Network Coding Multicast in Satellite Networks

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2009

Authors

Fausto Vieira (Author) FEUP; João Barros (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: NGI

Pages: 1-6

Euro-NGI Conf. on Next Generation Internet Networks (NGI)

Aveiro, Portugal, 1 a 3 de Julho de 2009

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Information engineering

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Technology > Telecommunications technology > Broadband technology ; Technological sciences > Technology > Information technology ; Technological sciences > Technology > Space technology > Satellite technology

Other information

DOI: 10.1109/NGI.2009.5175769

Abstract (EN): The broadcast nature of satellite networks such as DVB-RCS based systems provides a highly effective medium for content distribution, especially in the case of geographically scattered clients. Non-real-time services typically rely on application level protocols that often use forward error correction (FEC) and carousel data cycling schemes in unidirectional links. The presence of a feedback channel in satellite networks is mostly unexploited in the context of reliable multicast services. We show that network coding protocols offer a native and transparent solution for reliable multicast over satellites. When employing a feedback channel, network coding can reach near real-time performance at an efficiency level close to known theoretical bounds for lossy satellite links.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific