Simulation Model of a Meteor Burst Communication System for Data Transmission Protocol Evaluation.
Abstract
There has been a recent dramatic Air Force interest in meteor burst communications. Due to the ability of a meteor trail to support propagation in the lower VHF band (40 to 100 MHz), it offers the potential for providing relatively survivable communications under disturbed ionospheric conditions. Meteor burst communication system performance and the chances of survivability could be increased if modifications were made in the current data transmission protocol used. A computer simulation model was developed to emulate a high latitude point to point meteor burst communication network. This unique model, written in the Pascal incorporates statistical meteor trial data collected by the High Latitude Meteor Scatter Test Bed, located in Northern Greenland. Measured meteor trail parameters used in the simulation model include average burst durations and interval between bursts for both underdense and oversense type meteor trail occurrences. A description of the developed simulation model is presented, as well as a discussion on how the simulation model was validated and used to test several modifications to the existing data transmission protocol.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA178643
Entities
People
- Donald D. Conklin
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology