Link Analyzing and Simulation of TDRSS Based on OPNET

Author

Wang Xuan ; Peng Zong ; Jia Yu

Author_Institution

Dept. of Astronaut., Nanjing Univ. of Aeronaut. & Astronaut., Nanjing, China

Volume

2

fYear

2010

fDate

12-14 April 2010

Firstpage

481

Lastpage

485

Abstract

The TDRSS is a network of communication satellite and ground stations used by NASA for space communications. In the article, we do an accurate link analysis based on TDRSS and simulate the communication between the two satellites by using OPNET, the use of actual and real data and the final BER result show that such a communication link is feasible using small LEO satellite which is a part of a satellite constellation. All of the work lay foundation of further satellite network simulation.

Keywords

error statistics; satellite communication; satellite tracking; space communication links; BER; NASA; OPNET; TDRSS; accurate link analysis; communication link; communication satellite network; ground stations; satellite constellation; small LEO satellite; space communications; tracking and data relay satellite system; Analytical models; Artificial satellites; Computer networks; Low earth orbit satellites; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; NASA; Satellite ground stations; Space stations; Space vehicles; Earth blockage; OPNET; SNR; TDRSS; Throughput;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications and Mobile Computing (CMC), 2010 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Shenzhen

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6327-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-6328-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CMC.2010.273

Filename

5471313