MODIFYING PARAMETERS FOR PROCESSING DATA CELLS IN A COMMUNICATION SATELLITE UNDER TERRESTRIAL CONTROL

摘要

A satellite communication system controls the processing of a plurality of ATM communication data cells. A look-up table 664 stores control parameter s. An inbound module 500 receives control data cells from a ground based netwo rk operations center 300 and routes them to controller 114 which modifies the parameters in the table 664 according to the control data in the cells. The ATM communication data cells are processed in an outbound module 600 according t o the parameters stored in the table 664.