminals; MAN; TCP/IP protocol; VSAT interconnection; availability; configuration; control; metropolitan area network; network router; performance; wide area diversity network; wide area diversity system;
Conference_Titel :
Networking Aspects of Small Terminal Satellite Systems, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
