Research Summaries

Back Space-Based Tactical Networking

Fiscal Year 2012
Division Graduate School of Operational & Information Sciences
Department Computer Science
Investigator(s) Bordetsky, Alexander B.
Sponsor Silicon Valley Community Foundation (Other)
Summary The primary objective for this project is to create a testbed environment that integrates satellite networking platforms with emerging ad-hoc tactical networks using the Cisco radio aware routing approach. Its intended purpose is to support exercises and experiments in a variety of environments including battlefield telemedicine, maritime interdiction operations (MIO), intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), and casualty evacuation in a way that is transparent to the warfighter. The research team is expected to explore, model, and simulate a constellation of satellites in orbit with Cisco space routers on board, with an emphasis on Delay Tolerant Networks (DTN) and radio aware routing to establish inter-satellite links. In an effort to minimize the power/size required for the handsets to reach the satellites, the project is focused on the study of Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations, subject to the fundamentals of orbital mechanics and unique aspects of the space environment, in order to maintain quality of service (QOS) despite dynamic link status.
Keywords Orbital Routing Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks Testbed Geos and Cube-Sats Radio Ware Orbit Routing
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