Table of Contents

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Copyright
4. Dedication
5. List of Figures
6. List of Tables
7. About the Author
8. Preface
9. Acknowledgements
10. Chapter 1: Introduction
    1. 1.1 Applications and Services of Satellite Networks
    2. 1.2 ITU-R Definitions of Satellite Services
    3. 1.3 ITU-T Definitions of Network Services
    4. 1.4 Internet Services and Applications
    5. 1.5 Circuit-switching Network
    6. 1.6 Packet-switching Networks
    7. 1.7 OSI/ISO Reference Model
    8. 1.8 The ATM Protocol Reference Model
    9. 1.9 Internet Protocols Reference Model
    10. 1.10 Satellite Network
    11. 1.11 Characteristics of Satellite Networks
    12. 1.12 Channel Capacity of Digital Transmissions
    13. 1.13 Internetworking with Terrestrial Networks
    14. 1.14 Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB)
    15. 1.15 DVB-S Satellite Delivery
    16. 1.16 DVB Satellite—Second Generation (DVB-S2)
    17. 1.17 DVB Satellite Services to Handheld Devices (DVB-SH)
    18. 1.18 Historical Development of Computer and Data Networks
    19. 1.19 Historical Development of Satellite Communications
    20. 1.20 Convergence of Network Technologies and Protocols
    21. Further Readings
    22. Exercises
11. Chapter 2: Satellite Orbits and Networking Concepts
    1. 2.1 Laws of Physics
    2. 2.2 Satellite Orbit Parameters
    3. 2.3 Useful Orbits
    4. 2.4 Satellite Link Characteristics and Modulations for Transmissions
    5. 2.5 Forward Error Correction (FEC)
    6. 2.6 Multiple Access Techniques
    7. 2.7 Bandwidth Allocation
    8. 2.8 Satellite Networking Issues
    9. Further Readings
    10. Exercises
12. Chapter 3: B-ISDN ATM and Internet Protocols
    1. 3.1 ATM Protocol and Fundamental Concepts
    2. 3.2 ATM Layer
    3. 3.3 ATM Adaptation Layer (AAL)
    4. 3.4 The Physical Layer
    5. 3.5 ATM Interfaces and ATM Networking
    6. 3.6 Network Traffic, QoS and Performance Issues
    7. 3.7 Network Resource Management
    8. 3.8 Internet Protocols
    9. 3.9 Internet Routing Protocols
    10. 3.10 Transport Layer Protocols: TCP and UDP
    11. 3.11 IP and ATM Internetworking
    12. Further Readings
    13. Exercises
13. Chapter 4: Satellite Internetworking with Terrestrial Networks
    1. 4.1 Networking Concepts
    2. 4.2 Networking Terminology
    3. 4.3 Network Elements and Connections
    4. 4.4 Network Traffic and Signalling
    5. 4.5 Access and Transit Transmission Networks
    6. 4.6 Digital Telephony Networks
    7. 4.7 Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH)
    8. 4.8 Hypothetical References for Satellite Networks
    9. 4.9 Satellites and MANET
    10. 4.10 Interworking with Heterogeneous Networks
    11. Further Readings
    12. Exercises
14. Chapter 5: B-ISDN ATM over Satellite Networks
    1. 5.1 Background
    2. 5.2 Design Issues of Satellite B-ISDN ATM Systems
    3. 5.3 The GEO Satellite B-ISDN ATM Networking Architecture
    4. 5.4 Advanced Satellite B-ISDN ATM Networks
    5. 5.5 B-ISDN ATM Performance
    6. 5.6 Evolution of Broadband Satellite Systems
    7. Further Readings
    8. Exercises
15. Chapter 6: Internet Protocol (IP) over Satellite Networks
    1. 6.1 Different Viewpoints of Satellite Networking
    2. 6.2 IP Packet Encapsulation
    3. 6.3 Satellite IP Networking
    4. 6.4 IP Multicast Over Satellite
    5. 6.5 Basic Network Security Mechanisms
    6. 6.6 Satellite Networking Security
    7. 6.7 Internet Quality of Service (IP QoS)
    8. 6.8 Integrated Services (Intserv) Architectures for QoS
    9. 6.9 Differentiated Services (Diffserv) for QoS
    10. 6.10 DVB Over Satellite
    11. 6.11 DVB-S and DVB-RCS Network Architecture
    12. 6.12 Network Protocol Stack Architecture
    13. 6.13 The Physical Layer (PHY)
    14. 6.14 Satellite MAC (SMAC) Layer
    15. 6.15 Multi Protocol Encapsulation (MPE)
    16. 6.16 Satellite Link Control Layer
    17. 6.17 Quality of Service (QoS)
    18. 6.18 Network Layer
    19. Further Readings
    20. Exercises
16. Chapter 7: Impact of Satellite Networks on Transport Layer Protocols
    1. 7.1 Introduction
    2. 7.2 TCP Performance Analysis
    3. 7.3 Slow-start Enhancement for Satellite Networks
    4. 7.4 Loss Recovery Enhancement
    5. 7.5 Enhancements for Satellite Networks Using Interruptive Mechanisms
    6. 7.6 Impacts on Applications
    7. 7.7 Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP)
    8. 7.8 Voice over IP
    9. Further Readings
    10. Exercises
17. Chapter 8: Next Generation Internet (NGI) over Satellite
    1. 8.1 Introduction
    2. 8.2 New Services and Applications
    3. 8.3 Traffic Modelling and Characterisation
    4. 8.4 The Nature of Internet Traffic
    5. 8.5 Traffic Engineering
    6. 8.6 Multi-protocol Label Switching (MPLS)
    7. 8.7 Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
    8. Further Readings
    9. Exercises
18. Index
19. End User License Agreement

Guide

1. Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

1. Figure 1.1
2. Figure 1.2
3. Figure 1.3
4. Figure 1.4
5. Figure 1.5
6. Figure 1.6
7. Figure 1.7
8. Figure 1.8
9. Figure 1.9
10. Figure 1.10
11. Figure 1.11
12. Figure 1.12
13. Figure 1.13
14. Figure 1.14
15. Figure 1.15
16. Figure 1.16
17. Figure 1.17
18. Figure 1.18
19. Figure 1.19
20. Figure 1.20
21. Figure 1.21
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27. Figure 1.27
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29. Figure 1.29
30. Figure 1.30
31. Figure 1.31
32. Figure 1.32
33. Figure 1.33
34. Figure 1.34
35. Figure 1.35
36. Figure 1.36
37. Figure 1.37
38. Figure 2.1
39. Figure 2.2
40. Figure 2.3
41. Figure 2.4
42. Figure 2.5
43. Figure 2.6
44. Figure 2.7
45. Figure 2.8
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68. Figure 3.1
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72. Figure 3.5
73. Figure 3.6
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100. Figure 3.33
101. Figure 4.1
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122. Figure 5.1
123. Figure 5.2
124. Figure 5.3
125. Figure 5.4
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127. Figure 5.6
128. Figure 5.7
129. Figure 5.8
130. Figure 5.9
131. Figure 6.1
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133. Figure 6.3
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137. Figure 6.7
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150. Figure 6.20
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152. Figure 6.22
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157. Figure 6.27
158. Figure 6.28
159. Figure 6.29
160. Figure 6.30
161. Figure 6.31
162. Figure 6.32
163. Figure 6.33
164. Figure 6.34
165. Figure 6.35
166. Figure 6.36
167. Figure 6.37
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170. Figure 6.40
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185. Figure 6.55
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188. Figure 6.58
189. Figure 6.59
190. Figure 7.1
191. Figure 7.2
192. Figure 7.3
193. Figure 7.4
194. Figure 7.5
195. Figure 7.6
196. Figure 7.7
197. Figure 7.8
198. Figure 7.9
199. Figure 7.10
200. Figure 7.11
201. Figure 7.12
202. Figure 7.13
203. Figure 8.1
204. Figure 8.2
205. Figure 8.3
206. Figure 8.4
207. Figure 8.5
208. Figure 8.6
209. Figure 8.7
210. Figure 8.8
211. Figure 8.9
212. Figure 8.10
213. Figure 8.11
214. Figure 8.12
215. Figure 8.13
216. Figure 8.14
217. Figure 8.15
218. Figure 8.16
219. Figure 8.17
220. Figure 8.18
221. Figure 8.19
222. Figure 8.20
223. Figure 8.21
224. Figure 8.22

List of Tables

1. Table 1.1
2. Table 1.2
3. Table 1.3
4. Table 1.4
5. Table 1.5
6. Table 1.6
7. Table 1.7
8. Table 1.8
9. Table 1.9
10. Table 1.10
11. Table 1.11
12. Table 2.1
13. Table 2.2
14. Table 2.3
15. Table 3.1
16. Table 4.1
17. Table 4.2
18. Table 4.3
19. Table 5.1
20. Table 6.1
21. Table 6.2
22. Table 6.3
23. Table 6.4
24. Table 6.5
25. Table 6.6
26. Table 6.7
27. Table 6.8
28. Table 6.9
29. Table 8.1
30. Table 8.2
31. Table 8.3
32. Table 8.4
33. Table 8.5
34. Table 8.6