The Theatre Broadcast System

Abstract

The Theatre Broadcast System (TBS) is a demonstration high bandwidth, tactical information delivery system developed by DSTO Communications Division. It is targeted at operations on the forthcoming Optus C1 satellite. The concept consists of uplinking ADF data, and both audio and video information, from an injection point. Users in the field receive the broadcast using a half metre diameter dish connected to a compact receive suite and laptop running Windows NT. Low bandwidth communications may be used to request information to be broadcast. User interfaces consist of standard PC applications such as web browsers, mail clients, in addition to any specialised applications required for user data display. The receive terminals may be operated stand-alone or connected to a local area network. DSTO has engineered a COTS-based hardware solution, developed an extensive software architecture and applied military grade security.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA381970

Entities

People

  • Binh Khuu
  • Christopher Cocks
  • Edward Arbon
  • Greg O'shea
  • Trevor Burford

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Bandwidth
  • Computers
  • Data Rate
  • Data Transmission
  • Electronic Mail
  • Electronics
  • Information Systems
  • Laptop Computers
  • Local Area Networks
  • Network Protocols
  • Software Design
  • Standards
  • Transport Protocols
  • User Interface
  • Web Browsers

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Space