The present paper provides a description of a part of NASA's current long range plans, taking into account the development of hierarchal space switching centers and laser intersatellite links which can interconnect the globe. It is pointed out that a special objective involves the development of technology and satellite architecture for reducing the cost of an end-to-end voice message per minute from the present average value of around $.40 now realized by terrestrial telephone systems to less than $.10. The next decade of NASA communications activity (1985-1995) is discussed, giving attention to the Advanced Communications Technology Satellite ACTS (July 1984) which will test the technology of space switchboard and signal processing in space. The environment of the decade 1985-1995 is considered along with the roles of communications satellites, the hierarchies of terrestrial public switched networks, cost comparisons of terrestrial and space point-to-point links, and concomitant technology developments related to supercomputers.
Global interconnectivity in the next two decades - A scenario
1986-01-01
Conference paper
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English
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