Space-Integrated-Ground Information Networks ›› 2020, Vol. 1 ›› Issue (2): 87-94.doi: 10.11959/j.issn.2096-8930.20200212

Special Issue: 专题:天地一体化信息网络体系架构

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Network Planning Method and Simulation Analysis for Large-Scale Low Earth Orbit Satellite Constellation Networks

Lixiang LIU, Shuaijun LIU   

  1. Institute of Software Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • Revised:2020-11-20 Online:2020-12-20 Published:2020-12-01

Abstract:

Thanks to the advantages of global coverage, high capacity and low latency, the large-scale LEO satellite constellation networks has become a hot spot for global development.However, planning methods and simulation modeling research for LS-LEOSCN has not been well studied.This paper focused on the following two issues, namely how to evaluate a given LSLEOSCN, and how to design or optimize a constellation network.Three key indicators for evaluating the performance of LSLEOSCN were established, namely network coverage (CT), system throughput (ST) and round-trip time (RTT).Further, the satellite constellation deployment (SCD), gateway station deployment (GSD) were analyzed and designed in the integrated network evaluation and planning (NEaP) platform for LS-LEOSCN.The simulation results showed that the designed NEaP platform could support the development of LS-LEOSCN evaluation and planning.

Key words: LEO satellite constellation network, performance evaluation, network planning, platform implementation

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