The ACTS Experiment Program was established to work with industry, academia and government to carry out the demonstrations and communications experiments needed to verify the ACTS objective. Many people were involved in this program and a large number of papers were published to document the results.
The papers selected for this issue highlight significant experiments showing that switched Ka Band systems provide reliable service with effective rain fade compensation, that TCP/IP protocol is suitable for geo satellites, that satellites are ideally suited for broadband service to mobile and remote environments as well as for terrestrial applications.
Summary Report on Key ACTS Experiments
Ronald J. Schertler
Abstract | Full Paper (PDF, 757 KB)
Survey of Advanced Applications Over ACTS
Robert Bauer, Paul McMasters
Abstract | Full Paper (PDF, 356 KB)
NASA ACTS Satellite: A Disaster Recovery Test
H. Kruse, D. Flournoy
Abstract | Full Paper (PDF, 483 KB) | Video (00:43 min., 1.7 MB) and Transcription
Baseband Processor Hardware for Advanced Communication Technology Satellite (ACTS)
Larry Brown, Richard Moat
Abstract | Full Paper (PDF, 612 KB)
Advanced Communications Technology Satellite Adaptive Rain Fade Compensation Protocol Performance
C. B. Cox, T. A. Coney
Abstract | Full Paper (PDF, 47 KB)
Satellite/Terrestrial Networks for Oil Exploration
David Beering
Abstract | Full Paper (PDF, 591 KB)
A History of the Improvement of Internet Protocols Over Satellites using ACTS
M. Allman, S. Ostermann, H. Kruse
Abstract | Full Paper (PDF, 134 KB)
ACTS 118x Final Report High-Speed TCP Interoperability Testing
W. Ivancic, M. Zernic, D. Hoder, D. Brooks, D. Beering, A. Welch
Abstract | Full Paper (PDF, 711 KB)
Gigabit Satellite Network for NASA's Advanced Communication Technology Satellite (ACTS): Features, Capabilities, and Operations
M. Bergamo, D. Hoder
Abstract | Full Paper (PDF, 2.2 MB)
Satellite Delivery of Wideband Services by ACTS
D. Hoder, M. Zernic
Abstract | Full Paper (PDF, 185 KB)
Mobile Experiments using ACTS
F. Gargione, B. Abbe, M.J. Agan, T.C. Jedrey, P. Sohn
Abstract | Full Paper (PDF, 2.1 MB)
Satellites and the Internet as a "Passport to Knowledge", a New Model of Teaching and Learning
Geoffrey Haines-Stiles
Abstract | Full Paper (PDF, 411 KB)
Remotes from 45,000 feet
J. Rivera
Abstract (N/A) | Full Paper (PDF, 671 KB)
A Ka-Band High Data Rate Shipboard Satellite Terminal
M. Rupar, D. Beering, D. Hoder
Abstract | Full Paper (PDF, 1 MB)
Advanced Shipboard Communications Demonstrations with ACTS
Roy A. Axford, Thomas C. Jedrey, Michael A. Rupar
Abstract | Full Paper (PDF, 189 KB)
Optimization of ATM and Legacy LAN for High Speed Satellite Communications
W. Schmidt, J. Tri, M. Mitchell, S. Levens, M. Wondrow, L. Huie, R. Martin, B. Gilbert, B. Khandheria
Abstract | Full Paper (PDF, 443 KB)
Telemedicine: An Application in Search of Users
B. Khandheria
Editorial | Full Paper (PDF, 207 KB) | Video (00:41 min., 1.7 MB) and Transcription
Telemammography Using T1-Rate Satellite Communications
R. Kerczewski, G. Chomos, D. Ngo, D. Tran, P. Mallasch, Q. Tran, B. Kachmar, S. Dwyer, K. Powell, W. Chilcote, D. Piraino
Abstract | Full Paper (PDF, 700 KB)
Distributed HDV Post-Production over Trans-Pacific ATM Satellites
E. Hsu, C. Wang, L. Bergman, N. Kadowaki, T. Takahashi, B. Edelson, N. Helm, J. Pearman, F. Gargione
Abstract | Full Paper (PDF, 572 KB)
NASA's Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS)
Fall 2002
History
Propagation Campaign and Results
Applications
