| 7:15am |
Registration |
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Mezzanine Level |
| 8:30am |
Welcoming Remarks - Donald J. Campbell, Director - NASA Glenn Research Center |
| 8:40am |
NASA/Inductry Programs - A Reponse to the Satellite Industry Task Force Challenges |
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Ballrooms A & B |
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- Chair: James Bagwell, Manager, Commercial Communications Programs - NASA Glenn Research Center
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Samuel Venneri, Chief Technologist - NASA Headquarters |
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Thomas Brackey, Director of Technical Operations - Hughes Space and Communication Company |
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Prakash Chitre, Vice President Technology - COMSAT Laboratories |
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Peter Ulrich, Director - NASA Headquarters |
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Charlene Gilbert, SOMO Technology Manager - NASA Johnson Space Center |
| 10:20am |
Break |
| 10:35am |
Opening of the Technical Program: Kul Bhasin, Chief, Satellite Networks and Architectures Branch - NASA LeRC |
| 10:40am |
Invited Session - Internet over Satellite Networks |
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Ballrooms A & B |
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- Chair: Frank Gargoine, ACTS Project Manager - Lockheed Martin
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Dennis Conti, Vice President - Hughes Network Systems
- Satellite Networks: The Next Frontier |
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Burt Liebowitz, Chief Technology Officer - Orion Network Systems
- Providing Internet Access to ISP's using Geosynchronous Satellites - A Case History based on Orion's Worldcast Services |
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John Baras, Director of the Center for Satellite and Hybrid Networks - University of Maryland
- Linking Satellites with Terresterial Networks for Broadband Internet Services |
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Dave Beering - Infinite Global Infrastructure
- Internet Protocols over ACTS at 622Mbps: Implications for Future Advanced Internet Services |
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Demonstration of Internet over a Bi-Directional Satellite Link -
Jim Griner, Mark Allman, Paul Mallasch, and Dave Stewart - NASA LeRC
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| 12:10pm |
Lunch |
| 1:30pm |
Plenary Session - TCP over Satellites: Issues, Relevance, and Experience |
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Ballrooms A & B |
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Chair: Aaron Falk, Network Systems Engineer - TRW Space and Electronics
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Keynote: Craig Partridge, Principal Scientist - BBN Technologies
- Does TCP Work over Satellite Links or Not?
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- Norman Butts, Manager, System Engineering, Telecommunications Interactive Technology Center - Lockheed Martin
- Transparent Satellite TCP/IP Gateways
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Eric Travis, Systems Engineer - Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
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Lori Jeromin, Member of Technical Staff - MIT/Lincoln Labs |
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Victor Barajas, Member of Technical Staff - Hughes Spaceway |
| 3:00pm |
Break |
| 3:30pm |
Technical Session I - TCP/IP over Satellites |
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Ballroom A |
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- Chair: Dan Glover, Team Leader, Satellite Networks and Architectures Branch - NASA LeRC
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Hans Kruse
- Ohio University
- Performance Analysis of HTTP Protocol on Geostationary Satellite Links
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J. Scott Stadler
- MIT/Lincoln Laboratory
- Techniques for Improving TCP/IP Performance in a Satellite Environment
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Mark Allman
- NASA LeRC/Sterling Software
- Estimating Bottleneck Bandwidth using TCP
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Nihal Samaraweera
- University of Aberdeen
- LFN & SACK over DVB Satellite Networks
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| 3:30pm |
Technical Session II - NASA Mission Applications |
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Ballroom B |
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- Chair: Dan Williams, Chief, Communications Technology Division - NASA LeRC
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James Budinger
- NASA LeRC
- NASA's Use of Commercial Satellite Systems: Concepts and Challenges
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Badri Younes
- NASA GSFC
- Commercial Support of NASA LEO Missions
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Calvin Ramos
- NASA LeRC
- Ohioview: Distribution of Remote Sensing Data across Geographically Distributed Environments
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Paul Baker
- Global Science and Technology
- Simple Automatic File Exchange (SAFE) to Support Low-Cost Spacecraft Operations via the Internet
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Fred Huegel
- NASA GSFC
- Satellite Telemetry & Command Using Mobile Phone Services
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| 3:30pm |
Technical Session III - Architectures and Network Simulations |
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O'Hare Room |
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- Chair: Kent Price, System Architect - Cyberstar Loral
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Gary Johanson
- Nortel
- Satellite System Architectural Issues for Broadband Interactive Multimedia Communications
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Tom Wallett
- NASA LeRC
- Simulation of a NASA LEO Satellite Hybrid Network
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C. Geraniotis
- University of Maryland
- Multimedia Traffic Modeling and End-to-End QoS Evaluation Tools for Satellite Networks
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Bachittar Singh Sembi
- Vistar Telecommunications
- Characteristics of Internet Traffic for Planning Satellite Networks
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Michael K. Jones
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Interoperability for Space Mission System Monitor and Control: Applying Technologies from Manufacturing Automation and Process Control Industries
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| 5:00pm |
Close |
| 5:30pm |
Bus Leaves for Nautica Dinner Cruise |
| 8:30am |
Invited Session - Interoperability Experiment Programs |
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Ballrooms A & B |
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- Chair: Peter Vrotsos, Chief, Spce Communications Office - NASA LeRC
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Keynote: Al MacRae, Senior Research Scientist, Institute for Applied Space Research - George Washington University -
Why is Interoperability So Important? |
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Robert Bauer, ACTS Project Manager - NASA Glenn Research Center - New Opportunities with the Advanced Communications Technology satellite (ACTS) |
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Richard desJardins and Kenneth Freeman, Network Consultant, Next Generation Internet project - NASA Ames Research Center
- NASA/NREN Next Generation Internet (NGI) Activities |
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Ramon DePaula, Program Executive, Code S - NASA Headquarters
- Overview of G8 Global Interoperability for Broadband Networks (GIBN) Project |
| 10:00am |
Break |
| 10:30am |
Plenary Session - Addressing Interoperability |
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Ballrooms A & B |
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- Moderator: Burt Edelson, Director, Institute for Applied Space Research - George Washington University
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Keynote: Raj Jain, Professor of Computer and Information Sciences - Ohio State University
- Achieving Interoperability through ATM |
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Charlene Gilbert, SOMO Technology Manager - NASA Johnson Space Center |
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Mark Plecity, Director, New Business Development - Iridium |
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Sastri Kota, Technical Consultant - Astrolink |
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Jeff Pugay, Director of Business Development - Hughes Space and Communications Company
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| 12:00pm |
Lunch |
| 1:30pm |
Technical Session I - ATM over Satellite Networks |
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Ballroom A |
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- Chair: Tom vonDeak, Team Leader, Satellite Networks and Architectures Branch - NASA LeRC
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Enrique Cuevas
- AT&T
- Overview of ATM QoS Requirements for Satellite Systems
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Simon Nawrot
- AT&T
- ATM over Terrestrial/Satellite Network - CTD & CVD QoS Laboratory Measurements
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Will Ivancic
- NASA LeRC
- Satellite/Terrestrial Networks: End-to-End Communication Interoperability QoS Experiments
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Yung Ho
- Yurie Systems
- Efficient and Flexible Link Enhancement Techniques for Wireless ATM
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| 1:30pm |
Technical Session II - Multicasting |
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Ballroom B |
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- Chair: Paul Mallasch, Computer Engineer, Satellite Networks and Architectures Branch - NASA LeRC
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Keynote: Kenneth Miller - Starburst Communications
- Reliable Multicasting over Satellite: Issues and Applications |
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Antoine Clerget
- INRIA U.R.(France)
- Congestion Control for Reliable Multicast over Satellite Links
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Doug Dillon
- Hughes Network Systems
- Satellite Multicast Enhanced Consumer Internet Services
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Yongguang Zhang
- Hughes Research Labs
- Integrating Satellite Networks with Internet Multicast Backbone (MBONE)
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Daniel Friedman
- University of Maryland
- Error Control in Satellite Multicasting
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| 1:30pm |
Technical Session III - Interoperability Experiments and Applications |
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O'Hare Room |
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- Chair: Richard Gedney, President - Advanced Communication Technology
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Mehran Shariatmadar
- Spacebridge
- Applying Heritage IP Inter-Networking Solutions to ATM Satellite Systems
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Thomas Stephenson
- Milstar
- ATM over Satellite for the Warfighter
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Dan Daly
- Bellcore
- ATM Traffic Measurements over the ACTS OC-12c HDR Channel with a Distributed Test System
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Patrick Gary
- NASA GSFC
- Testbed for Satellite and Terrestrial Interoperability
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Dan Shell
- CISCO
- Interoperability of TCP/IP over ATM (SVC/PVC) High Data/High Delay Networks
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| 3:00pm |
Break |
| 3:30pm |
Technical Session I - ATM over Satellite Network Quality of Service |
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Ballroom A |
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- Chair: Will Ivancic, Team Leader, Satellite Networks and Architectures Branch - NASA LeRC
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Keynote: Louis Dellaverson - Motorola Radio Research Lab
- Mobile ATM Networking |
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Rohit Goyal
- Ohio State University
- Traffic Management for Satellite ATM Networks
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Prakash Chitre
- COMSAT Laboratories
- ATM via Satellite: Link & Networking Technologies
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Sastri Kota
- Astrolink
- Satellite ATM Network Architecture Issues for Multimedia Services
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Pong Chu
- Cleveland State University
- ATM On-board Switching Emulation
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| 3:30pm |
Technical Session II - Access Technology and Protocols |
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Ballroom B |
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- Chair: Ben Pontano, President - COMSAT Laboratories
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Gorry Fairhurst
- University of Aberdeen
- Integrated Packet/Modem Processing for Transportable Terminals
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Bill Shvodian
- Lockheed Martin
- Multiple Priority Distributed Round Robin Media Access Control Protocol
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L. Tassiulas - University of Maryland
- Broadcast Delivery with Limited Feedback
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John Baras
- University Maryland
- Flow Control and Dynamic Service Allocation in DBS-Based Internet
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| 3:30pm |
Technical Session III - TCP/IP over Satellites (continued) |
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O'Hare Room |
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- Chair: Patrick Gary, Network Projects Lead - NASA GSFC
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Jeff Semke
- Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
- Automatic TCP Buffer Tuning
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Keith Scott
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Improving TCP Performance in a Mobile Satellite Environment
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Tom Henderson
- University of California, Berkeley
- Packet Routing & Transparent Protocols for Future Broadband Satellite Systems
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Cheryl DeMatteis
- The Aerospace Corporation
- IP & Routing over Unidirectional Satellite Links using Virtual Internet Packet Relay VIPRe
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D.C. Palter
- Mentat
- Improving Performance of TCP/IP Access over Satellites through the use of Mentat Xpress Satellite Protocols
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| 8:30am |
Visionary Session - Applications, Architectures, and Technologies |
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Ballrooms A & B |
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- Moderator: Kul Bhasin, Chief, Satellite Networks and Architectures Branch - NASA LeRC
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Edward W. Ashford, Vice President, Broadcast Satellites - Lockheed Martin |
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James Bagwell, Manager, Commercial Communications Program - NASA LeRC |
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William Bailey, Manager, New Markets and Technology - Cisco |
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John Baras, Director of Center for Satellite and Hybrid Networks - University of Maryland |
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Joe Bravman, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development - Orbital Sciences Corporation |
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Steve Goldstein, Program Director - National Science Foundation |
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Jaak Holemans, Senior Associate, Commercial Space Systems - Booz Allen & Hamilton, Inc. |
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Dan Kohn, Marketing Manager - Teledesic |
| 10:00am |
Break |
| 10:30am |
Open Forum - Next Step |
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- Moderator: Thomas Brackey, Chair, Telecommunications Industry Association, Satellite Communication Division
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| 12:00pm |
Lunch |
| 1:30pm |
Industry/Government/Academia Technology Roadmap Development [By Invitation Only] |
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Ballrooms A & B |
