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Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-05-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Satellite Telecommunications
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- free capacity assignment
1, record 1, English, free%20capacity%20assignment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- FCA 1, record 1, English, FCA
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Volume capacity assigned to RCSTs [return channel via satellite terminals] from capacity, which would otherwise be unused. 2, record 1, English, - free%20capacity%20assignment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Free Capacity Assignment (FCA). CRA [continuous rate assignment] and FCA can also be viewed as two mechanisms to grant dynamically, capacity to a terminal, without requests being made from that terminal. This does not exclude the possibility that requests may have been made at a higher level than the terminal. 3, record 1, English, - free%20capacity%20assignment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It should be noted that the term "free" in FCA refers to "spare" system capacity and has no bearing on accounting. 3, record 1, English, - free%20capacity%20assignment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications par satellite
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- attribution de la capacité libre
1, record 1, French, attribution%20de%20la%20capacit%C3%A9%20libre
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Telecomunicaciones por satélite
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- asignación de capacidad libre
1, record 1, Spanish, asignaci%C3%B3n%20de%20capacidad%20libre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-06-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Spacecraft
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- unused satellite 1, record 2, English, unused%20satellite
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In an unphased satellite system when the separation between adjacent satellites is temporarily small, or in the case where an -- is in the vicinity of a stationary satellite. 1, record 2, English, - unused%20satellite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Engins spatiaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- satellite non utilisé
1, record 2, French, satellite%20non%20utilis%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Système à satellite non en phase, lorsque la séparation entre satellites adjacents est momentanément petite ou bien lorsqu'un -- de ce système se trouve au voisinage d'un satellite stationnaire. 2, record 2, French, - satellite%20non%20utilis%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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