Satellite-based Internet: a tutorial

  • Authors:
  • Yurong Hu;V. O.K. Li

  • Affiliations:
  • Hong Kong Univ.;-

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Communications Magazine
  • Year:
  • 2001

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Abstract

In a satellite-based Internet system, satellites are used to interconnect heterogeneous network segments and to provide ubiquitous direct Internet access to homes and businesses. This article presents satellite-based Internet architectures and discusses multiple access control, routing, satellite transport, and integrating satellite networks into the global Internet