You are here

Asymmetric Internet Access Over Satellite-Terrestrial Networks

Type: 
Conference PaperInvited and refereed articles in conference proceedings
Authored by:
Arora, Vivek., Suphasindhu, Narin., Baras, John S., Dillon, Douglas.
Conference date:
February 24-29, 1996
Conference:
Proceedings of the AIAA: 16th International Communications Satellite Systems Conference and Exhibit, Part 1, pp. 476-482
Full Text Paper: 
Abstract: 

DirecPC Turbo Internet is a low-cost hybrid( Satellite-terrestrial) High-speed digital transmission system developed as a collaborative effort between the Centre for satellite and Hybrid Communication Networks and Hughes Network Systems. The System uses receive only satellite links for downstream data delivery and public telephone networks at modem speed to provide the upstream communication path.