Sun-synchronous orbit Sun-synchronous orbit is an orbit in which the satellite’s orbital plane is at a fixed orientation to the sun, i.e., the orbit precesses about the earth at the ...
Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) is a WAN technology used to interface with dissimilar long-distance networks. SONET offers
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) is a WAN technology that uses fiber-optic media to support up to 622-Mbps transmissions rates. ATM uses no error checking and has a 53 byte fixed-length cell.
Synchronous Synchronous communications type in which computes rely on exact timing and sync bits to maintain data synchronization.
Geosynchronous Geosynchronous is an orbital position relative to the Earth where a satellite orbits at the same speed as the Earth rotates. This permits