Middleware for the SUNSAT field station

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dc.contributor.advisorMostert, S.
dc.contributor.authorCardoza, Andrew Robert
dc.contributor.otherStellenbosch University. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-27T11:34:57Z
dc.date.available2012-08-27T11:34:57Z
dc.date.issued2001-12
dc.descriptionThesis (MEng)--University of Stellenbosch, 2001.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractENGLISH ABSTRACT: SRMA currently used on the SUNSAT field station is an effective MAC layer protocol but lacks several features. Sufficient support for flexible communication, acknowledgement of individual data packets, simultaneous communication of multiple instances from a higher layer over a single underlying layer, and a robust FTP procedure to transfer large amounts of data are some of the features that the SUNSA T field station should cater for. ORBCOMM, GSM and WAP implementations are discussed. Some features from these implementations that are useful in the LEO communication environment are designed into an additional layer of software. This additional layer, called middleware, is proposed and uses SRMA services to deliver store-and-forward services. It supports high volumes of short transactions and session suspend and resume facilities between the SUNSA T satellite and field station. Keywords: SUNSAT, Communication, Field station, WAP, GSM, ORBCOMMen_ZA
dc.description.abstractAFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die SRMA pakketkommunikasie-protokol op SUNSA T se prototipe grondterminaal is voldoende om die oordrag van boodskappe oor die kommunikasieverbinding te reguleer. Dit is onvoldoende om fasiliteite soos kommunikasie van 'n aantal instansies in 'n hoër kommunikasie laag oor 'n enkele laer laag en om 'n robuuste data oordrag protokol vir groot hoeveelhede data van 'n grondterminaal te ondersteun. ORBCOMM, GSM en WAP stelsel toepassings word bespreek. Resultate wat spruit uit die drie toepassings word gebruik om kommunikasie in 'n lae wentelbaan kommunikasie omgewing te bevorder. 'n Bykomende sagteware laag, bekend as middle-ware, word aanbeveel om voorafgenoemde funksionaliteit mee te implimenteer. Die middle-ware gebruik die beskikbare dienste van die SRMA pakketkommunikasie-protokol om toegang te verkry na die kommunikasie kanaal. Sodoende kan hoë volumes kort transaksies, en sessie-stop en hervat fasiliteite 'n werklikheid gemaak word. Sleutelwoord: SUNS AT, Kommunikasie, grondterminaal, WAP, GSM, ORBCOMMaf_ZA
dc.format.extent177 p. : ill.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52338
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch : Stellenbosch Universityen_ZA
dc.rights.holderStellenbosch Universityen_ZA
dc.subjectSUNSATen_ZA
dc.subjectWireless Application Protocol (Computer network protocol)en_ZA
dc.subjectGlobal system for mobile communicationsen_ZA
dc.subjectDissertations -- Electronic engineeringen_ZA
dc.subjectORBCOMMen_ZA
dc.subjectTheses -- Electronic engineeringen_ZA
dc.titleMiddleware for the SUNSAT field stationen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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