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MultiplexingNetworkOmnidirectionalantennaOrbitPacket switchingPerigeeProtocolProtocol referencemodelPSTNReceiverRouterSatelliteconnect, <strong>and</strong> combine signals for the amplifiers <strong>and</strong>antennas.The ability to access a single transponder circuit bymultiple users.A collection <strong>of</strong> links <strong>and</strong> nodes, which providesconnections between two or more defined points t<strong>of</strong>acilitate communication between them.An antenna that radiates uniformly in all directions.A path, relative to a specified frame <strong>of</strong> reference,described by the center <strong>of</strong> mass <strong>of</strong> a satellite in space,subject to gravitational attraction.A data transmission method that divides messagesinto st<strong>and</strong>ard-sized packets for greater efficiency <strong>of</strong>routing <strong>and</strong> transport through a network.The lowest point along an elliptical orbit, where thesatellite is closest to the earth.A set <strong>of</strong> rules specified to ensure that a disciplined <strong>and</strong>accurate transmission <strong>and</strong> exchange <strong>of</strong> informationoccur across a communication channel.A framework for the hierarchical structuring <strong>of</strong> functionsin a system <strong>and</strong> its interaction with anothersystem.St<strong>and</strong>s for ‘‘Public Switched Telephone Networks’’; atelecommunications network that provides end-to-endtelephone connections to end users <strong>and</strong> other networkfacilities.An electronic device that enables the desired modulatedsignal to be separated from all other signalscoming from an antenna.Same as gateway.A sophisticated electronic communications systempositioned in an orbital plane above the earth. Alternatively,a body that revolves around another body <strong>of</strong>Copyright © 2002 by Marcel Dekker, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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