TCP fast recovery from link blockage in satellite communications on-the-move

Author

Kim, Ji H. ; Albuquerque, Miguel

Author_Institution

Commun. Technol., Boeing Phantom Works, Seattle, WA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2002

fDate

7-10 Oct. 2002

Firstpage

56

Abstract

Satellite communications on-the-move (SOTM) often experiences an interruption in reliable data communications when man-made objects, terrain. and foliage block the satellite link. In this paper, we investigate the effects of such link blockages on the performance of a TCP connection., and provide a solution based on TCP gateways that implement a TCP-splitting technique to overcome the satellite link limitations. We show an experimental study of using and adequately configuring the TCP gateway to recover data quickly from the link blockage.

Keywords

Internet; broadband networks; data communication; internetworking; mobile satellite communication; satellite links; transport protocols; Internet; TCP connection; TCP fast recovery; TCP gateways; TCP splitting technique; foliage; link blockage; man-made objects; reliable data communication; satellite communications on-the-move; satellite link; terrain; wideband satellite communications; Artificial satellites; Broadband antennas; Mobile communication; Protocols; Radio frequency; Satellite antennas; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite communication; Testing; Vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

MILCOM 2002. Proceedings

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7625-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MILCOM.2002.1180414

Filename

1180414