2007/02/14 by L. Wood, W. Ivancic, David J. Hodgson +9 · 1 citation
Engineering · Computer Science · #Satellite Communication Systems #Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems #Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks
paper · doi:10.1002/sat.870
openalex publication_date 2007/02/14 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
Abstract An Internet router was integrated into the UK‐DMC remote‐sensing satellite as a secondary experimental payload. This commercial product has been orbiting in space for over three years. We describe the integration of the router and satellite and the successful on‐orbit testing of the router, which took place using the Virtual Mission Operations Center (VMOC) application as part of a larger systems internetworking exercise. Placing this Cisco router in Low Earth Orbit (CLEO) onboard a small satellite is one step towards extending the terrestrial networking model to the near‐Earth space environment as part of a merged space–ground architecture. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.