Satellite General Information

Satellite Internet services are most often used in locations where no other internet access is available, usually very remote locations or in locations which move frequently. Satellite Internet access is available worldwide, including ships at sea and motor vehicles.



Different Types of Satellite Internet

• one-way with terrestrial return
• one-way multicast
• two-way satellite access

One-way with Terrestrial Return
One-way terrestrial return satellite is used with traditional 56k dial-up access to the Internet, with inbound (download) data traveling via satellite at a speed near that of broadband Internet access, and outbound data sent via the telephone modem. In the U.S.A., a FFC license is only required from the satellite provider; no license is required from the user.

One-way Multicast
The One-way multicast satellite Internet access systems are used only for IP multicast-based data, video and audio distribution. In the U.S.A. an FFC license is only required from the satellite provider; no license is required from the user. Most Internet protocols will not work properly through one-way multicast access, since they are dependant on a return channel. Though, Internet download content, such as web pages can still be viewed over the one-way multicast system, although full interactivity will be not possible. One-way multicast could be thought of much in the same way as a radio or TV which offers the user very little interface.

Two-way Satellite Access
Two-way satellite Internet access sends information from remote sites via satellite to a hub, which then can upload information back to the Internet. In order for this service to work correctly satellite dishes at each location requires to be precisely positioned to avoid outside interference with other satellite systems. Radar detectors can cause interference with this system.  Each location is required to use a power management to adjust the amount of transmission power to compensate for things, such as rain fade.

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Edited by Administrator - 14 Apr 2007 at 8:54pm

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