One-way Broadcast, Receive Only
One-way broadcast satellite Internet systems are used for Internet Protocol (IP) broadcast-based data, audio and video distribution. In the U.S., a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license is required only for the uplink station and no license is required for users. Note that most Internet protocols will not work correctly over one-way access, since they require a return channel. However, Internet content such as web pages can still be distributed over a one-way system by "pushing" them out to local storage at end user sites, though full interactivity is not possible. This is much like TV or radio content which offers little user interface.
The broadcast mechanism may include compression and error correction to help ensure the one-way broadcast is properly received. The data may also be rebroadcast periodically, so that receivers that did not previously succeed will have additional chances to try downloading again.
The data may also be encrypted, so that while anyone can receive the data, only certain destinations are able to actually decode and use the broadcasted data. Authorized users only need to have possession of either a short decryption key or an automatic rolling code device that uses its own highly-accurate independent timing mechanism to decrypt the data.
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