Overview of the space station communications networks

Author

Smith, Joseph F. ; Willett, Daniel ; Paul, Sunil

Author_Institution

McDonnell Douglas Space Syst. Co., La Jolla, CA, USA

Volume

4

Issue

5

fYear

1990

Firstpage

22

Lastpage

28

Abstract

Within the Space Station Freedom Program (SSSP), the communications and dataprocessing capabilities that will be used to handle the operational and scientific information needs will be provided by a space station information and communications system. This system will be composed of a variety of elements, networks, and subnetworks. The networks and how they are interconnected are described. The discussion covers communications system elements and services, elements of the onboard systems, wide-area transport network elements, and command and control elements.<>

Keywords

command and control systems; space communication links; space vehicles; telecommunication networks; telecommunication services; Space Station Freedom Program; command and control; communication services; communications system elements; dataprocessing; onboard systems; scientific information; space station communications networks; wide-area transport network elements; Assembly systems; Communication networks; Communication system control; Control systems; Laboratories; NASA; Payloads; Solar energy; Space shuttles; Space stations;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Network, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0890-8044

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/65.59306

Filename

59306