Satellite laser communication networks: a layered approach

  • Authors:
  • B. Chidhambararajan;V. Jawahar Senthilkumar;S. Karthik;S. K. Srivatsa

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Institute of Road Transport Technology, Erode;School of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, India;School of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, India;School of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, India

  • Venue:
  • TELE-INFO'06 Proceedings of the 5th WSEAS international conference on Telecommunications and informatics
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

With high speed space optical crosslink being a reality, the construction of an satellite laser communication network as part of a larger integrated space-terrestrial network is now feasible. The use of multigigabit laser intersatellite links is the enabling factor for routing traffic through the space segment and creating a global space based optical backbone network. This paper examines the characteristics of these networks and a layered approach to satellite laser communication network is introduced that consists of Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), and Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellites. The performance of the satellite laser network can be improved drastically if multiple satellite constellations are used in the architecture.