TL;DR: A new Satellite Grouping and Routing Protocol (SGRP) is developed that divides Low Earth Orbit satellites into groups according to the footprint area of the Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites and calculates minimum-delay paths for their LEO members.
Abstract: The rapid growth of Internet-based applications pushes broadband satellite networks to carry on IP traffic. In previously proposed connectionless routing schemes in satellite networks, the metrics used to calculate the paths do not reflect the total delay a packet may experience. In this paper, a new Satellite Grouping and Routing Protocol (SGRP) is developed. In each snapshot period, SGRP divides Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites into groups according to the footprint area of the Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites. Based on the delay reports sent by LEO satellites, MEO satellite managers compute the minimum-delay paths for their LEO members. Since the signaling traffic is physically separated from the data traffic, link congestion does not affect the responsiveness of delay reporting and routing table calculation. The snapshot and group formation methods as well as fast reacting mechanisms to address link congestion and satellite failures are described in detail. The performance of SGRP is evaluated through simulations and analysis.
TL;DR: A new Satellite Grouping and Routing Protocol (SGRP) is developed, which divides Low Earth Orbit satellites into groups according to the the footprint area of the Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites in each snapshot period.
Abstract: The rapid growth of Internet-based applications pushes broadband satellite networks to carry on IP traffic. In previously proposed connectionless routing schemes in satellite networks, the metrics used to calculate the paths do not reflect the total delay a packet may experience. In this paper, a new Satellite Grouping and Routing Protocol (SGRP) is developed. It divides Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites into groups according to the the footprint area of the Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites in each snapshot period. Based on the delay reports sent by LEO satellites, MEO satellite managers compute the minimum-delay paths for their LEO members. The snapshot and group decision method is detailed, the performance of SGRP is evaluated through simulations and analysis.
TL;DR: The proposal shows a self-contained connectionless overlay network which offers the flexibility of ATM and the connectionless routing efficiency of current computer communication networks.
Abstract: An overlay network on top of the asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) is proposed as a flexible way of supporting connectionless services. The transport infrastructure of the overlay network, built around the virtual path concept, and more specifically the control infrastructure for managing this overlay, is described. The bandwidth resources in the overlay network are monitored in order to allow a flexible adaptation of the overlay network configuration according to changing connectionless traffic demands. These monitoring data are also used to compute in real-time the least-cost path to route the connectionless traffic in the overlay. The monitoring function is performed in a background process in order not to burden the control and to lower response times. The proposal shows a self-contained connectionless overlay network which offers the flexibility of ATM and the connectionless routing efficiency of current computer communication networks. >
TL;DR: Early ideas on how Multi-Topology routing can be utilized as a Traffic Engineering tool are reported, and it is argued that a Multi- topology based solution has advantages over previous solutions in both paradigms.
Abstract: Multi-Topology routing allows each router in a network to maintain several valid routes to each destination. This increases the possibilities to spread traffic towards a destination over multiple paths with connectionless routing protocols like OSPF or IS-IS. In this paper, we report early ideas on how this can be utilized as a Traffic Engineering tool. We look at both offline and online approaches, and argue that a Multi-Topology based solution has advantages over previous solutions in both paradigms.
TL;DR: In this article, a method of transmitting across an ATM network a connectionless datagram in a cell structure having the form of a plurality of ATM cells, the first cell of which carries in its payload the routing information of the connectionless dataagram, and wherein at an intermediate node of the network, a connectedless routing function is carried out on said first cell with the remaining cells remaining in the ATM layer.
Abstract: A method of transmitting across an ATM network a connectionless datagram in a cell structure having the form of a plurality of ATM cells, the first cell of which carries in its payload the routing information of the connectionless datagram, and wherein at an intermediate node of the network a connectionless routing function is carried out on said first cell with the remaining cells remaining in the ATM layer.