Short for
single channel per carrier, a
VSAT satellite transmission system that uses a separate
carrier for each of its
channels. SCPC is used for
broadcast data and
full-duplex audio/video communications. In an SCPC system, transmissions are sent to the satellite continuously on a single satellite carrier. The satellite signal is received at a single location, in the case of a point-to-point system, or at many locations in a broadcast system, providing
hubless connectivity among multiple sites.
Contrast SCPC with frequency division multiplexing, a technology that combines multiple channels on a single carrier.
