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Introduction, Chapter 1. introduction – Comtech EF Data SNM-1000 User Manual

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Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION

This chapter provides an overview of the SNM-1000 Node Control modem, referred to in
this manual as “the node control modem” and “node controller.”









The node controller contains the following components:

Modem

The modem is a fully digital. Integrated satellite modem and Demand Assigned
Multiple Access (DAMA) controller. The modem is designed to function as
the traffic node controller within Comtech EF Data’s Bandwidth On-Demand
(BOD) Multimedia Integrated Digital Access System (MIDAS).

DAMA

DAMA control is provided by a DAMA Assignment Controller (DAC)
daughter board.


SNM-1000 Node

Control Modem