{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2087860151","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/milcom.2011.6127599","title":"Topology design and performance analysis for networked earth observing small satellites","display_name":"Topology design and performance analysis for networked earth observing small satellites","publication_year":2011,"publication_date":"2011-11-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2087860151","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/milcom.2011.6127599","mag":"2087860151"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/milcom.2011.6127599","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/milcom.2011.6127599","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2011 - MILCOM 2011 Military Communications Conference","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5031604535","display_name":"Paul Muri","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I33213144","display_name":"University of Florida","ror":"https://ror.org/02y3ad647","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Paul Muri","raw_affiliation_strings":["Wireless and Mobile (WAM) Systems Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA","Wireless and Mobile (WAM) Systems Lab, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Wireless and Mobile (WAM) Systems Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Wireless and Mobile (WAM) Systems Lab, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5026358353","display_name":"Janise McNair","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0448-8723"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I33213144","display_name":"University of Florida","ror":"https://ror.org/02y3ad647","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Janise McNair","raw_affiliation_strings":["Wireless and Mobile (WAM) Systems Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA","Wireless and Mobile (WAM) Systems Lab, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Wireless and Mobile (WAM) Systems Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Wireless and Mobile (WAM) Systems Lab, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5063021555","display_name":"Joe Antoon","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I33213144","display_name":"University of Florida","ror":"https://ror.org/02y3ad647","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Joe Antoon","raw_affiliation_strings":["NSF Center of High Performance Reconfigurable Computing (CHREC), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA","NSF Center for High Performance Reconfigurable Computing (CHREC), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"NSF Center of High Performance Reconfigurable Computing (CHREC), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"NSF Center for High Performance Reconfigurable Computing (CHREC), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5102928781","display_name":"Ross Gordon","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1034-8695"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I33213144","display_name":"University of Florida","ror":"https://ror.org/02y3ad647","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Ann Gordon-Ross","raw_affiliation_strings":["NSF Center of High Performance Reconfigurable Computing (CHREC), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA","NSF Center for High Performance Reconfigurable Computing (CHREC), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"NSF Center of High Performance Reconfigurable Computing (CHREC), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"NSF Center for High Performance Reconfigurable Computing (CHREC), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5055137591","display_name":"Kathryn Cason","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I33213144","display_name":"University of Florida","ror":"https://ror.org/02y3ad647","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Kathryn Cason","raw_affiliation_strings":["Space Systems Group (SSG) Department of Mechanical and AeroSpace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA","Space Systems Group (SSG), Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Space Systems Group (SSG) Department of Mechanical and AeroSpace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Space Systems Group (SSG), Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5065446386","display_name":"Norman Fitz-Coy","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6136-1377"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I33213144","display_name":"University of Florida","ror":"https://ror.org/02y3ad647","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Norman Fitz-Coy","raw_affiliation_strings":["Space Systems Group (SSG) Department of Mechanical and AeroSpace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA","Space Systems Group (SSG), Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Space Systems Group (SSG) Department of Mechanical and AeroSpace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Space Systems Group (SSG), Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":6,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5031604535"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":3.1507,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":24,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.91924461,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":89,"max":99},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"1940","last_page":"1945"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11896","display_name":"Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks","score":0.9998000264167786,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11896","display_name":"Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks","score":0.9998000264167786,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12042","display_name":"Satellite Communication Systems","score":0.9998000264167786,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2202","display_name":"Aerospace Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10772","display_name":"Distributed systems and fault tolerance","score":0.9944000244140625,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/constellation","display_name":"Constellation","score":0.7883105278015137},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/satellite-constellation","display_name":"Satellite constellation","score":0.7000738382339478},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.6662071347236633},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/network-topology","display_name":"Network topology","score":0.6387094259262085},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/satellite","display_name":"Satellite","score":0.5662696361541748},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/communications-satellite","display_name":"Communications satellite","score":0.5154810547828674},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/topology","display_name":"Topology (electrical circuits)","score":0.4679647386074066},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/network-packet","display_name":"Network packet","score":0.44948846101760864},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/real-time-computing","display_name":"Real-time computing","score":0.43794041872024536},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/throughput","display_name":"Throughput","score":0.4132528305053711},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-network","display_name":"Computer network","score":0.36111873388290405},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/telecommunications","display_name":"Telecommunications","score":0.23013433814048767},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering","display_name":"Engineering","score":0.11261153221130371},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/aerospace-engineering","display_name":"Aerospace engineering","score":0.10910564661026001},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/wireless","display_name":"Wireless","score":0.10705804824829102},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/physics","display_name":"Physics","score":0.096564382314682}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C70352696","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8928","display_name":"Constellation","level":2,"score":0.7883105278015137},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779784338","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q967145","display_name":"Satellite constellation","level":3,"score":0.7000738382339478},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.6662071347236633},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199845137","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q145490","display_name":"Network topology","level":2,"score":0.6387094259262085},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C19269812","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26540","display_name":"Satellite","level":2,"score":0.5662696361541748},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C121308736","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q149918","display_name":"Communications satellite","level":3,"score":0.5154810547828674},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C184720557","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7825049","display_name":"Topology (electrical circuits)","level":2,"score":0.4679647386074066},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C158379750","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q214111","display_name":"Network packet","level":2,"score":0.44948846101760864},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C79403827","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3988","display_name":"Real-time computing","level":1,"score":0.43794041872024536},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C157764524","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1383412","display_name":"Throughput","level":3,"score":0.4132528305053711},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C31258907","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1301371","display_name":"Computer network","level":1,"score":0.36111873388290405},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C76155785","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q418","display_name":"Telecommunications","level":1,"score":0.23013433814048767},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.11261153221130371},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C146978453","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3798668","display_name":"Aerospace engineering","level":1,"score":0.10910564661026001},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C555944384","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q249","display_name":"Wireless","level":2,"score":0.10705804824829102},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C121332964","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q413","display_name":"Physics","level":0,"score":0.096564382314682},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C1276947","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q333","display_name":"Astronomy","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C119599485","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43035","display_name":"Electrical engineering","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/milcom.2011.6127599","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/milcom.2011.6127599","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2011 - MILCOM 2011 Military Communications Conference","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320333174","display_name":"Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Mayo Clinic","ror":null}],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":17,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W49452328","https://openalex.org/W1536157904","https://openalex.org/W1567346990","https://openalex.org/W1580522680","https://openalex.org/W1606936601","https://openalex.org/W1980665558","https://openalex.org/W2047232586","https://openalex.org/W2082221482","https://openalex.org/W2093897069","https://openalex.org/W2105583197","https://openalex.org/W2116487618","https://openalex.org/W2132048536","https://openalex.org/W2132131879","https://openalex.org/W2156066369","https://openalex.org/W6634598547","https://openalex.org/W6675855736","https://openalex.org/W6677378871"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2385787340","https://openalex.org/W171734839","https://openalex.org/W4224313018","https://openalex.org/W2394459062","https://openalex.org/W2392670398","https://openalex.org/W4221033466","https://openalex.org/W2355913771","https://openalex.org/W4225291832","https://openalex.org/W3209202847","https://openalex.org/W2377622301"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"In":[0,54],"order":[1],"to":[2,47,105,119,180,222],"network":[3,43,59,120,132,161,234],"small":[4,73,147],"satellite":[5,30,74,148,207,214],"constellations":[6,31,92,149,154],"for":[7,65,150,159,204,227],"Earth":[8,68,71,151],"observation":[9],"and":[10,24,82,115,127,145,186,200,219],"communication,":[11],"several":[12],"limitations":[13],"must":[14],"be":[15,225],"addressed,":[16],"including":[17,122],"distributed":[18,29],"topology":[19],"management,":[20],"slow":[21],"down-link":[22,102],"data-rates,":[23],"single":[25],"point-to-point":[26],"communication.":[27],"Since":[28],"exacerbate":[32],"the":[33,111,135,166,175,193],"severity":[34],"of":[35,40,212],"these":[36,131,153,160],"limitations,":[37],"thorough":[38],"analysis":[39],"a":[41,76,83,99,106,170],"constellation's":[42],"performance":[44,235],"is":[45],"required":[46],"ensure":[48],"that":[49,97,165],"task":[50],"objectives":[51],"are":[52],"achievable.":[53],"this":[55],"paper,":[56],"we":[57],"designed":[58],"topologies":[60,216],"using":[61,134],"Satellite":[62],"Toolkit":[63],"(STK)":[64],"two":[66],"low":[67],"orbit":[69],"(LEO)":[70],"observing":[72],"constellations:":[75],"sun-synchronous":[77,144,167],"repeating":[78,87,171],"ground":[79,88,107,172],"track":[80,173],"constellation":[81,168,177,215,233],"flower":[84,146,176],"(an":[85],"elliptical":[86],"track)":[89],"constellation.":[90],"Both":[91],"include":[93],"six":[94],"sink":[95],"satellites":[96],"provide":[98],"high":[100],"speed":[101],"relay":[103],"point":[104],"station.":[108],"We":[109,129],"compared":[110],"constellations'":[112],"inter-satellite":[113],"links":[114],"down-links":[116],"with":[117,169,178],"respect":[118,179],"metrics":[121,133],"access":[123,182,196],"window":[124],"time,":[125,183],"drop-ratio,":[126,185],"throughput.":[128,188],"evaluated":[130],"Network":[136],"Simulator":[137],"(ns-2).":[138],"Though":[139],"previous":[140],"works":[141],"have":[142,155],"proposed":[143],"observation,":[152],"not":[156],"been":[157],"analyzed":[158],"metrics.":[162],"Results":[163],"show":[164],"outperforms":[174],"more":[181],"lower":[184],"higher":[187],"Additionally,":[189],"our":[190,210],"simulations":[191],"determined":[192],"optimum":[194],"media":[195],"control":[197],"slot":[198],"time":[199],"packet":[201],"transmission":[202],"intervals":[203],"long":[205],"distance":[206],"links.":[208],"Further,":[209],"method":[211],"designing":[213],"in":[217],"STK":[218],"exporting":[220],"them":[221],"ns-2":[223],"can":[224],"used":[226],"future":[228],"studies":[229],"on":[230],"any":[231],"desired":[232],"evaluations.":[236]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2018,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2017,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2015,"cited_by_count":5},{"year":2014,"cited_by_count":6},{"year":2013,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2012,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2025-11-06T03:46:38.306776","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}