Title :
The development of an operational satellite Internet service provision
Author :
Smithson, P.M. ; Slader, J.T. ; Smith, D.F. ; Tomlinson, M.
Author_Institution :
Satellite Commun. Res. Centre, Plymouth Univ., UK
Abstract :
The development of a low cost operational satellite Internet service provision (SISP) is presented, which delivers the full functionality of the Internet to clients, who due to their geographical location may only have access to a slow public telephone network. Return packets are broadcast on a satellite TV channel, at data rates of up to 2 Mbps. The clients receive hardware consists of a standard satellite TV receiver (analogue FM or digital MPEG-2) and a special SatLink card which plugs directly into the clients personal computer. Satellite trials have been successfully completed and the system is expected to operate commercially with effect from mid 1997
Keywords :
Internet; digital television; direct broadcasting by satellite; microcomputer applications; packet radio networks; telecommunication computing; television broadcasting; television receivers; 2 Mbit/s; SatLink card; analogue FM receiver; data rates; digital MPEG-2 receiver; geographical location; personal computer; public telephone network; receive hardware; return packets; satellite Internet service provision; satellite TV channel; satellite TV receiver; Cost function; Hardware; IP networks; Internet telephony; Microcomputers; Plugs; Satellite broadcasting; TV broadcasting; TV receivers; Web and internet services;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference, 1997. GLOBECOM '97., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4198-8
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.1997.638506
