Institute for Systems Research Technical Reports

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This archive contains a collection of reports generated by the faculty and students of the Institute for Systems Research (ISR), a permanent, interdisciplinary research unit in the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland. ISR-based projects are conducted through partnerships with industry and government, bringing together faculty and students from multiple academic departments and colleges across the university.

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    Broadband Access via Satellite
    (1999) Hadjitheodosiou, Michael H.; Ephremides, Anthony; Friedman, Daniel E.; Ephremides, A.; ISR; CSHCN
    Satellites are well suited for broadband communications. In this paperwe consider the special features of satellite systems, some of thebroadband applications that are well-suited for satellites and someof the technologies which make possible broadband satellitecommunications, as well as the research programs that led to theirdevelopment. We describe how such technologies, and other factors,have contributed to the evolution of broadband satellite systems,and discuss some of the challenges in establishing such systems.We finish by offering some concluding remarks on the role ofsatellites for broadband access.

    The research and scientific content in this material hasbeen published in Computer Networks, vol. 31, pp. 353-378, 1999.