Session
Technical Poster Session 7: Ground Systems & Operations
Location
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Abstract
The Internet of Things (IoT) is having a profound impact on the way we understand the world and its inhabitants. One of the biggest challenges that IoT network providers face is providing global coverage for these IoT devices. Space-based IoT solve this by connecting long-range, low-power, low-bandwidth devices with a constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) microsatellites. These satellite networks typically use store-and-forward communications, where a device uplinks cached data to a passing satellite which is stored on-board until the satellite comes in range of a Ground Station (GS). This data is then downlinked and sent to a cloud platform where it can be accessed by a customer.
Optimising Microsatellite Networks for IoT
Utah State University, Logan, UT
The Internet of Things (IoT) is having a profound impact on the way we understand the world and its inhabitants. One of the biggest challenges that IoT network providers face is providing global coverage for these IoT devices. Space-based IoT solve this by connecting long-range, low-power, low-bandwidth devices with a constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) microsatellites. These satellite networks typically use store-and-forward communications, where a device uplinks cached data to a passing satellite which is stored on-board until the satellite comes in range of a Ground Station (GS). This data is then downlinked and sent to a cloud platform where it can be accessed by a customer.
