Satellite Networking: Principles and Protocols, Second Edition provides up-to-date information on the fundamentals of ATM and internet protocols, as well as the characteristics of satellite networks and internetworking between satellite and terrestrial networks. Focusing on Internet Protocols (IP) over satellites, broadband over satellites, next generation IP (IPv6) over satellites, new generations of DVB-S/S2 and DVB-RCS/RCS2, this book also includes analytical techniques for evaluating end-to-end IP performance and QoS over satellite. Reflecting the recent convergence of telecommunication, Internet, broadcasting, and mobile networks, it covers topics such as internetworking with MANET, TCP/IP over DVB-S/RCS, developments in broadband satellite systems, service and network technology convergence, radio resource management, PEP, I-PEP, SCPS, traffic modeling and engineering, and future developments of satellite networking. Read more