Satellite Local Area Network Inter-Satellite Link

Abstract

Report developed under SBIR contract for topic AF99-074. The purpose of this effort was to explore concepts and technologies for a lightweight, low power, high data rate, secure and standards based satellite local area network inter-satellite link (ISLs) communication system. Operational and design constraint requirements, hardware and software were analyzed, defined and documented in an operations concept and a requirements document. A candidate CDMA ISL system design was specified using existing and in development wireless communication system hardware and software components. The defined ISL system was specified as capable of delivering 100 Mbps data transfer rates between satellites, 3 mm satellite relative position determination and 20 Ps satellite cluster timing synchronization. The design was specified to achieve 20 W, 5 kg, 0.3 m3 and $300K (in quantities of 300) power, weight, volume and cost constraints. potential applications of the effort are ISms, terrestrial high speed CDMA wireless communication links and all manner of secure, 100 Mbps wireless data transmission.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA387734

Entities

People

  • Klaus Schug

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Protocols
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Communication Channels
  • Communication Systems
  • Communications Protocols
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programming
  • Data Links
  • Data Transmission
  • Digital Communications
  • Electronic Mail
  • Information Systems
  • Local Area Networks
  • Multiple Access
  • Network Protocols
  • Spacecraft
  • Transport Protocols

Readers

  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites