Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
The design and fabrication of a 3-8 GHz, 20 x 20 Satellite Switched-Time Division Multiple Access IF switch matrix applicable to a 30/20 GHz communications satellite are described. An assessment of switch architecture in 1980 concluded that the GaAs FET-based coupled crossbar switch matrix, incorporating high speed CMOS LSI logic for switch crosspoint addressing, would be the optimum technology available for communications satellite switching by 1982. This assessment was based on such factors as switching speed, bandwidth, off-state isolation, and reliability, over a 10-year mission life. A proof-of-concept model's construction and testing are presented.
Keywords:
ELECTRONICS AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Type:
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, National Telecommunication Conference; Nov 07, 1982 - Nov 10, 1982; Galveston, TX
Format:
text
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