Evaluation of components, subsystems, and networks for high rate, high frequency space communicationsThe development of new space communications technologies by NASA has included both commercial applications and space science requirements. At NASA's Lewis Research Center, methods and facilities have been developed for evaluating these new technologies in the laboratory. NASA's Systems Integration, Test and Evaluation (SITE) Space Communication System Simulator is a hardware-based laboratory simulator for evaluating space communications technologies at the component, subsystem, system, and network level, geared toward high frequency, high data rate systems. The SITE facility is well-suited for evaluation of the new technologies required for the Space Exploration Initiative (SEI) and advanced commercial systems. This paper describes the technology developments and evaluation requirements for current and planned commercial and space science programs. Also examined are the capabilities of SITE, the past, present, and planned future configurations of the SITE facility, and applications of SITE to evaluation of SEI technology.
Document ID
19910067720
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Kerczewski, Robert J. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Ivancic, William D. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Zuzek, John E. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)