| 摘要 |
Dynamic resource management systems that improve communication over a satellite communication link. The system comprises one or more personal computers coupled by way of a network to a local area network edge device. The local area network edge device communicates by way of a non-processing satellite with a gateway that interfaces to an internet service provider or corporate network. The non-processing satellite implements a bent pipe communications link between the local area network edge device and the gateway. The non-processing (bent pipe) satellite provides a fixed connectivity to an aggregation point on the ground (the gateway). The networking protocol supported by the local area network edge device is an Internet protocol (IP), such as 802.3 Ethernet, universal system bus (USB), or 802.11 Ethernet protocols, for example. Signaling in the system is based on non-asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) protocols. These protocols are preferably selected from public multiple access control signaling standards, such as digital video broadcasting-return channel over satellite (DVB-RCS), data over cable service interface specification (DOCSIS) and 802.16, for example, although other proprietary implementations may be employed. Dynamic assignment/multiple access algorithms that implement communication protocols that overlay the selected multiple access control signaling standard are employed in the system. |
