Operation of higher layer data communication protocols over satellite links

Author

Chitre, Dattakumar M. ; Lee, Hsi-Ming

Author_Institution

Comsat Lab., Clarksburg, MD, USA

Volume

78

Issue

7

fYear

1990

fDate

7/1/1990 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1289

Lastpage

1294

Abstract

The International Standards Organization´s (ISO´s) seven-layer reference model for computer communication protocols is discussed. The layering arises out of the stratification of functions across the layers. The various protocol functions performed at each higher layer are examined in detail, identifying the appropriate procedures that affect the efficient operation of these protocols over satellite links for different ranges of transmission speeds and bit error rates. Appropriate modifications are presented for removing the possible degradation and improving the performance. Specifically, changes are discussed in Transport Protocol Class 4 (ISO 8073), Session Protocol (ISO 8327), and the File Transfer Access, and Management (FTAM) Protocol (ISO 8571)

Keywords

error statistics; protocols; satellite relay systems; standards; BER; FTAM; File Transfer; ISO 8073; ISO 8327; ISO 8571; Session Protocol; Transport Protocol Class 4; bit error rates; data communication protocols; higher layer protocols; satellite links; seven-layer reference model; transmission speeds; Access protocols; Artificial satellites; Bit error rate; Computer networks; Data communication; Degradation; ISO standards; Peer to peer computing; Standards organizations; Transport protocols;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Proceedings of the IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/5.56940

Filename

56940