Simulation Model for a Bent Pipe Satellite Network Using DVB-S2/RCS2 Standards

GEO satellite communications have several advantages, such as their wide coverage, easy installation and are a solution for hard-to-reach areas where terrestrial communication infrastructure simply does not exist or is too expensive. DVB-S2 and DVB-RCS are open satellite standards developed by ETSI which can resolve the interoperability of terminals. This paper presents an NS simulation tool of a bent pipe GEO satellite network based on the DVB-S2 and DVB-RCS2 standards to transport IP traffic taking into the account the multiframe TDMA structure for multiple access and capacity requests mechanisms proposed in both standards.