ASU Telecommunications infrastructure contains a diverse and fully featured blend of satellite communications resources.

The primary purpose of these resources is to deliver television programming; educational, corporate, teleconferencing, entertainment, etc. from a source or location (detailed below) to one or many receive sites (viewers) located anywhere in the continental US or worldwide. All viewers will receive the programming simultaneously and instantanously (Live). 

The more generally used purpose of this resource is to simply view a live programming event in the comfort of an auditorium, conference room or practically anywhere on campus.

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These resources are divided into five distinct systems: the Satellite Downlink, The  Satellite Uplink, the  Communications Satellite, the programming source and the viewing/receive destination.

ASU has satellite downlink facilities located on three of it's main campuses; Tempe, West and Poly.  ASU Tempe campus is home to the only educational use uplink in the Valley. The Communications Satellites are owned and operated by many of the major telecommunications companies and their use is purchased on an hourly basis. 

These five systems are described in detail below.

Satellite Downlink System

Satellite Uplink System

Communications Satellite 

A Ku-band satellite uplink from ASU can access domestic or international satellites via analog or digital (MPEG2 DVB standard) transmit modes. Access to C-band satellites and the Vyvx national fiber optic network is possible through a link with Telespectra. ASU retains extensive downlink capability on both C-band and Ku-band.

A diagram of ASU satellite configuration is shown below.