A Web Based Architecture for Remote Access of Satellite Emulation Services

We propose a web-based architecture using standard protocols to provide a userfriendly interface and remote access to satellite emulation test-bed facilities on a parallel computing cluster. Researchers can remotely control an emulation to evaluate performance of proposed space-based Internet architectures, backbone networks, formation clusters and satellite constellations. The objective is to define the framework for an open distributed system to make a satellite emulation testbed accessible through the Internet. We use XML and XML compatible technologies as the basis for a platform-independent system.