Interactive Web service via satellite to the home.

The satellite distribution of digital broadcast signals to the home has become widespread in the last seven years, delivering hundreds of television channels. We we have also seen other services appear, such as Direct PCTM where data is broadcast. This service may be used to deliver information like...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:	IEEE Communications magazine 39, 3 (2001).
Main Author:	Choi, Hyoung-Kee
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Direct PC. Internet. MAC layer. MAC protocol. Web pages. Web server. Web traffic. Base station. Data broadcasting. Data transmission. Digital broadcast signals. Interactive Web service. Modem. Network layer. Physical channel. Return path VSAT link. Satellite channel. Satellite distribution. Satellite return link. Satellite to the home. Service provider. Simulation. Stock quotes. Telephone line. Television channels. Terrestrial link. Traffic generation. Transport layer.