Patent ID: 7773551
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: H04B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for data handling in a distributed communication network, the system comprising: one or more data-handling nodes (DHNs) each residing at one of one or more receptors that are each operable to receive channel access data units (CADUs) formatted according to a Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) protocol from one or more remote units, each CADU comprising a plurality of bits for error correction, each DHN being operable, in near real time, to: extract virtual channel data units (VCDUs) formatted according to the CCSDS protocol from the CADUs; add extensions to the extracted VCDUs, the extensions comprising metadata for tracking the extracted VCDUs in the distributed communication network; store the extracted VCDUs locally at the receptor; generate log files of the extracted VCDUs for communication to a data monitoring and recovery (DMR) agent at the receptor; and communicate the extracted VCDUs with the added extensions to a routing system for routing the extracted VCDUs in the distributed communication network.