@misc{13886,
  keywords = {Routing, transport protocols, reliability, Delay, Telecommunication network reliability, Delay Tolerant Networking, End-to-end reliability, Transport protocol, Deep-space communications, space communication links, Aerospace electronics, bundle protocol, Context, convergence layer protocols, deep-space communications field, DS-TP, DTTP, end-to-end packet-oriented retransmission, flow control, global overlay architecture, hop-by-hop reliable communication, network connectivity, OSI model, path diversity, redundant transmission, routing protocols, space communication scenarios, space DTN architecture, transport layer, transport layer services, two-tier routing policy},
  author = {Georgios Papastergiou and C. Samaras and Vassilis Tsaoussidis},
  title = {Where does transport layer fit into space DTN architecture?},
  abstract = {Delay Tolerant Networking (DTN) has been proposed as a global overlay architecture to provide network connectivity in challenged environments such as deep-space communications field. Bundle Protocol along with its convergence layer protocols transform end-to-end reliability into questionable hop-by-hop reliable communication and imposes a two-tier routing policy that allows flexible routes only within regions. Following the OSI model, in this paper we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of having a transport protocol relying on DTN for providing reliable and transparent transfer of data between end systems and offering common transport layer services such as end-to-end packet-oriented retransmission, flow control, path diversity and redundant transmission. In that context, we highlight features from DS-TP and DTTP that correspond to the requirements of transport protocols for space. We present space communication scenarios, which cannot be adequately addressed by the current DTN architecture.},
  year = {2010},
  journal = {Advanced satellite multimedia systems conference (asma) and the 11th signal processing for space communications workshop (spsc), 2010 5th},
  pages = {81-88},
  month = {09/2010},
  publisher = {IEEE},
  doi = {10.1109/ASMS-SPSC.2010.5586851},
}