Voice channels use 6 kilohertz of bandwidth for transmitting and 6 kilohertz for receiving signals. Based upon anticipated usage patterns, AMSC estimates that each standard voice channel will support 11,000 call mintues per month. Communications Ground Segment. The CGS also provides subscriber service information, maintains call and service records, keeps network configurations, monitors problems and performs quality assurance. A communications network technique in which a physical connection is made between the sender and receiver for the duration of the transmission.
Telephone services use circuit switched connections for connecting one telephone to another.
Subscriber Management Information System. CMIS is designed to use billing information generated by the CGS to process and issue all invoices and generate information to respond to subscriber inquiries. Contiguous United States. The footprint of a satellite when it covers the 48 contiguous states. A method of storing, converting and sending data in the form of binary digits.