MANET-Satellite Network Interoperability Issues and Challenges: An Overview

A remarkable advancement in the research of Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETS) has been seen in the last two decades. The concept of MANET is based on the infrastructureless self-configurable wireless nodes which act as a router and host. This intrinsic characteristic of MANET renders it quite suitable for tactical and emergency communications scenarios. Since the satellite system has regional as well as global coverage, therefore integration of MANET with satellite network will provide considerable advantage in engineering communication during emergency scenarios which emerges due to natural disasters or military conflicts. This paper carries out an overview of existing work on MANET integration with satellite network and issues concerning integration of MANET with satellite system.