There has been a recent dramatic Air Force interest in meteor burst communications. This interest has followed the realization that satellite communication links are highly vulnerable to both nuclear-disturbed and dense-jamming environments. Due to the ability of a meteor trail to support propagation in the lower VHF band (40 to 100 MHz), it offers the potential for providing relatively survivable communications under disturbed ionospheric conditions. However, based on its random nature, the meteor burst channel is characterized by a low data throughput rate. Perhaps, meteor burst communication system performance and the chances of survivability could be increased if modifications were made in the current data transmission protocol used. To address this issue, an unique computer simulation model was developed to emulate a high latitude point-to-point meteor burst communication network. Several protocol modifications were successfully implemented, resulting in improved data throughput performance.


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    Title :

    Simulation model of a survivable high latitude meteor burst communication system


    Additional title:

    Simulationsmodell eines ueberlebensfaehigen Meteorstoss-Kommunikations-Systems mit grosser Reichweite


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1987


    Size :

    8 Seiten, 14 Bilder, 6 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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