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On-board congestion control for satellite packet switching networksIt is desirable to incorporate packet switching capability on-board for future communication satellites. Because of the statistical nature of packet communication, incoming traffic fluctuates and may cause congestion. Thus, it is necessary to incorporate a congestion control mechanism as part of the on-board processing to smooth and regulate the bursty traffic. Although there are extensive studies on congestion control for both baseband and broadband terrestrial networks, these schemes are not feasible for space based switching networks because of the unique characteristics of satellite link. Here, we propose a new congestion control method for on-board satellite packet switching. This scheme takes into consideration the long propagation delay in satellite link and takes advantage of the the satellite's broadcasting capability. It divides the control between the ground terminals and satellite, but distributes the primary responsibility to ground terminals and only requires minimal hardware resource on-board satellite.
Document ID
19920005010
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Chu, Pong P. (Cleveland State Univ. OH., United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: Space Communications Technology Conference: Onboard Processing and Switching
Subject Category
Communications And Radar
Accession Number
92N14228
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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