ESA Open Invitation To Tender AO8809
Open Date: 24/02/2017
Closing Date: 07/04/2017 13:00:00

Status: ISSUED
Reference Nr.: 16.197.21
Prog. Ref.: General Studies
Budget Ref.: E/0600-00 – General Studies
Special Prov.: BE+DK+FR+DE+IT+NL+ES+SE+CH+GB+HU+IE+AT+NO+FI+PT+GR+LU+CZ+RO+PL+CA+EE
Tender Type: C
Price Range: 200-500 KEURO
Products: Satellites & Probes / RF / Microwave Communication (Platform and Payloads) / RF Comm. Eng. SW / SW for RF Comm. design, analysis, simulation, etc. / Ground Segment / Ground Station / Baseband equipment / Telemetry and Telecommand equipment, Tracking, Ranging and Doppler measurement equipment, CODECS, …
Techology Domains: Others
Establishment: ESAHQ
Directorate: Directorate of Tech, Eng. & Quality
Department: System, Software & Technology Department
Division: Future Prep. & Strategic Studies Off.
Contract Officer: O’Sullivan, Margaret
Industrial Policy Measure: N/A – Not apply
Last Update Date: 24/02/2017
Update Reason: Tender issue

Delay Tolerant Networking (DTN) is a computer network architecture, seeking to address the technical issues of delayed and disrupted network connectivity. Specifically within the proposal of an Interplanetary Internet, DTN provides networking technologies to copewith the significant delays and packet corruption of deep-space communications. Using DTN, the objective is to achieve successful data delivery, to maximize the link utilization and to address many specific problems of space communication such as high bit error rates, intermittent link connectivity and long transmission delays. This technology enables manifold applications and operations concepts, which are superior to current transmission mechanisms. Focus is put on data delivery and not on timeliness as first criterion.This study aims to identify and proof a suitable scenario to utilise DTN, in particular in the area of LEO and GEO Satellites suchasEarth Observation satellites.The goal is to study how to realise the establishment of the Space Internet around Earth, and to examine and proof the possible benefits thereof. Specifically it should: 1) Examine implementation scenarios for Delay Tolerant Networksfor flexible communication with EO satellites to maximize station utilization and support emergency communication. 2) Proof conceptwith representative simulator and DTN routing configuration generation to devise suitability. 3) Define rollout strategy and roadmap for introduction and Break-even point of investment.

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