Title: Towards a routing framework in ad hoc space networks

Authors: Chao Chen, Zesheng Chen

Addresses: Department of Engineering, Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. ' Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA

Abstract: A routing framework called Space Gateway Routing (SGR) is proposed for routing through Autonomous Regions (ARs) in ad hoc space networks. SGR has two integral parts: External SGR (ESGR) and Interior SGR (ISGR). ESGR addresses the delivery of different traffic types through ARs. Location-Predicted Directional Broadcast is proposed for fast delivery of remote control messages and automatic data delivery, and Receiver-Initiated On-demand Routing is for controlled data delivery. ISGR exchanges inter-AR routing information among border routers within an AR and schedules inter-AR message transmissions. Longest Queues and Minimum Waiting policies are proposed for contact allocation and inter-region message scheduling, respectively.

Keywords: ad hoc networks; space networks; space communications; space gateway routing; autonomous regions; remote control messages; data delivery; contact allocation; inter-region message scheduling; space missions.

DOI: 10.1504/IJAHUC.2010.030002

International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing, 2010 Vol.5 No.1, pp.44 - 55

Published online: 03 Dec 2009 *

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