TDMA Full Mesh

A Full Mesh TDMA network consists of earth stations with equal configuration (Mesh Stations) that interact with each other through a common TDMA channel. This channel is used by all Mesh Stations to send and receive information with dynamic reallocation of the bandwidth on demand. Theoretically, all network bandwidth can be concentrated just for transmission of one particular network station, if there is no other traffic in the network.

One of the Mesh Stations acts as a Master Station and takes over the functions of dynamic network bandwidth allocation between other Stations. To ensure direct interaction between all the Stations (Full Mesh) a satellite link budget should be designed in such a way that all the Stations properly receive each other. The minimum criterion is that all Mesh Stations properly receive the bursts of the Master Station and vice versa. However, the network designed under such minimal criteria will behave as a Star-topology system with a center at the Master Station.

A high-speed demodulator in a Full Mesh network is not in use and can be used to receive some additional traffic via SCPC or TDM carrier, such as broadband Internet. It could be a carrier from the same or from another satellite.