Implications of Demand Assignment for Future Satellite Communication Systems.

摘要

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)