Title :
Radio Link Control Acknowledged Mode configuration for MUOS
Author :
Orcutt, Edward K. ; Lee, David K. ; Williams, Dwight R. ; Bossler, Dan B.
Author_Institution :
Gen. Dynamics C4 Syst., Scottsdale, AZ
Abstract :
As part of 3G WCDMA, the Radio Link Control (RLC) protocol is a layer 2 protocol that provides transport services between User Equipment (UE) and the Radio Access Network (RAN). Three transport modes of operation are provided: Transparent Mode (TM), Unacknowledged Mode (UM), and Acknowledged Mode (AM). In a satellite system, the long propagation delay between the UE and the RAN make the proper configuration of RLC AM critical in meeting MUOS requirements such as latency and capacity. In this paper, we focus on the enhancements to and configuration of RLC for a satellite system such as MUOS. Of particular interest is the modification of RLC to support MUOS Group services.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; broadband networks; code division multiple access; radio links; satellite communication; telecommunication control; 3G WCDMA; mobile user objective system; radio access network; radio link control; satellite system; transparent mode; transport services; unacknowledged mode; user equipment; Access protocols; Delay; Multiaccess communication; Radio access networks; Radio control; Radio link; Radio transmitters; Receivers; Satellite broadcasting; Transport protocols;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 2008. MILCOM 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2676-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2677-5
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.2008.4753477
