Dummynet: a simple approach to the evaluation of network protocols
ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review
ATM via satellite: a framework and implementation
Wireless Networks - Special issue: hybrid and satellite communication networks
ACM Transactions on Computer Systems (TOCS)
On the Emulation of Geostationary Earth Orbit Satellite Systems
ISCC '02 Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC'02)
ACE/2: A Scalable Modular SATCOM System Emulator
DS-RT '02 Proceedings of the Sixth IEEE International Workshop on Distributed Simulation and Real-Time Applications
The Satellite Communication Applications Handbook (Artech House Space Applications Series)
The Satellite Communication Applications Handbook (Artech House Space Applications Series)
An integrated experimental environment for distributed systems and networks
OSDI '02 Proceedings of the 5th symposium on Operating systems design and implementationCopyright restrictions prevent ACM from being able to make the PDFs for this conference available for downloading
An overlay MAC layer for 802.11 networks
Proceedings of the 3rd international conference on Mobile systems, applications, and services
FreeMAC: framework for multi-channel mac development on 802.11 hardware
Proceedings of the ACM workshop on Programmable routers for extensible services of tomorrow
Wired wireless broadcast emulation
WiOPT'09 Proceedings of the 7th international conference on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks
WiLdnet: design and implementation of high performancewifi based long distance networks
NSDI'07 Proceedings of the 4th USENIX conference on Networked systems design & implementation
A dynamic reservation protocol for LEO mobile satellite systems
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
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Satellite systems are ideal for distributing the same content to a large number of users, as well as providing broadband connectivity in remote areas or backup in case of terrestrial network failures. Unlike terrestrial networks, satellite networks face a unique set of challenges, such as signal fading and interference from multiple transmitters combined with long propagation delays. A well known challenge is that these unique characteristics can have an adverse impact on various protocols, making it necessary to study protocol behavior in satellite networks. The challenge of our research, and the focus of this paper, is to develop an architecture for a high-fidelity and scalable emulation testbed tailored for mobile satellite communications research. The testbed is designed to provide multi-beam, multi-satellite, TDMA, and mobility functionality. Our validation studies demonstrate that the testbed is capable of achieving delay, loss, and jitter that can be associated with a mobile satellite link.