Department
of Computer Engineering
CMPE 582- Special Topics: Satellite Networks
Catalog Data Special topics selected to reflect recent technologies and
trends in Satellite Networks as dictated by faculty member
expertise and students interests. All seven-layer of Satellite
Communication Networks will be explored for the MS and PhD students.
Instructor Fatih Alagoz, Associate Professor. (alagozATbounDOTeduDOTtr)
Credit 3 hours
by topics Each
student should have the background in:
§ Wireless/Mobile Networks
§ Probability theory (Recommended).
Textbook There is no required textbook for this course. The required
materials will be provided during the course.
Supplement articles and class Power Point slides will be
provided regularly.
References
·
Handouts
·
S.
Kota, Broadband Satellite Commun. for Internet Access,Kluwer,2004
·
http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~jain/refs/sat_book.htm
·
http://www.cmpe.boun.edu.tr/~alagoz/CMPE582.htm
Course Objectives and Related Program
Educational Objectives (ABET200):
1. To be familiar with the satellite networks market and
the future needs and challenges.
2.
To apply mathematical
models of satellite networks.
3.
To strengthen students
knowledge in satellite communication systems.
4.
To design satellite
communication systems.
5. To develop students paper writing and research
skills.
Course
Outcomes and Related to Program Outcomes (ABET200):
By the end of the term,
you should be able to
Course Topics:
PART I
SATELLITE NETWORKS
T.1. Satellite Networks Overview
Applications and services
Satellite Network Principles
Systems Engineering Approach
Satellite Systems Examples
T.2 Trends analysis and Technical Challenges
Satellite Systems Engineering Methodology
End-to-End QoS Model
MAC Protocols
Routing
QoS
Technologies e.g. IntServ, DiffServ
and MPLS
TCP Enhancements
Security
T.3 System Performance Models
QoS architectures
for satellite IP network
DiffServ based QoS simulation model for TCP and UDP over satellite IP
network
Satellite MPLS traffic engineering for TCP and UDP traffic
Forward and return channel protocols
- DVB-S
- DVB-RCS (MF-TDMA, CDMA based)
Spread of ALOHA protocol for return channel
Simulation models studying buffer requirements for satellite
ATM UBR service
TCP enhancements analysis using analysis of variation (ANOVA)
technique
PART II SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS:
Issues in Transmission Techniques,
Multiple Access Protocols and Performance
T.4. Satellite payload & frequency
bands
T.5. Basic transmission theory
1 Isotropic source
2 Antenna gain
3 EIRP
4 Noise temperature and G/T ratio
5 Down-link requirements
6 Design of satellite links for specified C/N
7 Design of satellite
links to achieve a specified performance
8 channel capacity
9 relationship between E b /N o and C/N
T.6. Modulation, Multiplexing and Encoding
techniques for satellite links
1 FDM, TDM, BPSK, QPSK
2 BER
3 FEC
4 Multiple access
5. FDMA
6 TDMA
7 ALOHA, F-TDMA,
DA-TDMA
8 CDMA
PART III SATELLITE APPLICATIONS
T.7 Remote Sensing
T.8 Navigation
PART IV. TRENDS IN SATELLITE COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
T.9 Standards
1. Interoperability with fast developing technologies
achieving global information infrastructure
Wireless networks e.g., IEEE 802.16, 802.11a, 802.11b,
Bluetooth, ETSI BRAN HIPERLAN.
Mobile communications GSM, GPRS, 3G, 4G, and beyond.
IP networks with differentiation of services providing Quality
of Service DiffServ, MPLS, GMPLS
2
Deregulation of telecommunications
3
Emerging applications with high bandwidth requirements
4
Satellite IP reference architectures
5
MPLS over satellite architectures
6
Performance and availability
7
MAC protocols
8
Quality of Service
9
Classification of applications
10
Application requirements
11
Routing and addressing
12
Multicast and broadcast
13
End-to-end security
14
Transport protocols
15
Performance Enhancing Proxies
16
IPv6 support
T.10 Future Research Topics
1 Quality of Service
for satellite IP Internet
New QoS architectures for satellite
IP based on DiffServ and MPLS traffic engineering
over satellite for non-real-time and multimedia applications over satellite
configuration
2
End-to-End QoS model
Study the impact of QoS parameters
at different layer to meet the end-to-end user level performance requirements
3
Bandwidth allocation for return channel
a.
New bandwidth allocation algorithms based on differentiated
services for various high bandwidth applications
b.
Interaction of Bandwidth on Demand (BoD)
with transport layer protocols
c.
Interaction of BoD with network
congestion
d.
Bandwidth allocation and fading
e.
CDMA based return channel access protocol for mobile IP over
satellite applications
4
Transport protocols for satellite IP networks
a.
End-to-end IP security issue
b.
TCP enhancements for real-time applications
c.
Possibility of an efficient new transport protocol
5
Standardization
a.
QoS for IP
over satellite
b.
MAC protocols
c.
Coordination among ITU-T, ITU-R, IETF, and ETSI/DVB-RCS
d.
Extension of the standards research to onboard processing and
switching systems
Grading policy:
Class activities 5%
HWs and Pop quizzes 10%
Midterm 1 25%
Midterm 2 25%
Final 35%
Class/Laboratory Schedule:
Three 50-minute
lecture/discussion sessions per week.
Contribution of Course to Meeting the
Professional Component:
Mathematics and Basic Science: 30 %
New Trends in Engineering
topics: 70 %
Prepared by: Fatih
Alagoz, Assoc.Prof.