In order to address the increasing communications needs of modern equipment in space, and to address the increasing number of objects in space, NASA is demonstrating the potential capability of optical communications for both deep space and near-Earth applications. The Integrated Radio Optical Communications (iROC) is a hybrid communications system that capitalizes on the best of both the optical and RF domains while using each technology to compensate for the other's shortcomings. Specifically, the data rates of the optical links can be higher than their RF counterparts, whereas the RF links have greater link availability. The focus of this paper is twofold: to consider the operations of one or more iROC nodes from a networking point of view, and to suggest specific areas of research to further the field. We consider the utility of Disruption Tolerant Networking (DTN) and the Virtual Mission Operation Center (VMOC) model.


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    Title :

    Networked Operations of Hybrid Radio Optical Communications Satellites


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    Conference:

    AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems Conference ; 2014 ; San Diego, California, United States


    Publication date :

    2014-08-04


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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