Dynamic capacity allocation for quality-of-service support in IP-based satellite networks

Author

Iuoras, Nicolae ; Le-Ngoc, Tho

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, Que.

fYear

2005

fDate

1-4 May 2005

Firstpage

1797

Lastpage

1800

Abstract

In broadband satellite access (BSA) networks, the efficient management of the return channel transmission capacity is key in reducing the service cost while satisfying the quality-of-service (QoS) requirements of IP-based multimedia applications. In this paper, a novel dynamic capacity allocation (DCA) scheme based on combined free/demand assignment multiple access (CF-DAMA) is proposed, allowing the return channel capacity to be efficiently shared among many user terminals (UTs). Simulation results indicate that the proposed scheme provides adequate differentiated services (DiffServ) IP QoS support while maintaining high satellite bandwidth utility and reduced DCA signaling overhead

Keywords

DiffServ networks; IP networks; channel allocation; channel capacity; multi-access systems; quality of service; satellite communication; telecommunication signalling; DiffServ; IP-based satellite networks; QoS; broadband satellite access; combined free-demand assignment multiple access; differentiated services; dynamic capacity allocation; quality-of-service; return channel transmission capacity; signaling overhead; user terminals; Bandwidth; Channel capacity; Diffserv networks; IP networks; Intelligent networks; Quality of service; Satellites; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control; Web and internet services;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2005. Canadian Conference on

Conference_Location

Saskatoon, Sask.

ISSN

0840-7789

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8885-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCECE.2005.1557330

Filename

1557330