Title :
A tool for satellite communications Advanced DVB-RCS / DVB-S2 system and protocol simulator
Author :
Boussemart, Vincent ; Brandt, Hartmut
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Commun. & Navig., German Aerosp. Center (DLR e.V.), Wessling
Abstract :
A tool has been designed to simulate broadband satellite communication systems and techniques: a system and protocol simulator based on advanced DVB-RCS and DVB-S2 standards. As a powerful and flexible tool, it can be used to investigate and optimize current and future satellite communication systems, mainly to develop resource management algorithms and assess system performances. It is capable of simulating a satellite system using Ka-Band with multi-beam European coverage. It integrates rain attenuation and interference models and respects the complete DVB-RCS/DVB-S2 protocol stack and an evolution of DVB-RCS with adaptive coding and modulation (ACM). The simulator supports different quality of services (QoS)/service level agreements (SLA), ACM, several encapsulation schemes, congestion control mechanisms, call admission control and resource management. This paper gives an overview of the possibilities offered by the tool and presents some results.
Keywords :
adaptive codes; adaptive modulation; broadband networks; digital video broadcasting; direct broadcasting by satellite; modulation coding; protocols; radiofrequency interference; resource allocation; television standards; wireless channels; DVB-2 standards; DVB-RCS standards; Ka-band; QoS; adaptive coding-modulation; broadband satellite communication system; call admission control; congestion control mechanisms; encapsulation scheme; interference model; multibeam European coverage; protocol simulator; quality of services; rain attenuation model; resource management algorithm; service level agreements; Attenuation; Broadband communication; Communication standards; Digital video broadcasting; Interference; Protocols; Quality of service; Rain; Resource management; Satellite communication; DVB-S2; OMNeT++; Satellite communications; adaptive coding and modulation; advanced DVB-RCS; call admission control; congestion control; fade mitigation techniques; quality of service; resource management; system and protocol simulator;
Conference_Titel :
Signal Processing for Space Communications, 2008. SPSC 2008. 10th International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Rhodes Island
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2572-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2573-0
DOI :
10.1109/SPSC.2008.4686712
