Title :
A secure and efficient satellite-based multicast architecture
Author :
Hubenko, Victor, Jr. ; Raines, Richard ; Baldwin, Rusty ; Mullins, Barry ; Mills, Robert ; Grimaila, Michael
Author_Institution :
Air Force Inst. of Technol., Wright Patterson AFB
Abstract :
Low earth orbit satellite-based multicasting technologies are well-suited for secure group communications in a widely distributed, highly mobile environment. We present a novel modular multicasting architecture designed to increase system scalability for secure operations in a low earth orbiting satellite system. Simulation results demonstrate superior per-user average re-keying performance over baseline and clusterized architectures in various modeled scenarios. In scenarios with highly mobile users, the architecture achieved a nine-fold reduction in average user re-keying.
Keywords :
mobile radio; multicast communication; satellite communication; telecommunication security; average user re-keying; mobile environment; secure group communication; secure low earth orbit satellite-based multicast architecture; Communication system security; Computer architecture; Data security; Information security; Low earth orbit satellites; Mobile communication; Multicast communication; Multicast protocols; Satellite broadcasting; Scalability; Data Security; Multicast; Satellite communication;
Conference_Titel :
Radio and Wireless Symposium, 2008 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1462-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1463-5
DOI :
10.1109/RWS.2008.4463470