Satellite Local Area Network Inter-Satellite Link

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Abstract:

Report developed under SBIR contract for topic AF99-074. The purpose of this effort was to explore concepts and technologies for a lightweight, low power, high data rate, secure and standards based satellite local area network inter-satellite link ISLs communication system. Operational and design constraint requirements, hardware and software were analyzed, defined and documented in an operations concept and a requirements document. A candidate CDMA ISL system design was specified using existing and in development wireless communication system hardware and software components. The defined ISL system was specified as capable of delivering 100 Mbps data transfer rates between satellites, 3 mm satellite relative position determination and 20 Ps satellite cluster timing synchronization. The design was specified to achieve 20 W, 5 kg, 0.3 m3 and 300K in quantities of 300 power, weight, volume and cost constraints. potential applications of the effort are ISms, terrestrial high speed CDMA wireless communication links and all manner of secure, 100 Mbps wireless data transmission.

Author(s):
Schug, Klaus
Author Organization(s):
MITECH INC SILVER SPRINGS MD
Descriptive Note:
Final rept. 30 Apr 1999-22 Jun 2000
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/ADA387734
Pagination:
0084

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
AFRL-VS-TR-2000-1070
Contract/Grant Number(s):
F29601-99-C-0103
Task Number(s):
V0
Project Number(s):
3005
Monitor Series:
TR-2000-1070, AFRL-VS
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_5.4.1_Manage Risk; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_5.2.3_Share Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_2.2.2_Imagery Collection; JCA_2.2_Collection; JCA_1.2.6_Concepts; JCA_4.5.4_Requirements Definition; JCA_4.5_Operational Contract Support; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_JCA_4.1.2_Sustain the Force; JCA_5.5.2_Task; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_1.2.7_Experimentation; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_5.2.2_Develop Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_1.3.2_Personnel Management; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned
Modernization Areas:
Space
Communities of Interest:
Space
Descriptor(s):
*LOCAL AREA NETWORKS, *ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, REQUIREMENTS, INFORMATION TRANSFER, COSTS, CLUSTERING, DOCUMENTS, SYNCHRONIZATION(ELECTRONICS), COMMUNICATION AND RADIO SYSTEMS, DATA RATE
Field(s)/Group(s):
Computer Systems, Radio Communications
Keyword(s):
PE65502F, WUAFRL3005V0EA
Report Date:
2000 Jun 01
Creation Date:
2001 Apr 04