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Transport layer enhancements on a satellite‐based mobile broadband system for high‐speed trains
Author(s) -
Luglio Michele,
Roseti Cesare,
Zampognaro Francesco
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of satellite communications and networking
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.388
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1542-0981
pISSN - 1542-0973
DOI - 10.1002/sat.1014
Subject(s) - computer science , computer network , mobility management , train , broadband , handover , internet access , transport layer , mobile broadband , broadband networks , the internet , wireless broadband , mobile device , telecommunications , wireless , wireless network , layer (electronics) , chemistry , cartography , organic chemistry , world wide web , geography , operating system
SUMMARY The great diffusion of wireless portable and handheld devices, along with the growing availability of applications on the Internet, led to a significant increase in the demand of access. Users require to continue business or private activities when moving, with performance at least comparable with that experienced over fixed networks. A very interesting scenario encompasses broadband and uninterrupted access over high‐speed trains. Developments of new telecommunication standards as well as innovative network architectures give the potential to fully match the aforementioned requirements. Nevertheless, there is a significant number of issues, especially related to system integration, mobility management, and propagation channel conditions, that need a careful analysis with the aim to support the design of real systems. This paper deals with this challenging scenario proposing a satellite‐based architecture in which DVB‐S2 and DVB‐RCS standards, MIPv6 at layer 3 (for handover management), and an enhanced TCP version at layer 4, named TCP Noordwijk, allow to achieve good performance. An NS‐2 enhanced simulator has supported the whole analysis. Results show the effectiveness of the proposed scheme against different modulation and coding configurations and compared with a selected set of TCP‐enhanced versions. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.