Simulating LISP-Based MultilinkCommunications in
Aeronautical NetworksChiara Caiazza, Antonio Virdis, Giovanni Stea
University of Pisa
Outline
• Overview of aeronautical communications
• Handover and Multilink
• LISP protocol
• Performance evaluation
• Conclusions
Aeronautical communications
• Future Communication Infrastructure (FCI)
Core network
LDACS Network
Satcom network
Aircraft Mobile network
Ground end system
Multilink Concept
Core network
LDACS Network
Satcom network
Aircraft Mobile network
Ground end system
• How do we select the link?
• How do we enforce this selectionfrom a communication standpoint?
Locator/Identifier Separation Protocol (LISP)
Core network
LDACS Network
Satcom network
Aircraft Mobile network
Ground end system
LISP routers
EID
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Registration: EID to RLOC
Core network
LDACS Network
Satcom network
Aircraft Mobile network
Ground end system
EID
Mapping Server
EID RLOC Prio
X Y 11
Map Request
Core network
LDACS Network
Satcom network
Aircraft Mobile network
Ground end system
EID
Req EID X
Mapping EID X -> RLOC Y
Mapping Server
EID RLOC Prio
X Y 11
?
Data Transmission
Core network
LDACS Network
Satcom network
Aircraft Mobile network
Ground end system
EID
RLOC
Mapping Server
EID RLOC Prio
X Y 11
EID X
Motivation
• Studying Aeronautical communications in a Multilink environment
• Evaluating the impact of communication protocols in terms of:• System overhead (number of additional messages)
• System load (computation at critical nodes, storage capacity)
• Extensible to:• Multiple DataLinks
• Multiple Applications and Communication Services
SAPIENT Simulator: Modeling the Communication Network
Ground Application(e.g. ATN)
ATM/AOC
ATN/IPS(SWIM based)
Terrestrial DLService Provider
Satellite DLService Provider
Airborne Application
Terrestrial DLreceiver
Satellite DLreceiver
A/C Domain
DL Domain
Core Network Domain
ApplicationDomain
RPAS pilot(e.g. C2)
Multi-link Connection Manager
SAPIENT Simulator
A/C
TerrestrialNetwork
SATCOMNetwork
CoreNetwork
GroundNode
Example: Terrestrial DL (LDACS)
GS GS GS
AC-R AC-R AC-R
AG-R AG-R
GG-R
CME
UT UT
LDACSOracle
AirSegment
GroundSegment
from/toCore
L1
L2
IP2LDACS
from/toLDACS
air segment
LDACSInterface Channel
Model
from/toupper layers
PathlossModel
A/C
TerrestrialNetwork
SATCOMNetwork
CoreNetwork
GroundNode
Core network
LDACS network
Ground end system
Simulation Scenario
System Load: stored entries
10 30 50
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Direct mode
Direct mode w/ push msgs
System Load: # of messages
Core network
LDACS Network
Satcom network
Aircraft Mobile network
Ground end system
Mapping Server
System Load: # of messages (2)
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200
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Nu
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LISP
Map
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est Indirect mode
Direct Mode
delay 0s delay 10ms delay 15ms delay 20ms delay 40ms
Conclusions and Future Work
• SAPIENT + LISP: system-level simulator for FCI and Multilink
• Arbitrarily increase the complexity of domains, keeping the same Router Architecture
• Evaluation of the system LOAD
• Move everything to IPv6
• Testing using realistic traffic models and mobility patterns