On the virtualisation of the satellite segment

The Journal of Engineering

Samir Medjiah³  P. Berthou⁴  Patrick Gelard⁴  Slim Abdellatif⁴  Julien Bernard⁵ 

[1] CNES, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales 18 Av. Edouard Belin, 31400, Toulouse, France;Europe, 31400, Toulouse;LAAS-CNRS, Universitéde Toulouse, CNRS, INSA, UPS, Toulouse, France;Viveris Technologies, 1 Avenue de l&apos

关键词: added-value end-to-end services;    satellite virtual network operators;    satellite communication market l;    scape;    purchased services;    VNOs;    satellite segment virtualisation;    satellite devices;    SNOs protective-conservative policy;   

DOI  :  10.1049/joe.2015.0162

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

来源: IET

【 摘 要 】

For years, satellite virtual network operators (VNOs) are a major player in the satellite communication market landscape. Typically, they repackage services leased from satellite network operators (SNOs) to provide their customers with added-value end-to-end services. However, the level of control and visibility that satellite VNOs have on their purchased services (and underlying resources) is limited mainly because of SNOs’ protective/conservative policies and the closed nature of satellite devices. From the satellite VNO perspective, this refrains the development of novel services and complicates the provision process of the services they offer. The concept of full virtualisation of satellite hubs that enables enhancing the level of control and visibility exposed to satellite VNOs is proposed and elaborated. Analysis of the opportunities brought by this proposal is presented as well as insights on how it can be implemented.

【 授权许可】

CC BY