DocumentCode
1056820
Title
CLASS: A Comprehensive Satellite Link Simulation Package
Author
Braun, Walter R. ; Mckenzie, Teresa M.
Author_Institution
Brown, Boveri & Co., Ltd., Baden, Switzerland
Volume
2
Issue
1
fYear
1984
fDate
1/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
129
Lastpage
137
Abstract
CLASS (communication link analysis and simulation system) is a software package developed for NASA to predict the communication and tracking performance of the tracking and data relay satellite system (TDRSS) services. This paper describes the capabilities of CLASS and the communication link model used, and discusses typical applications for CLASS.
Keywords
Satellite communications; Analytical models; Application software; Artificial satellites; Hardware; NASA; Packaging; Predictive models; Relays; Satellite broadcasting; Software packages;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8716
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JSAC.1984.1146033
Filename
1146033
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