Distributed Contact Plan Design for GNSSs

• Published in: IEEE transactions on aerospace and electronic systems Vol. 56; no. 1; pp. 660 - 672
• Main Authors: Yan, Zhibo, Fraire, Juan Andres, Zhao, Kanglian, Yan, Hongcheng, Madoery, Pablo G., Li, Wenfeng, Yang, Hong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.02.2020; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Contact plan design (CPD); Data transfer (computers); delay-tolerant networking (DTN); Distance measurement; Global navigation satellite system; global navigation satellite systems (GNSSs); Intersatellite communications; intersatellite links (ISLs); Navigation satellites; Orbits; Satellite antennas; Satellite navigation systems; Satellites; Topology

Next generation global navigation satellite systems (GNSSs) will embrace intersatellite links capability as an enabler of navigation and data transfer. However, platform restrictions will require of suitable contact plan design (CPD) schemes, which have been traditionally assumed centralized. After...