Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) is the region of space surrounding Earth at distance less than 2,000 km, typically between 400 to 900 km.…
Read MoreAperture Averaging
Aperture averaging is a technique used to mitigate the effect of atmospheric turbulence by increasing the size of the receiver aperture. Increasing the…
Read MoreQuality of Service Fairness
Quality of Service (QoS) fairness is a technique which improves the fairness of multiple virtual path flows by classifying each path into one…
Read MoreLow-Receive Footprint
The “signal footprint” of a transmission refers to how much a signal diverges from transmitter to receiver. For example, when an…
Read MoreBRIDGECOMM, Inc.
BRIDGECOMM, INC. (previously known as BridgeSat) is an American company specializing in optical wireless communications applications. Their goal is to create…
Read MoreThe Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS)
Overview The Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) is a multinational forum formed in 1982 to discuss common problems in the development and creation of…
Read MoreAustralian Optical Ground Station Network (AOGSN)
On Sept. 11 2021, the University of Western Australia finished installing the first space laser optical ground station in the Southern…
Read MoreRetransmission
Overview Sometimes unreliable networks can damage or lose optical packets. Retransmission is a procedure to repair damaged packets by resending them…
Read MoreSpectrum Availability
Overview Spectrum availabilty is a line-of-sight technology approach uses lasers to provide optical bandwidth connections. It’s capable of sending up to…
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