Duration: 12 months
This proposal presents a satellite communication system that strategically combines the advantages of Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) and other orbits such as Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) or Geostationary Orbit (GEO) to give user the best possible Internet connection. By harnessing the low latency VLEO, the system optimizes the uploading process from ground stations to the satellite. Simultaneously high data transfer rates of MEO satellites are leveraged for efficient downloading phase. Current satellites located in orbits MEO and GEO offer enormous throughput and area coverage. However, they lose to new systems located in VLEO orbit due to round trip delays. The proposed research is intended to focus not only on a simple principle: request goes to VLEO and answer goes by MEO/GEO. The idea is to create full Quality of Service rules for Internet traffic that will answer the question how to significantly reduce round trip delay. At the same time, most of the data should be sent via existing MEO/GEO infrastructure. Additional satellites in VLEO orbit can significantly speed up communication, making VLEO + MEO/GEO solution competitive (and then save existing satellites from extinction)
