Methodological evaluation of architectural alternatives for an aeronautical delay tolerant network
Martínez Vidal, Rubén (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Enginyeria de la Informació i de les Comunicacions)
Martí Escalé, Ramon (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Enginyeria de la Informació i de les Comunicacions)
Sreenan, Cormac J. (University College Cork. Department of Computer Science)
Borrell i Viader, Joan (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Enginyeria de la Informació i de les Comunicacions)

Date:	2015
Abstract:	In this paper, we use graph analysis to evaluate the network architecture of a large scale delay tolerant network (DTN) of transoceanic aircraft. At LCN (Local Computer Networks) 2014 we analyzed information propagation inside a pure opportunistic version of this network, a scenario constructed from more than 2,500 traces of transatlantic flights in which communications relied only on the sporadic contacts between airplanes. As only a small percentage of the nodes were capable of performing efficient air-to-ground communications we concluded the need to devise a more suitable network architecture by combining opportunistic and satellite communication systems. We propose a generic methodology based on graph analysis (both static and dynamic temporal) to evaluate the different ways to create this new architecture. We show the architectural combination that most improves the network delivery performance while minimizing its deployment costs.
Grants:	Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad TIN2014-55243-P Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca 2014/SGR-691
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Subject:	Delay tolerant networks ; Transoceanic aircraft ; Simulation ; Graph analysis
Published in:	Pervasive and mobile computing, Vol. 23 (October 2015) , p. 139-155, ISSN 1574-1192

DOI: 10.1016/j.pmcj.2015.06.012

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