Optimizing communications satellite deployment: development of a decision aid

Author

Ayers, Ian ; Breton, Andrew ; Farrington, Mark ; Landrum, Justin ; Lee, Rachel

Author_Institution

Dept. of Syst. & Inf. Eng., Virginia Univ., Charlottesville, VA

fYear

2004

fDate

16-16 April 2004

Firstpage

171

Lastpage

176

Abstract

We discuss the problem of optimizing the utilization of communication satellite capacity. The modern fixed satellite service provider seeks improved methods to optimize the amount of service demand that is accommodated by capacity available on its satellite network. A mixed-integer programming (MIP) model is proposed for the solution of the problem, as part of a decision support tool. Such a tool integrates three system components, which are: a mathematical optimization model, an optimization algorithm, and a graphical user interface. We discuss the design process associated with each component of the system and conclude with preliminary results obtained from sample optimization runs

Keywords

decision support systems; graphical user interfaces; integer programming; satellite communication; telecommunication computing; communication satellite capacity utilization optimization; communications satellite deployment optimization; decision aid development; decision support tool; graphical user interface; mathematical optimization model; mixed-integer programming model; optimization algorithm; satellite network; satellite service provider; Artificial satellites; Cost function; Demand forecasting; Earth; Fuels; Graphical user interfaces; Mathematical model; Optimization methods; Orbits; Satellite broadcasting;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Systems and Information Engineering Design Symposium, 2004. Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE

Conference_Location

Charlottesville, VA

Print_ISBN

0-9744559-2-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SIEDS.2004.239878

Filename

1314677