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Gateway to satellite networking.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
From:
Communications News
| Date:
October 1, 1998
| COPYRIGHT 1998 Nelson Publishing. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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SERVICE-ON-DEMAND Satellite Network Terminal from COMSAT Laboratories is your gateway to state-of-the-art mesh network connectivity. The LINKWAY 2000 terminal provides ATM, frame relay, ISDN, and SS7 interfaces-supporting the most advanced applications with an economical network solution.
LINKWAY 2000 enables single-hop, mesh satellite networks with switched bandwidth-on-demand services for voice, video, data, and multimedia applications. Unlike conventional VSAT syste...
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