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On distributed, geographic-based packet routing for LEO satellitenetworks Henderson, T.R.; Katz, R.H. Global Telecommunications Conference, 2000. GLOBECOM apos;00. IEEE Volume 2, Issue , 2000 Page(s):1119 - 1123 vol.2 Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/GLOCOM.2000.891311 Summary:Advances in satellite technology are enabling the deployment of large constellations of low Earth Orbiting (LEO) satellites. Next-generation systems will be tailored for broadband, packet-switched services, and therefore require either distributed or centralized packet routing mechanisms. Some researchers have hypothesized that the semi-regular mesh topology of a polar-orbiting constellation admits a simple distributed routing protocol based on using geographic information embedded in the node address. We take a closer look at this hypothesis in the context of commercially-proposed constellation designs. Using simulation, we study a distributed routing protocol that selects the next hop based on a minimization of the remaining distance to the destination. Our numerical results indicate that this routing strategy usually yields good routes, with an average latency degradation of less than 10 ms when compared with the optimal route. However, there are locations in the topology, most notably around the counter-rotating seams, the polar regions, and close to the destination of a packet, where the assumption of a regular mesh topology breaks down and it is difficult to guarantee robustness without adding significant additional complexity to the protocol » View citation and abstract



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