Abstract
This paper investigates ARQ operation in a satellite communications system with inter-satellite links. The satellite is considered to have on-board processing (OBP) capability which differs from a conventional bent-pipe satellite system. Throughput efficiency is derived for OBP ARQ and compared to bent-pipe ARQ. A general scenario with multiple inter-satellite links is examined. Both noiseless feedback channel and noisy feedback channel cases are considered. Analytical and simulation results show significant throughput gain with OBP ARQ compared to bent-pipe ARQ.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2955-2959 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 53ND |
| State | Published - 2001 |
| Event | IEEE VTS 53rd Vehicular Technology Conference (VTS SPRING 2001) - Rhodes, Greece Duration: 6 May 2001 → 9 May 2001 |