Title :
Design of a space channel simulator using virtual instrumentation software
Author :
Horan, Stephen ; Wang, Ruhai
Author_Institution :
New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, NM, USA
fDate :
10/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The ability to simulate satellite channels gives protocol designers the ability to test design options prior to their use in space communications. Here, we describe a software-based space channel simulator with variable channel error-rate, channel delay, and user bit error rate. This simulator is used to model the communications channel for testing various Internet-type protocol options for space communications.
Keywords :
aerospace simulation; error statistics; satellite communication; space communication links; telecommunication computing; transport protocols; virtual instrumentation; Internet-type protocol options; communications channel model; protocol design options; satellite channels; space channel simulator design; space communications; variable channel delay; variable channel error-rate; variable user bit error rate; virtual instrumentation software; Bit error rate; Communication channels; Communication standards; Delay; Instruments; Internet; Protocols; Satellites; Standards development; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIM.2002.806026
