In this paper we study about optical and millimeter radio wave cross-link for formation flight communication satellite system in a geostationary orbit. In formation flight system, since the distance among the satellites becomes short compared with the conventional inter satellite communication link, the size and the weight of the communication system can be reduced. If the high data rate cross-...

Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) is a key exchange protocol which is implemented over free space optical links and optical fiber cable. When direct communication is not possible, QKD is performed over fiber cables, but the imperfections in detectors used at receiver side and also the material properties of fiber cables limit the long distance communication. Free space based quantum key distributi...

The utilisation of distributed medical intelligence can contribute significantly to the continuous improvement of patient care and accelerates the qualification process of the medical staff. An efficient way of realisation is the use of satellite networks for telemedical applications, as satellite communication has some distinct advantages over terrestrial communication channels: mesh topology ...

Abstract— In general, most of communication satellites were designed to be operated in geostationary orbit. And many of them were designed in prolate dual-spin configuration. As a prolate dual-spin vehicle, they have to be stabilized against their internal energy dissipation effect. Several countries that located in southern hemisphere, has shown interest to use communication satellite. Because...

In order to guarantee the service quality and reliability for mobile satellite communication systems, we have to take into account outages due to obstruction of the line-of-sight path between a satellite and a mobile terminal as well as the signal fluctuation caused by interference from multipath radio waves. Thus, we need a good characterization for the satellite propagation channel. In this p...

The R&D in satellite communications in Korea has been driven mainly by KCC (Korea Communications Commission) but in a small scale compared to Korea space development program organized by MEST (Ministry of Education, Science and Technology). Public and civilian satcom sector R&D has been led mainly by ETRI with small/medium companies contrary to rare investment in private sector while military s...

This paper describes the essential segments of a satellite based communication and asset management system. The Low Earth Orbit satellite used for such a system is the ORBCOMM low earth orbit (LEO) constellation. The architecture and network structure of the satellite system is described. The satellites themselves are very small and are launched using the Pegasus launch vehicle. This makes the ...

Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) technology is widely applied in terrestrial wireless communication system, which greatly increases the system capacity. Satellite communication system has many advantages such as wide coverage and strong flexibility. Therefore, how to make a better use of MIMO technology in satellite communication system has become a research hotspot in recent years. The pu...

Title of dissertation: MULTICAST COMMUNICATION SUPPORT OVER SATELLITE NETWORKS Gün Akkor, Doctor of Philosophy, 2005 Dissertation directed by: Professor John S. Baras Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering In this dissertation, we focus on providing multicast communication support over satellite networks. We investigate the possible performance enhancements in terms of the throughput...