-{}- : bidirectional link -''- : WiFi link C : where Network Coding techniques could be introduced +----+ +--------+ +---+ +-------+ +-------+ +--------+ |End | |Sat. | |SAT| |Phy | |Access | |Network | |user|-''-|Terminal|-{}-| |-{}-|Gateway|-{}-|Gateway|-{}-|Function| +----+ +--------+ +---+ +-------+ +-------+ +--------+ C C C C