Department
of Computer Engineering
CMPE 582- Special Topics: Satellite Networks
(Spring 2005)
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.
Date: