Global Broadcast Service
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The Global Broadcast Service (GBS) is a combined United States
space and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence
(C3I) system, that provides a one-way Wideband
/high-Throughput
of information to forces garrison
ed, deployed
, or on the move.
An advancement in satellite communications
, GBS fills the two key Military communications
requirements: 1) high data rates
to many users at once; and 2) high data rates
to very small, low-cost user receive-only terminals. GBS consists of Transmit Sites (TS), Broadcast
satellite payloads, and receive suites (RS).
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
space and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence
C4ISTAR
In military usage, a number of abbreviations in the format C followed by additional letters are used, based on expanded versions of the abbreviation C2 - command and control.C2I stands for command, control, and intelligence....
(C3I) system, that provides a one-way Wideband
Wideband
In communications, wideband is a relative term used to describe a wide range of frequencies in a spectrum. A system is typically described as wideband if the message bandwidth significantly exceeds the channel's coherence bandwidth....
/high-Throughput
Throughput
In communication networks, such as Ethernet or packet radio, throughput or network throughput is the average rate of successful message delivery over a communication channel. This data may be delivered over a physical or logical link, or pass through a certain network node...
of information to forces garrison
Garrison
Garrison is the collective term for a body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, but now often simply using it as a home base....
ed, deployed
Military deployment
Military deployment is the movement of armed forces and their logistical support infrastructure around the world.-United States:The United States Military defines the term as follows:...
, or on the move.
An advancement in satellite communications
Communications satellite
A communications satellite is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purpose of telecommunications...
, GBS fills the two key Military communications
Military communications
Historically, the first military communications had the form of sending/receiving simple signals . Respectively, the first distinctive tactics of military communications were called Signals, while units specializing in those tactics received the Signal Corps name...
requirements: 1) high data rates
Bit rate
In telecommunications and computing, bit rate is the number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time....
to many users at once; and 2) high data rates
Bit rate
In telecommunications and computing, bit rate is the number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time....
to very small, low-cost user receive-only terminals. GBS consists of Transmit Sites (TS), Broadcast
Broadcast
Broadcast or Broadcasting may refer to:* Broadcasting, the transmission of audio and video signals* Broadcast, an individual television program or radio program* Broadcast , an English electronic music band...
satellite payloads, and receive suites (RS).
See also
- Wideband Global SATCOM systemWideband Global SATCOM systemThe Wideband Global SATCOM system is a satellite communications system planned for use in partnership by the United States Department of Defense and the Australian Department of Defence. The system is composed of the Space Segment satellites, the Terminal Segment users and the Control Segment...
- telecommunications
- communications protectionCommunications protectionIn telecommunications, communications protection is the application of communications security measures to telecommunications systems in order to: deny unauthorized access to sensitive unclassified information of value, prevent disruption of telecommunications services, or ensure the...
- electronic warfareElectronic warfareElectronic warfare refers to any action involving the use of the electromagnetic spectrum or directed energy to control the spectrum, attack an enemy, or impede enemy assaults via the spectrum. The purpose of electronic warfare is to deny the opponent the advantage of, and ensure friendly...
- radio reconnaissance