Journal on Communications ›› 2017, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (Z1): 135-142.doi: 10.11959/j.issn.1000-436x.2017246

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Load balancing multipath routing protocol for mass remote sensing data downlink in LEO satellite network

Pei-long LIU1,2,3,Hong-yu CHEN2,Song-jie WEI4,Hao CHENG4,Shuai LI4,Jun-yong WANG1,2,3   

  1. 1 Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Shanghai 200050,China
    2 Shanghai Engineering Center for Microsatellites,Shanghai 201203,China
    3 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 101407,China
    4 School of Computer Science and Engineering,Nanjing University of Science and Technology,Nanjing 210094,China
  • Online:2017-10-01 Published:2018-06-07

Abstract:

LEO satellite networks can provide seamless real-time data communication for all kinds of users,which developed rapidly in recent years.At the mean time,the massive payload data down-link system of space data sources,such as remote sensing satellites,still make use of traditional storage and forward mode.The real-time performance of space mission data will be improved effectively,if such satellites are connected to LEO satellite networks equipped with inter satellite links.However,it is necessary to design a specialized satellite network load balancing routing algorithm.Satellite parallel edge-disjoint multipath routing protocol (SPEMR) was designed for remote sensing satellite real-time down-link applications.OPNET simulation results indicate that the performance degradation index(DI) of the multipath scheme implemented by SPEMR is 0.32,which is only 32% of the TLR and 21% of the traditional DSP scheme.It is demonstrated that SPEMR has the better capability of transmitting massive data in real time.

Key words: LEO, satellite network, multipath, remote sensing, routing

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