A distributed routing algorithm for datagram traffic in LEO satellite networks

Author

Ekici, Eylem ; Akyildiz, Ian F. ; Bender, Michael D.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA

Volume

9

Issue

2

fYear

2001

fDate

4/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

137

Lastpage

147

Abstract

Satellite networks provide global coverage and support a wide range of services, low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites provide short round-trip delays and are becoming increasingly important. One of the challenges in LEO satellite networks is the development of specialized and efficient routing algorithms. In this work, a datagram routing algorithm for LEO satellite networks is introduced. The algorithm generates minimum propagation delay paths. The performance of the algorithm is evaluated through simulations. The robustness issues of the algorithm are also discussed

Keywords

data communication; delays; satellite communication; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication traffic; LEO satellite networks; algorithm performance; datagram routing algorithm; datagram traffic; distributed routing algorithm; efficient routing algorithms; global coverage; low Earth orbit; minimum propagation delay paths; robust algorithm; short round-trip delays; simulations; Bandwidth; Communication switching; Intelligent networks; Internet; Low earth orbit satellites; Propagation delay; Robustness; Routing; Switches; Telecommunication traffic;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Networking, IEEE/ACM Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1063-6692

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/90.917071

Filename

917071