The Fastar VSAT system
Patrick Bolton · Institution of Engineering and Technology eBooks · 1992
The Fastar SCPC DAMA provides an excellent solution to an important VSAT market requirement. The Fastar SCPC DAMA network not only combines many of the features found in more complex systems but also offers an economic alternative to expensive TDMA networks. The use of the Fastar SCPC DAMA network has resulted in a reduction of equipment required at the hub and a simplification of data flow throughout the network whilst retaining data integrity. The system is therefore most attractive to markets where a small to medium number of terminals (10-1 000) are required which nevertheless require a mix of data and voice capacity throughout a single network. It enables a simple robust network to be implemented whose main advantages are high data integrity, low hub cost and good effective policing.