University of Kansas
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Iridium Based Data Communication
App 3
App 2
App 1
Mux
High Bandwidth Link
Multiplexing
App 1
Inv-Mux
Low Bandwidth Links
Idea � Combine multiple Iridium channels in to a single logical link
Inverse Multiplexing
nDistributes data from a single application over multiple links.
nIncreases the available bandwidth per application
nPacket based inverse multiplexing solutions exist - Multi-link point-to-point protocol (MLPPP)
Inverse multiplexing