Communications and networking over satellites: SatNEx experimental activities and testbeds

International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-33

  De Cola, T ^a   Ronga, L ^b   Pecorella, T ^b   Barsocchi, P ^c   Chessa, S ^c   Ferro, E ^c   Gotta, A ^c   Oligeri, G ^c   Potorti, F ^c   Secchi, R ^c   Sathiaseelan, A ^d   Castro, V M ^e   Peral, R J ^e   Caini, C ^f   Firrincieli, R ^f  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c ISTI CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Measurement tools; Performance evaluation; Satellite communications; Testbeds

Indexed keywords

AD HOC NETWORKS; CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; MEASUREMENTS; MODULATION; QUALITY OF SERVICE; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SATELLITES; TEST FACILITIES; TESTBEDS; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

CHANNEL MODULATIONS; COLLABORATIVE WORKS; DELAY TOLERANT NETWORKS; END-TO-END QUALITY OF SERVICES; EUROPEAN PROJECTS; EVALUATION TOOLS; MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGNS; MEASUREMENT TOOLS; NEW APPLICATIONS; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIES; TRANSPORT PERFORMANCE;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 59349119919     PISSN: 15420973     EISSN: 15420981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sat.921     Document Type: Article

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