Performance evaluation of a hybrid ARQ protocol implementation for EHF SATCOM on the move systems

Author

Schodorf, Jeffrey B. ; Gouker, Mark A.

Author_Institution

Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

311

Abstract

This paper characterizes the performance of a hybrid automatic repeat request protocol developed for use in EHF SATCOM on the move systems. The protocol consists of Reed-Solomon coding for random error correction and a selective repeat ARQ scheme for blockage mitigation. The implementation is highly configurable and includes support for features such as variable rate FEC coding, arbitrary packet lengths, framing etc. Performance results, including throughput efficiency and latency, as a function of channel conditions and protocol parameters are given.

Keywords

Reed-Solomon codes; automatic repeat request; error correction codes; forward error correction; millimetre wave propagation; mobile satellite communication; protocols; telecommunication channels; EHF SATCOM on the move; Reed-Solomon coding; arbitrary packet lengths; automatic repeat request protocol; hybrid ARQ protocol; latency; propagation channel; random error correction; selective repeat ARQ scheme; signal blockage mitigation; throughput efficiency; variable rate FEC coding; Artificial satellites; Automatic repeat request; Bit error rate; Error correction; Forward error correction; L-band; Laboratories; Mobile communication; Protocols; Throughput;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Military Communications Conference, 2001. MILCOM 2001. Communications for Network-Centric Operations: Creating the Information Force. IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7225-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MILCOM.2001.985810

Filename

985810