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Toward a Communications Satellite Network for Humanitarian ReliefSince the introduction in 2008 of the "Ring Road" concept, proposing a communications satellite network designed to support disadvantaged populations, there have been a number of advances in the underlying technologies, CubeSat picosatellites and Delay-Tolerant Networking. We review the original Ring Road proposal, discuss relevant recent technological progress, and offer some tentative notes on projected cost and performance.
Document ID
20150005988
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
hdl:2014/43598
Authors
Burleigh, Scott C. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Birrane, Edward J. (Johns Hopkins Univ. Laurel, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
April 21, 2015
Publication Date
December 19, 2011
Subject Category
Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command And Tracking
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Conference on Wireless Technologies for Humanitarian Relief
Location: Kollam, Kerala
Country: India
Start Date: December 18, 2011
End Date: December 21, 2011
Sponsors: Association for Computing Machinery
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
CubeSat
Delay-Tolerant Networking (DTN)

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