Design of a medium access protocol and scheduling algorithm for multimedia traffic over a DVB-RCS satellite link using a cross-layer approach.

Satellite networks provide an alternative to terrestrial networks where cost and lack of infrastructure are driving parameters. For a satellite network to be cost effective one needs to be able to increase the efficiency of the network: this is accomplished by focusing on the parameters that affect...

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Main Author: Wilmans, Jared.
Other Authors: Takawira, Fambirai.
Language:en_ZA
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10413/5841