A framework for robust and flexible ground station networks

Journal of Aerospace Computing, Information and Communication

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 73-92

  Cutler, James ^a   Fox, Armando ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND STATION MARKUP LANGUAGE; GROUND STATION NETWORKS; OPERATION COSTS; SATELLITE MISSIONS; SPACE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS;

COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTER HARDWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTER SYSTEM RECOVERY; COSTS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; SATELLITE GROUND STATIONS; SATELLITES; SPACE APPLICATIONS; USER INTERFACES;

SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 33745049523     PISSN: 15429423     EISSN: 15429423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.15464     Document Type: Article

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