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Network Coding over SATCOM: Lessons Learned

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Satellite networks provide unique challenges that can restrict users’ quality of service. For example, high packet erasure rates and large latencies can cause significant disruptions to applications such as video streaming or voice-over-IP. Network coding is one promising technique that has been shown to help improve performance, especially in these environments. However, implementing any form of network code can be challenging. This paper will use an example of a generation-based network code and a sliding-window network code to help highlight the benefits and drawbacks of using one over the other. In-order packet delivery delay, as well as network efficiency, will be used as metrics to help differentiate between the two approaches. Furthermore, lessoned learned during the course of our research will be provided in an attempt to help the reader understand when and where network coding provides its benefits.

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  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA

    Jason Cloud & Muriel Médard

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  1. Faculty of Engineering and Informatics, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom

    Prashant Pillai

  2. Faculty of Engineering and Informatics, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom

    Yim Fun Hu

  3. Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science, University of South Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom

    Ifiok Otung

  4. University of Siena, Siena, Italy

    Giovanni Giambene

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Cloud, J., Médard, M. (2015). Network Coding over SATCOM: Lessons Learned. In: Pillai, P., Hu, Y., Otung, I., Giambene, G. (eds) Wireless and Satellite Systems. WiSATS 2015. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 154. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25479-1_21

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