Satellite constellation networks for aeronautical communication: traffic modelling and link load analysis

IET Communications

Volumn 4, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1594-1606

  Donner, A ^a   Kissling, C ^a   Hermenier, R ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERONAUTICAL COMMUNICATIONS; AIR PASSENGERS; BANDWIDTH REQUIREMENT; COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS; FLIGHT DATA; GLOBAL SYSTEMS; INTER-SATELLITE LINK; LINK LOADS; LOW EARTH ORBIT CONSTELLATIONS; MEDIUM EARTH ORBIT; NON-GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; ROUTING POLICIES; SATELLITE CONSTELLATIONS; TRAFFIC MODEL; TRAFFIC MODELLING;

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; AIR TRANSPORTATION; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; SATELLITE LINKS;

SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 77956543918     PISSN: 17518628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-com.2009.0260     Document Type: Article

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