Requirements Analysis and Design for Implementation of a Satellite Link for a Local Area Computer Network
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to provide naval computer students with a basic knowledge on Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) satellite technology and to define the hardware and software requirements at the interface between a VSAT and a Local Area Network (LAN). By restricting a computer network to terrestrial links, a vast amount of knowledge is not accessed because either the terrestrial links can't access the information or the information service are only available via satellite. Existing satellite networks could fill this void. It is important for naval officers to understand the VSAT alternative to terrestrial networking. For the purpose of demonstration, a functional design will be presented for the VSAT linkage to an existing Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Administrative Sciences (AS) Department Token-Ring LAN. This study will include a technological overview of a VSAT network, requirements analysis for establishing a VSAT link to a LAN, and the functional design of a VSAT link to the NPS AS Department Token-Ring LAN.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA245610
Entities
People
- Richard B. Lorentzen
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School