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PROGRAM/CONTENTS
Thursday, September 30, 2004
08:30 – 09:00 – Registration
Room A
09:00 – 09:15
Opening Session:
- Welcome Speeches
- Reflections on ACTS
Frank Gargione, Satellite System Consultant, USA
Room A
09:15 – 10:45
Session 1: Navigation and Mobile Broadband Communications
Chairperson: Franco Marconicchio, ASI – Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, Italy
Satellite Communications Needs for Oceanic Air Traffic Management
Robert J. Kerczewski, Israel Greenfeld, Bryan W. Welch, NASA Glenn Research Center, USA
Global Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance System (GCNSS) Flight and Laboratory Satellite Communications Demonstrations
Robert. R. Oxborrow, Paul Comitz, Mike Mullens, Jimmy Rowlette, Robert G. Struth,
Boeing Phantom Works, USA; Paul G. Mallasch, Brian Lewis, Edgar J. van Lieshout, Tectura Corporation, USA
Testing of the Traffic Information Service Broadcast (TIS-B) Satellite-Based System Concept Using the NASA Developed Virtual Aircraft and Controller Communications System
Chris A. Wargo, Sachin Lal, Kiran Vanganuru, Chris Dhas, Manu Khanna, Computer Networks & Software, USA
GSM/GPRS Performance under Airport, Terminal, and En Route Air Traffic Loading Conditions
Mohammed A. Shamma, Analex Corporation @ NASA Glenn Research Center, USA
Wireless Communications for Airport Surface: An Evaluation of Candidate Wireless Technologies
Rafael D. Apaza, Federal Aviation Administration, USA
Multimedia Service Provision On-Board High Speed Train: Demonstration and Validation of the Satellite-Based FIFTH Solution
Sandro Scalise, Josep Huguet Guasch, DLR-German Aerospace Center, Germany; Vincenzo Schena, Fabrizio Ceprani, Alenia Spazio, Italy
Connexion by BoeingSM – New Products & Services
Michael de La Chapelle, Ed Laase, Connexion by Boeing, USA
10:45 – 11:15 – Coffee Break
Room A
11:15 – 12:30
Session 2: Ground Systems 1
Chairperson: Richard T. Gedney, ECC - Efficient Channel Coding, USA
Ka-Band Satcom-On-The-MoveTM Terminals
Tim Shroyer, TriPoint Global Communications, USA
High Power Amplifier High Order Modulation Response
Mike Cascone, Michael Liu, Jim Legarra, CPI-Communications and Power Industries, USA
Design of Satellite User Terminal for the SkyplexNet Satellite Network
Fabrizio Di Cola, Giacinto Losquadro, Giuseppe Tomasicchio, Alenia Spazio, Italy
Lessons Learned Designing Linear High Power Ka-Band Uplinks for Broadband Satellite Gateway Earth Stations
Peter Zilliox, Andrew Corporation, USA
DVB-S2: Theoretical Features & Implemented Performance
Mark Dale, William Thesling, Efficient Channel Coding (ECC), USA
12:30 – 14:00 – Lunch
Room A
14:00 – 15:15
Session 3: Propagation 1
Chairperson: Roberto J. Acosta, NASA Glenn Research Center, USA
Are concurrent Rain Attenuation and Rain Rate Measurements Really "Concurrent"? The Impact on Prediction Methods Used to Design Satellite Communication Systems with High Availability
Emilio Matricciani, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Propagation Experiment at Ka Band
Armando Rocha, University of Aveiro, Portugal; Rui Teixeira, José Neves, Portugal
Aggravation of Uplink Adjacent Satellite Communication Network Interference Due to Differential Rain Attenuation
Athanasios D. Panagopoulos, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Attenuation Time Series Using Downscaled Numerical Weather Prediction Data and Fractally Interpolated Radar Measurements
Duncan D. Hodges, Robert J. Watson, University of Bath, United Kingdom
ITALSAT-F2 Copolar Attenuation Statistics at Spino d'Adda
Aldo Paraboni, Carlo Riva, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Room B
14:00 – 15:15
Session 4: Protocols 1
Chairperson: Franco Vatalaro, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy
Voice over IP over Satellite with Applications to DVB-RCS, BGAN and iPSTAR Broadband Satellite Systems
Harald Skinnemoen, Anca Vermesan, John Arthur Skard, Nera SatCom, Norway
TCP Performance of a Generic GEO Ka-Band TDMA VSAT System during a Rain Fade Event. Impact of Adaptive Coding as a Mitigation Technique
Maria Jesus Martín, Cristina Enjamio, Fernando Perez-Fontán, Raul F. Rodríguez, Universidad de Vigo, Spain; Uwe-C. Fiebig, DLR- German Aerospace Center, Germany
MAC Layer QoS Mechanisms for a Geostationary Satellite Network
Giovanni Ciccarese, Mario De Blasi, Luigi Patrono, Laura Blandolino, University of Lecce, Italy; Giuseppe Tomasicchio, Alenia Spazio, Italy
TCP Behaviour Analysis over Geostationary DVB-RCS Satellite Channels
Igor Bisio, Mario Marchese, CNIT - University of Genoa, Italy
POTL: Protocol Optimisation Through Layers
Mario Marchese, Maurizio Mongelli, CNIT - University of Genoa, Italy
15:15 – 15:45 – Coffee Break
Room A
15:45 – 17:15
Session 5: Propagation 2
Chairperson: Aldo Paraboni, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
A New Rain-Rate Time-Series Generator
Adolfo Núñez, Fernando Perez-Fontán, Cristina Enjamio, Universidad de Vigo, Spain;
Uwe-C. Fiebig, DLR- German Aerospace Center, Germany
One Year Ka-Band Propagation Data at a Tropical Rain Site
Roberto J. Acosta, Sandra K. Johnson, Walber Feliciano, NASA Glenn Research Center, USA; Rosana Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico, USA
Multi-Channel Propagation Simulator: First Results Obtained from the Large ITALSAT Database Collected in Spino D’Adda
Stefano Bertorelli, Aldo Paraboni, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Excess Attenuation Measurement on an Earth-Space Path in Colombia. Analysis of One Year Measurement Results
David Emiliani, Internexa and Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia; Jhon Agudelo, Esteban Gutierrez, Joaquín G. Restrepo, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia; Cesar Fradique-Mendez, Círculo de Estrategia, Colombia
Ka-Band Correlation Radiometer
Henry Helmken, Florida Atlantic University, USA
Development and Validation of Time Series Synthesisers for Ka-Band Satellite Communication Systems
Laurent Castanet, Joël Lemorton, ONERA, France; Frédéric Lacoste, TéSA, France; Carlo Riva, Emilio Matricciani, Politecnico di Milano, Italy; Uwe-Carsten Fiebig, DLR-German Aerospace Center, Germany; Max Van de Kamp, University of Bath, United Kingdom; Antonio Martellucci, ESA/ESTEC, The Netherlands
Room B
15:45 – 17:00
Session 6: Protocols 2
Chairperson: Enrico Saggese, Telespazio, Italy
TCP Performance over Satellite in Case of Multiple Sessions per Links using Efficient Flow Control and Real OS
Michele Luglio, Cesare Roseti, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy; Mario Gerla, University of California Los Angeles, USA
MAX Strategy for Burst Frame Acquisition in Ka-band Satellite Systems
Giovanni E. Corazza, Raffaella Pedone, Marco Villanti, University of Bologna, Italy
End-to-End Network Models Encompassing Terrestrial, Wireless, and Satellite Components
Chandler L. Boyarko, John S. Britton, Jonathan M. Pendzick, Ramon P. Williams, Northrop Grumman Information Technology - TASC, USA
Voice over Internet (VOIP) over Satellite
Augustin Iuoras, Micheline Lambert, Robert Desloges, EMS Technologies Canada, Canada
Satellite Communications and Peer-to-Peer-Networking: Architectural Hazards and Interoperability Issues
Luca Caviglione, Franco Davoli, University of Genoa, Italy
19:00 – 21:00 – Welcome Cocktail Reception
Friday, October 1, 2004
Room A
08:45 – 10:00
Session 7: Fade Mitigation 1
Chairperson: Henry Helmken, Florida Atlantic University, USA
The Use of Short Term Attenuation Forecasts for Resource Management
Robert J. Watson, Duncan D. Hodges, University of Bath, United Kingdom
Ka-Band Link Management for Deep Space Applications
Faramaz Davarian, Shervin Shambayati, Stephen Slobin, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA
Rain Burden-Sharing in Ka Band Multibeam Satellite Downlinks
Leonid Golovanevsky, Leonard Schiff, Qualcomm, USA
Error Performance of Adaptive Modulation as a Fade Countermeasure for Satellite Systems Operating at Ka and V Bands
Pantelis-Daniel M. Arapoglou, Athanasios D. Panagopoulos, Spiros N. Livieratos, Panayotis G. Cottis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Adaptive Coding and Modulation Techniques for Future Ka Band Satellite Systems Part I: Forward Link
Gianni Albertazzi, Stefano Cioni, Giovanni E. Corazza, Nico De Laurentiis, Massimo Neri, Paola Salmi, Alessandro Vanelli-Coralli, University of Bologna, Italy
Room B
08:45 – 10:00
Session 8: Satellite Architectures 1
Chairperson: Pietro Lo Galbo, ESA – European Space Agency, The Netherlands
Removing Barriers, Integrating Research, Spreading Excellence: The European Satellite Communications Network of Excellence “SatNEx”
Michel Bousquet, SUPAERO, France; Giovanni E. Corazza, University of Bologna, Italy; Erich Lutz, Anton Donner, Markus Werner, DLR-German Aerospace Center, Germany; Barry Evans, University of Surrey, United Kingdom; Fun Hu, Ray Sheriff, University of Bradford, United Kingdom; Gerard Maral, ENST/Site de Toulouse, France; Robert Rumeau, CNES, France
Space Communications with a 2-Hop Downlink with High Availability from the Moon
Emilio Matricciani, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Multicast over Satellite Networks with Applications to DVB-RCS and Inmarsat BGAN
Harald Skinnemoen, Hans Peter Lexow, Øystein Weum, Nera SatCom & Nera Research, Norway
Communication for Atmospheric Reentry Vehicles at Ka and W Bands
Paul Christopher, Consultant, USA
Next Generation Ka-Band Payloads
Stuart Taylor, Daryl Jones, Alan Couchman, Robert Hughes, EADS Astrium, United Kingdom
10:00 – 10:30 – Coffee Break
Room A
10:30 – 11:45
Session 9: Fade Mitigation 2
Chairperson: Carlo Bonifazi, ASI – Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, Italy
FMT Control Loop Performance Assessment on a Point-to-Point Oriented Satellite Broadband System for Multimedia Applications
Ana Bolea-Alamañac, TESA, France; Laurent Castanet, ONERA, France; Katia Leconte
Alcatel Space, France; Michel Bousquet, SUPAERO, France
Capacity Sensitivity Analysis for Satellite Systems with Adaptive Coding and Modulation
Katia Leconte, Isabelle Buret, Alcatel Space, France
Adaptive Coding and Modulation Techniques for Future Ka Band Satellite Systems Part II: Reverse Link
Gianni Albertazzi, Stefano Cioni, Giovanni E. Corazza, Nico De Laurentiis, Massimo Neri, Paola Salmi, Alessandro Vanelli-Coralli, University of Bologna, Italy
Analysis of Channel Models Applicable to Stratospheric Platforms Systems –HAPS
Cristina Gomez, Roberto Hincapié, Joaquin Restrepo, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia, Luis David Emiliani, Internexa and Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia
MPEG-2 Video Encoded Sequences over a Satellite Channel Operating in Ka Band: a Laboratory Experience
Nedo Celandroni, Erina Ferro, ISTI-CNR Institute of National Research Council, Italy; Franco Davoli, Stefano Vignola, Sandro Zappatore, Andrea Zinicola, University of Genoa - CNIT, Italy
Room B
10:30 – 11:30
Session 10: Satellite Architectures 2
Chairperson: Yoshiaki Suzuki, NICT – National Institute of Information & Communications Technology, Japan
SATLIFE: Bringing the Power of Regenerative Satellites to End User Services
José Luis Casas, Josep Prat, Isaac Moreno, Alcatel Espacio, Spain
QoS Management Architecture for Satellite Networks
Augustin Iuoras, EMS Satellite Networks, Canada
Enhancements of the Skyplex Data System. OBP Monitoring Tools
Eros Feltrin, Fulvio Fresia, Stefano Pezzana, Elisabeth Weller, Eutelsat, France
Interworking with TCP/IP Protocol Suite in Skyplex Satellite Networks
Luigi Secondiani, Alenia Spazio, Italy; Mario De Blasi, Gianni Ciccarese, Luigi Patrono, Sebastiano Elia, University of Lecce, Italy
Room A
11:45 – 13:00
Session 11: Ground Systems 2
Chairperson: William Brandon, Consultant and co-Editor in Chief, International Journal of Space Communications, USA
Techniques for Predicting Nonlinear Distortion Effects in Ka-Band Uplink Gateways
Ralph Brooker, Donald Jackson, Andrew Corporation, USA
Satellite Mobile Terminal in Interactive Mobile Broadband Satellite Network
Min-Su Shin, Joon Gyu Ryu, Byoung-Hak Kim, Deok-Gil Oh, Ho-Jin Lee, ETRI, Korea
Ka Uplink Station for Skylogic Design Criteria and Earth Station Engineering
Giovanni Nicolai, Maurizio Melani, Aersat, Italy; Santino Calderone, Piero Vita, Antech, Italy; Riccardo Bardelli, Marco Sartori, Eutelsat, France
Pilot-Aided Carrier Recovery Algorithms for Next Generation Broadband Satellite Systems
Alberto Ginesi, Domenico Fittipaldi, Alan Bigi, ESA-ESTEC, The Netherlands
Network Centric Communications in a Tactical Environment
Ron Jacobson, Mark Rayner, The Titan Corporation, USA
13:00 – 14:00 – Lunch
Room A
14:00 – 16:05
THE SECOND BROADSKY WORKSHOP:
Inter-Planetary Space Internet Technology and Applications
Chairperson: Takashi Iida, NICT – National Institute of Information & Communications Technology, Japan
14:00 – 14:05
Opening Remarks
by Takashi Iida, NICT – National Institute of Information & Communications Technology, Japan
14:05 – 14:30
General Aspects of Inter-Planetary Networking in NASA
Dan Williams, NASA/GRC, USA
14:30 – 14:55
International Space Data Systems Standardization: Overview
Andrew Dowen, Jet Propulsion Laboratories, USA
14:55 – 15:20
Space Data System Reference Architecture
Peter Shames, Jet Propulsion Laboratories, USA
15:20 – 15:45
Overview of Inter-Planetary Internet
Adrian Hooke, Jet Propulsion Laboratories, USA
15:45 – 16:05
Over View of SatNEx
Robert Rumeau, CNES, France
16:05 – 16:25 –- Coffee Break
Room A
16:25 –- 18:15
THE SECOND BROADSKY WORKSHOP (contd.)
16:25 – 17:00
"SCPS" Satellite-Enhanced Version of TCP
Keith Scott, Mitre, USA
17:00 – 17:35
“SCPS” Future Application to DVB-RCS
Frank Zeppenfeldt, ESA, The Netherlands
17:35 – 18:00
Free Discussion
18:00 – 18:15
Closing Remarks
Yoshiaki Suzuki, NICT, Japan
20:00 – 23:00 – Conference Dinner
Saturday, October 2, 2004
Room A
08:30 – 10:15
Session 12: Advances in Components 1
Chairperson: Wallace D. Williams, NASA Glenn Research Center, USA
Ka-Band Technology Developments for Space Communications at the NASA Glenn Research Center
Edwin G. Wintucky, Rainee N. Simons, Jon C. Freeman, Afroz J. Zaman, Robert E. Jones, David A. Carek, NASA Glenn Research Center, USA; Jennifer T. Bernhard, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA; Gary G. Lesney, Alphaport and NASA Glenn Research Center, USA; Jeffrey L. Glass, Lockheed Martin and NASA Glenn Research Center, USA
Design of the Ka-Band On-Board Switching Transponder for ETRI’s SATCOM System
Yong Min Lee, Seong Pal Lee, Jong Won Eun, Kyung Soo Choi, ETRI, Korea
Phased Array Antenna Performance Degradation at Wide Scan Angles
Roberto J. Acosta, Sandra K. Johnson, NASA Glenn Research Center, USA
Low Profile Scanning Antennas for Satcom “on-the-move”
Martin W. Shelley, Javier Vazquez, ERA Technology, United Kingdom
High Speed Burst Modem for WINDS
Richard T. Gedney, Mike Dollard, Efficient Channel Coding (ECC), USA; Naoto Kadowaki, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan
Broad Band Ka-Band Linearized Channel Amplifier for MPM Integration
Messiah Khilla, Hartmut Schreiber, Detlef Leucht, Tesat-Spacecom, Germany
Ka-band Receiver and Upconverter for AMC-15/16
Toshiyuki Murakami, Ryo Koyama, Shinji Suzuki, NEC Toshiba Space Systems, Japan
10:15 – 10:30 – Coffee Break
Room A
10:30 – 11:45
Session 13: Advances in Components 2
Chairperson: Naoto Kadowaki, ATR – Adaptive Communications Research Laboratories, Japan
Comparison of Large-Signal PHEMT Models for Nonlinear, Wideband MMIC Amplifier Circuit Design for Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Applications
Michel A. Reece, Robert Wallis, John Upshur, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, USA; Ben Davis, Carl White, Morgan State University, USA
Development of Ka-band Miniature LNA
Kazutoshi Takahashi, Arata Kitaki, Shinji Suzuki, NEC Toshiba Space Systems, Japan; Shinichi Sakaki, NEC Engineeering, Japan
Forward Error Correction Using Turbo Product Codes and Low Density Parity Check Codes
William Thesling, Efficient Channel Coding (ECC), USA; Richard Miller, Comtech EF Data Corporation, USA
Development Results of On-Board Baseband Switch EM for WINDS
Naoko Yoshimura, Yasuo Ogawa, Yukio Hashimoto, R. Suzuki, National Institute of Information Communications Technology (NICT), Japan; Naoto Kadowaki, ATR - Adaptive Communications Research Laboratories, Japan
Shrinking the Size and Cost of High Power at Ka-band with Grid Amplifiers
Heidi Thelander, Michael Delisio, James Rosenberg, Wavestream Corporation, USA
Room A
11:45 – 13:15
Session 14: Marketing & Regulatory Issues
Chairperson: Roberto Viola, AGCOM –Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni, Italy
A Billing System for Aeronautical Integrated InFlight Telecom and Entertainment Services
Massimo de Sanctis, Andrea Lorelli, Ericsson Telecomunicazioni, Italy
The Provision of Applications and Services through Satellite for Security and Emergency Management
Alberto Canciani, ASI-Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, Italy; Carlo Ceprani, Sisma, Italy; Michele Luglio, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy; Giovanni Nicolai, Aersat, Italy; Lorenzo Ronzitti, Telespazio, Italy; Gianfranco Santoro, Università di Roma La Sapienza, Italy; Claudio Tabacco, PXL, Italy; Roberto Winkler, Alenia Spazio, Italy
Aggregate Ultra Wide Band Interference in Satellite Bands
Paul Christopher, Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, USA
Use of the 37-38 GHz and 40-40.5 GHz Ka-Bands for Deep Space Communications
David Morabito, Rolf Hastrup, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA
The Role of Regulation and Emerging Access Technologies to Bridge the Digital Divide
Giovanni Santella, Roberto De Martino, AGCOM – Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni, Italy
Predictions for the Next 20 Years of Satellite Communication
Roger J. Rusch, TelAstra, USA
13:15 – 13:30
Closing Remarks
13:30 – 14:30 – Lunch
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