Abstract:Next generation mobile tactical narrowband systems, embodied in the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), must plan internetworking operations expected to serve 12 years starting in 2007. MUOS may deploy its own satellite Common Air Intet$ace (CAI) waveform to serve low rate, high mobility handhelds as well as larger terminals with higher capacity than predecessor UFO. The CAI media access control (MAC) is likely to be specialized to handle fading, interference and ef$cient multiple access. Above the MAC, use o… Show more
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