Broadband Satellite Communications for Internet Access
By: by Sastri L. Kota, Kaveh Pahlavan, Pentti Leppanen
Contributors: Pahlavan, Kaveh; Leppanen, Pentti
Publisher: Springer US
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Boston, MA
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 421
ISBN-13: 9781461347101; 9781441988959
Subjects: Computer engineering; Computer Communication Networks; Computer industry; Engineering
Description: Broadband Satellite Communications for Internet Access is a systems engineering methodology for satellite communication networks. It discusses the implementation of Internet applications that involve network design issues usually addressed in standard organizations. Various protocols for IP- and ATM-based networks are examined and a comparative performance evaluation of different alternatives is described. This methodology can be applied to similar evaluations over any other transport medium.
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Table of contents: title: List of Figures. -List of Tables; title: Foreword; title: Preface. 1. Overview of Broadband Satellite Networks; title: Part I: Principles of Satellite Networks. 2. Basics of Networks. 3. Satellite Systems Engineering Methodology. 4. Network Systems and Examples. 5. Quality of Service in Layered Architecture; title: Part II: Satellite Network Technical Challenges. 6. Physical and Link Layers. 7. Satellite TCP/IP: Technical Challenges. 8. Satellite ATM: Technical Challenges. 9. Standards and Regulations; title: Part III: Satellite IP Networks Performance. 10. Quality of Service in IP Networks. 11. Performance of DiffServ Based Satellite IP. 12. Performance of MPLS. 13. Interactive Multimedia over Satellite; title: Part IV: Satellite ATM Networks Performance. 14. Quality of Service in ATM Networks. 15. Performance Analysis of TCP over Satellite ATM. 16. Bandwidth Allocation - An Example; title: References; title: Acronyms; title: Index; title: About the Authors.