Effective Extensions of Internet in Hybrid Satellite-Terrestrial Networks

V. Arora, N. Suphasindhu, J.S. Baras and D. Dillon

1st Conference of Commercial Development of Space, Albuquerque, New Mexico, January 7-11, 1996.

Abstract

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