DocumentCode
1820695
Title
Internet access via LEO satellite networks: TCP/IP or ATM?
Author
Tonguz, Ozan K. ; Maloo, Sunil ; Xhafa, Ariton ; Sheeshia, Sami
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., State Univ. of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
fYear
1999
fDate
1999
Firstpage
301
Abstract
This paper looks at the problem of using either ATM or TCP/IP for low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite networks. It is shown that neither ATM nor TCP/IP, on their own, can provide a satisfactory service for all different kinds of channel conditions. TCP/IP behaves very well when channel conditions are ideal but ATM outperforms TCP/IP when channel conditions begin to degrade. Our results suggest that a hybrid solution may be necessary where the scheme used can adapt to the changing channel conditions. We also outline a simple approach to improve the performance of TCP/IP
Keywords
Internet; asynchronous transfer mode; packet radio networks; satellite communication; transport protocols; ATM; Internet access; LEO satellite networks; TCP/IP; channel conditions; hybrid solution; low-Earth orbit; network protocols; Access protocols; Artificial satellites; Degradation; IP networks; Local area networks; Low earth orbit satellites; Payloads; TCPIP; Throughput; Wide area networks;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Global Telecommunications Conference, 1999. GLOBECOM '99
Conference_Location
Rio de Janeireo
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5796-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/GLOCOM.1999.831653
Filename
831653
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