Title :
A Satellite-LTE Network with Delay-Tolerant Capabilities: Design and Performance Evaluation
Author :
Amadeo, M. ; Araniti, G. ; Iera, A. ; Molinaro, A.
Abstract :
In this paper, a delay tolerant approach for traffic management in LTE over satellite link is presented. Due to the long propagation delays and frequent disruptions, mobile satellite communications pose many challenges, especially to the transport layer when the TCP protocol is used. We design and evaluate the performance of a transport protocol solution based on the DTN architecture in the satellite-LTE system. Our proposal, named Tiny Bundle Layer, acts as an overlay on top of different versions of TCP in order to overcome the satellite link impairments.
Keywords :
Long Term Evolution; computer network management; delay tolerant networks; mobile satellite communication; satellite links; telecommunication traffic; transport protocols; DTN architecture; TCP protocol; delay tolerant network; delay-tolerant capability; long term evolution; mobile satellite communication; performance evaluation; propagation delays; satellite link impairment; satellite-LTE network; tiny bundle layer; traffic management; transport layer; Delay; IP networks; Mobile communication; Protocols; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites; Servers;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8328-0
DOI :
10.1109/VETECF.2011.6093140
