FIXED-ASSIGNED MULTIPLE ACCESS

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Information on Fixed-assigned multiple access (FAMA)

Fixed-assigned multiple access (FAMA) in satellite communications is one of the two main techniques for allocating satellite channels to users. In fixed-assigned multiple access (FAMA) in satellite communications, each user is allocated a channel permanently, whether they use it or not. Fixed-assigned multiple access is inefficient and many satellite multiple-access systems use demand-assigned multiple access (DAMA) in which the available channels are allocated on an as-required basis to users.


Other topics in our resources on Satellite Communications related to Fixed-assigned multiple access include: 
 
  • Demand-assigned multiple access (DAMA)
  • Aloha
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  • Time-division multiple access (TDMA)
  • Frequency-division multiple access (FDMA)
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  • Access Technique
  • Code-division multiple access (CDMA)

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