Implementation issues in designing an optical backbone network for broadband satellite constellations

18th International Communications Satellite Systems Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 816-826

  Karafolas, N ^a   Baroni, S ^b  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Intersatellite links; Optical crossconnects; Optical space communications; Satellite constellations; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength routing networks

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; COMPLEX NETWORKS; MESH GENERATION; NETWORK ROUTING; SATELLITES; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

INTER-SATELLITE LINK; OPTICAL CROSS CONNECTS; OPTICAL SPACE COMMUNICATION; SATELLITE CONSTELLATIONS; WAVELENGTH ROUTING NETWORKS;

ORBITS;

EID: 84897585218     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2000-1205     Document Type: Conference Paper

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