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DAMA – Demand-Assigned Multiple Access

Vangie Beal
Last Updated May 24, 2021 7:39 am

Short for Demand-Assigned Multiple Access, DAMA is a satellite channel access protocol that provides a highly efficient means of instantaneously assigning channels in a transponder according to immediate traffic demands. DAMA essentially matches user demands to available satellite capacity.

See also VSAT.