| 摘要 |
<p>A multiple channel demand assignment multiple access (DAMA) system is configured as a spoke-and-hub star network in which a satellite relays information between each of many small-aperture terminals (SATs), which may be portable terminals (PTs), and a hub network control terminal (NCT) which receives requests from the PTs, allocates channel resources, and broadcasts housekeeping messages. The system has a reservation protocol using at least three separate data channels to take advantage of the inherent lack of adequate radiated power at the PTs: a NCT outbound channel is tightly packed with data, without guard spaces, and it uses typically 98% of the allocated power; separate return channels for data and reservations use little satellite power, with no need for extremely tight data packing. Guard spaces are included in the reservation channel to overcome the total range of propagation delay uncertainty without requiring knowledge of the location of a particular PT. <IMAGE></p> |
