A routing protocol for hierarchical LEO/MEO satellite IP networks

Wireless Networks

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 507-521

  Chen, Chao ^a   Ekici, Eylem ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Connectionless routing; Low Earth Orbit (LEO); Medium Earth Orbit (MEO); Performance; Satellite network

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIONLESS ROUTING; DATA TRAFFIC; LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO); MEDIUM EARTH ORBIT (MEO); SATELLITE NETWORKS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INTERNET; PACKET NETWORKS; ROUTERS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC;

NETWORK PROTOCOLS;

EID: 23044433766     PISSN: 10220038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11276-005-1772-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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