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ns-3 is participating in the 2016 ESA Summer of Code in Space with one student project.

Project overview

• Project: Optical satellite systems
• Student: Michael Di Perna
• Mentors: Jani Puttonen, Tommaso Pecarolla, Tom Henderson
• Code: https://github.com/Skyline101/ns-3-dev-git-fso
• About me: I am a masters student (electrical engineering) in my final year at Concordia University (Montreal, CA). My field of research is in optimal control of single and multi-agent systems. I have experience in both aerospace and robotics fields. My personal research interests include spacecraft and communication networks.

Project goals

This project's goal is to provide the foundation to simulate optical satellite systems, such as the European Data Relay System (EDRS), for future researchers to build upon. The main focus of this project will be to develop the channel models between a GEO satellite and an optical ground station (OGS) and between a GEO and LEO satellite. The project should provide the following upon completion:

• An atmospheric model for the GEO to OGS channel
• Capability to simulate different weather conditions (i.e. fog or rain)
• A mobility model for the satellites
• An implementation of a Space Data Link Protocol (SDLP) (time permitting)

Milestones

• First code review: (date TBD; code TBD)

• Final code review: (date TBD; code TBD)