Internet-type protocol testing in a simulated small satellite environment

Author

Horan, Stephen ; Wang, Ruhai

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, NM, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Abstract

The throughput results for file transfers using file sizes ranging from 1 Kbytes through 1 Mbytes using both the standard TCP/IP and SCPS protocol stacks over a PPP link are reported. Channel properties were simulated using a space channel simulator with a range of balanced and unbalanced link speeds and channel error rates. The throughput results show the effects of link configuration and channel error rate on file transfer time. The host computer configuration options for the protocols are factored into the comparison. The throughput reporting shows the effects of header compression and selection of congestion algorithm upon the results. The TCP/IP ftp and SCPS-FP using the VJ congestion control algorithm results give similar results and better results than SCPS-FP with the Vegas congestion control algorithm in these experiments. No noticeable delay effects were noted with links delays corresponding to GEO orbits with file transfers of 1 Mbytes

Keywords

Internet; data communication; data compression; delays; digital communication; digital simulation; error statistics; satellite communication; telecommunication channels; telecommunication computing; telecommunication congestion control; testing; transport protocols; 1 Kbyte to 1 Mbyte; 2400 bit/s to 100 kbit/s; BER; GEO orbits; Internet-type protocol testing; PPP link; SCPS protocol stacks; SCPS-FP; TCP/IP ftp; VJ congestion control algorithm; Vegas congestion control algorithm; balanced link speeds; bit error rate; channel error rates; channel properties simulation; congestion algorithm selection; file transfer time; header compression; host computer configuration options; link configuration; links delays; simulated small satellite environment; space channel simulator; space-to-ground link simulator; standard TCP/IP protocol stacks; throughput results; unbalanced link speeds; Computational modeling; Delay effects; Error analysis; Internet; Orbits; Protocols; Satellites; TCPIP; Testing; Throughput;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Aerospace Conference, 2001, IEEE Proceedings.

Conference_Location

Big Sky, MT

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6599-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AERO.2001.931279

Filename

931279