The NASA Integrated Network for Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) has been in the definition phase since 2010. It is intended to integrate NASA s three existing network elements, i.e., the Space Network, Near Earth Network, and Deep Space Network, into a single network. In addition to the technical merits, the primary purpose of the Integrated Network is to achieve a level of operating cost efficiency significantly higher than it is today. Salient features of the Integrated Network include (a) a central system element that performs service management functions and user mission interfaces for service requests; (b) a set of common service execution equipment deployed at the all stations that provides return, forward, and radiometric data processing and delivery capabilities; (c) the network monitor and control operations for the entire integrated network are conducted remotely and centrally at a prime-shift site and rotating among three sites globally (a follow-the-sun approach); (d) the common network monitor and control software deployed at all three network elements that supports the follow-the-sun operations.


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    Title :

    NASA Integrated Space Communications Network


    Contributors:
    Tai, Wallace (author) / Wright, Nate (author) / Prior, Mike (author) / Bhasin, Kul (author)

    Conference:

    SpaceOps 2012 ; 2012 ; Stockholm, Sweden


    Publication date :

    2012-06-09


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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