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ESA Open Invitation To Tender AO8265
Open Date: 30/04/2015
Closing Date: 06/08/2015
Status: ISSUED
Reference Nr.: 15.1TT.06
Prog. Ref.: ARTES 5 Sub-El. 5.1
Budget Ref.: E/0505-01B – ARTES 5 Sub-El. 5.1
Special Prov.: B+DK+F+D+I+NL+E+S+CH+GB+IRL+A+N+FIN+POR+LUX+CZ+RO+CDN
Tender Type: C
Price Range: 200-500 KEURO
Establishment: ESTEC
Directorate: Directorate Telecom & Integrated Applica
Department: Telecom Technologies,Product&Systems Dep
Division: Future Projects Division
Contract Officer: Dean, Andrea
Last Update Date: 30/04/2015
Update Reason: Tender issue
The main objective of the activity is to implement an emulator to prove the functionality of beam hopping ground components and of their interaction with the payload in the end-to-end system, identifying and solving the criticalities especially related to the airinterface issues. The impact of Beam Hopping on higher layer protocols shall be investigated as well. – Flexibility to serve largeareas and cope with non-uniform demand; – Up to 30% increase in system throughput/capacity. For the full description of this activity and up-to-date intended issue quarter/intended issue week information, please consult the telecom website: http://artes.esa.int/artes-51/tenders.
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