Title :
A study of future communications concepts and technologies for the National Airspace System—Part II
Author :
Ponchak, Denise S. ; Apaza, Rafael D. ; Wichgers, Joel M. ; Haynes, Brian ; Roy, Anirban
Author_Institution :
NASA Glenn Res. Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
Abstract :
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center (GRC) is investigating current and anticipated wireless communications concepts and technologies that the National Airspace System (NAS) may need in the next 50 years. NASA has awarded three NASA Research Announcements (NAR) studies with the objective to determine the most promising candidate technologies for air-to-air and air-to-ground data exchange and analyze their suitability in a post-NextGen NAS environment. This paper will present progress made in the studies and describe the communications challenges and opportunities that have been identified during the studies´ first year.
Keywords :
electronic data interchange; radio networks; space communication links; GRC; Glenn Research Center; NAR study; NASA; NASA Research Announcements study; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; National Airspace System; air-to-air data exchange; air-to-ground data exchange; post-NextGen NAS environment; time 50 year; wireless communication concept; Navigation; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5582-4
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2014.6836289
