Implications of Demand Assignment for Future Satellite Communication Systems.

Abstract

The objectives of this study are (1) to investigate the system-wide implications of using Demand-Assignment Multiple-Access (DAMA) techniques with communication satellites to serve a diverse community of voice and data communication users, and (2) to explore extensions of the current DAMA techniques to Random Multiple Access (RMA) techniques which are suitable for data and packetized voice. The major emphasis of the study is exploring system-wide cost-performance tradeoffs in order to determine: the most promising DAMA/RMA techniques, The magnitude of potential cost savings, The optimal satellite/terrestrial mix, and Areas requiring more definitive study. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA043002

Entities

People

  • A. C. Pan
  • C. G. Hilborn Jr.
  • J. J. Jones
  • J. T. Chiao
  • P. J. Bogert

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bandwidth
  • Code Division Multiple Access
  • Communication Channels
  • Communication Satellites
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Digital Communications
  • Frequency Bands
  • Geosynchronous Satellites
  • Modulation
  • Multiple Access
  • Packet Switching
  • Reliability
  • Satellite Communications
  • Voice Communications

Readers

  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites