TDM and TDMA concurrent mode transmission
A system comprises a computer having a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to identify data to be communicated to a satellite gateway via a satellite, the data including first data and second data, determine to communicate the data to the satellite gateway in a time-division multiplexing (TDM) and time-division multiple access (TDMA) (TDM/TDMA) concurrent transmission mode, and responsive to the determination to communicate the data to the satellite gateway in the TDM/TDMA concurrent transmission mode, transmit the first data to the satellite according to a TDM channel access scheme and transmit the second data to the satellite according to a TDMA channel access scheme that differs from the TDM channel access scheme.
1. A system, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
identify data to be communicated to a satellite gateway via a satellite, the data including first data and second data;
determine to communicate the data to the satellite gateway in a time-division multiplexing (TDM) and time-division multiple access (TDMA) (TDM/TDMA) concurrent transmission mode; and
responsive to the determination to communicate the data to the satellite gateway in the TDM/TDMA concurrent transmission mode:
transmit the first data to the satellite according to a TDM channel access scheme; and
concurrently transmit the second data to the satellite according to a TDMA channel access scheme that differs from the TDM channel access scheme.
2. The system of claim 1 , the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
transmit the first data to the satellite via a first wireless channel according to the TDM channel access scheme; and
transmit the second data to the satellite via a second wireless channel according to the TDMA channel access scheme.
3. The system of claim 1 , the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
transmit the first data to the satellite via a wireless channel according to the TDM channel access scheme; and
transmit the second data to the satellite via the wireless channel according to the TDMA channel access scheme.
4. The system of claim 1 , the transmitting the first data to the satellite according to the TDM channel access scheme including transmitting one or more TDM physical layer frames.
5. The system of claim 1 , the transmitting the first data to the satellite according to the TDM channel access scheme including transmitting one or more TDM superframes.
6. The system of claim 5 , the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to transmit the one or more TDM superframes via one or more continuous-mode TDM superframe transmissions.
7. The system of claim 5 , the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to transmit the one or more TDM superframes via one or more bursty-mode TDM superframe transmissions.
8. The system of claim 5 , the one or more TDM superframes including a TDM superframe of a duration longer than a TDMA frame duration according to the TDMA channel access scheme.
9. The system of claim 1 , the transmitting the second data to the satellite according to the TDMA channel access scheme including transmitting one or more TDMA bursts.
10. The system of claim 1 , the TDM channel access scheme and the TDMA channel access scheme using TDMA frame timings as a common timing reference.
11. A method, comprising:
identifying data to be communicated to a satellite gateway via a satellite, the data including first data and second data;
determining to communicate the data to the satellite gateway in a time-division multiplexing (TDM) and time-division multiple access (TDMA) (TDM/TDMA) concurrent transmission mode; and
responsive to the determination to communicate the data to the satellite gateway in the TDM/TDMA concurrent transmission mode:
transmitting the first data to the satellite according to a TDM channel access scheme; and
concurrently transmitting the second data to the satellite according to a TDMA channel access scheme that differs from the TDM channel access scheme.
12. The method of claim 11 , comprising:
transmitting the first data to the satellite via a first wireless channel according to the TDM channel access scheme; and
transmitting the second data to the satellite via a second wireless channel according to the TDMA channel access scheme.
13. The method of claim 11 , comprising:
transmitting the first data to the satellite via a wireless channel according to the TDM channel access scheme; and
transmitting the second data to the satellite via the wireless channel according to the TDMA channel access scheme.
14. The method of claim 11 , the transmitting the first data to the satellite according to the TDM channel access scheme including transmitting one or more TDM physical layer frames.
15. The method of claim 11 , the transmitting the first data to the satellite according to the TDM channel access scheme including transmitting one or more TDM superframes.
16. The method of claim 15 , comprising transmitting the one or more TDM superframes via one or more continuous-mode TDM superframe transmissions.
17. The method of claim 15 , comprising transmitting the one or more TDM superframes via one or more bursty-mode TDM superframe transmissions.
18. The method of claim 15 , the one or more TDM superframes including a TDM superframe of a duration longer than a TDMA frame duration according to the TDMA channel access scheme.
19. The method of claim 11 , the transmitting the second data to the satellite according to the TDMA channel access scheme including transmitting one or more TDMA bursts.
20. The method of claim 11 , the TDM channel access scheme and the TDMA channel access scheme using TDMA frame timings as a common timing reference.