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Program Overview

Monday, 24 September

Tuesday, 25 September

Wednesday, 26 September

Opening Session

Opening Remarks

Frank  Gargione, Satellite Systems Consultant, USA

Franco  Marconicchio, ASI, Italy

Enrico Saggese, Finmeccanica, Italy

Session 1: Broadband Systems 1

Chaired by: Richard T. Gedney, Efficient Channel Coding, USA

K000085

Design Aspects for Ka-Band Satellite Missions

Hector Fenech, Emmanuel Lance, Alessia Tomatis, EUTELSAT, France

K000024

WAVE-A2: Towards New Frontiers of EHF Satellite Telecommunications

Marco Lucente, Emiliano Re, Tommaso Rossi, Marina Ruggieri, Ernestina Cianca, Ahmed Jebril, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Italy

Lamberto Zuliani, Mirko Albani, ASI, Italy

K000006

Adaptive Downlink Power Control Effects in Satellite Communication Networks: Interference Statistical Distribution

Athanasios D. Panagopoulos, Theodor D. Kritikos, John D. Kanellopoulos, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

K000110

BRASIL: Broadband to Rural America over Satellite Integrated Links

Harald Skinnemoen, AnsuR Technologies, Norway

Maria Angeles Vazquez Castro, Univesitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain

Roberto Aroso, Telecom, Brazil

K000019

Interference Analysis for Digital Modulation Systems in Ka-Band Multi Beam Satellites

Anil Kumar Sisodia, Arun Kumar Singh, Space Applications Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, India

Session 2: Satellite-Aided Navigation and Related Applications 1

Chaired by: Cosimo La Rocca, European Satellite Navigation Industries, Italy

K000011

Architecture for Aeronautical Communications for the Airport Surface and Vicinity

Robert J. Kerczewski, NASA Glenn Research Center, USA

Rafael D. Apaza, Federal Aviation Administration, USA

K000022

SESTANTE: Applications Based on New Generation Satellite Technologies

Sandro Bevilacqua, Simone Marri, Vitrociset, Italy

Salvatore Viviano, Mario Caporale, ASI, Italy

K000026

Performance of Assisted Acquisition of the L2CL Code

Ayse Sicramaz Ayaz, Thomas Pany, Felix Kneissl, Bernd Eissfeller, University FAF Munich, Germany

K000001

Evaluation of Prioritized Link Access Options for VHF Data Link (VDL) Mode 2 Technology

Rafael D. Apaza, Federal Aviation Administration, USA

Steven C.Bretmersky, Cleveland State University, USA

K000027

Satellite-Aided Navigation and Related Applications for Dangerous Transport

Gianfranco Burzio, Sergio Damiani, Fulvio Sommariva, Centro Ricerche FIAT, Italy

Diego Orgiazzi, Istituto Superiore Mario Boella, Italy

Andrea Tomatis, Francesco Deflorio, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Fabrizio Carrai, Kayser Italia, Italy

Alessandro Murro, Francesco Alesiani, Mizar Automazione, Italy

Barbara Trincone, Luca Ionta LOGICA, Italy

Salvatore Viviano, Mario Caporale, ASI, Italy

K000118

Overview of EGNOS – Galileo Regulated Applications

Mario Musmeci, Antonella Di Fazio, Raniero Pasquali, Telespazio, Italy

Session 3: Satellite Architectures 1

Chaired by: Mario Caron, CRC - Communications Research Centre, Canada

K000010

High Throughput Fully Processed Payload for Broadband Access Networks

Robert Hughes, Rosalind Warren, Alijah Ahmed, Alan Couchman, Astrium, United Kingdom

Giuseppe Chiassarini, Eugenio Rossini, Space Engineering SpA, Italy

Piero Angeletti, ESA, The Netherlands

K000012

An Update of the Italian Q/V-band Experimental Missions

Victor Speziale, Antonio Vernucci, Space Engineering, Italy

Giuseppe Codispoti, Lamberto Zuliani, ASI, Italy

Alessandro Pisano, Thales Alenia Space, Italy 

K000029

Improving Network Performance in Hybrid Wireless Networks Using a Satellite Overlay

Ayan Roy-Chowdhury, John S. Baras, University of Maryland, USA

K000018

Analysis and Simulation of a Parallel Packet Switch for Satellite On-board Switching

Guido Albertengo, Diego Borsetti, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Session 4: Military and Dual Use Systems and Applications 1

Chaired by: Pietro Finocchio, TELEDIFE, Italy

K000005

European Milsatcom Perspectives

Silvio De Vita, Thales Alenia Space Italia, Italy

Paolo Ricci, SITAB Consortium, Italy

Marcello Spagnulo, Finmeccanica, Italy

K000093

Italian Military and Dual use SATCOM system: an overview of SICRAL and ATHENA - FIDUS missions

Giovanni Battista Durando, Italian Ministry of Defence,TELEDIFE, Italy

Mario Cosmo, Enrico Russo, Antonio Sposito, ASI, Italy

K000048

Design Methodology for High Capacity SATCOM Systems

Mario A. Blanco, The MITRE Corporation, USA

K000088

Broadband Dual Application: The Italian EHF/K Payload on FIDUS Program

Francesca Finocchiaro, Alessando Le Pera, Alessandro Pisano, Thales Alenia Space, Italy

K000090

Athena Fidus a Ka/EHF band Satellite System for advanced Military and Civil applications

Marco Brancati, Lorenzo Ronzitti, Telespazio, Italy

G. Matarazzo, F. Zagami, Thales Alenia Space, Italy

Session 5: Propagation

Chaired by: Aldo Paraboni, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

K000043

Goldstone Site Test Interferometer

Roberto J. Acosta, James A. Nessel, NASA Glenn Research Center, USA

Brian D. Frantz, Verizon Federal Network System, USA

David D. Morabito, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA

K000049

Overview of 3 Year Results of a Ka-band Earth-Satellite Propagation Campaign

Armando Carlos Rocha, Rui Filipe Teixeira, IT/DETI, University of Aveiro, Portugal

K000098

Project of a Large Data Collection of Multisite Real Time Attenuations in Ka Band Based on Skyplex Technology

Mauro Buti, Stefano Bertorelli, Aldo Paraboni, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Luca Simone Ronga, Rosalba Suffritti, CNIT - Università di Firenze, Italy

K000014

Dual Polarization Digital Satellite Beacon Detector for Propagation Experiments

Armando Carlos Rocha, André Pires, Ricardo Sousa, DETI/IT, University of Aveiro,, Portugal

Rui Martins, DETI/IEETA,  University of Aveiro, Portugal

K000042

Goldstone Site Test Interferometer Phase Stability Analysis

James A. Nessel, Roberto J. Acosta, NASA Glenn Research Center, USA

David D. Morabito, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA

Session 6: Galileo

Chaired by: Enrico Saggese, Finmeccanica, Italy

K000114

The New Roadmap of Galileo

Tiziano Sassorossi, Cosimo La Rocca, European Satellite Navigation Industries Spa, Italy

K000111

Galileo: Design and Development of a Complex Navigation Satellite System

Mauro Marinelli, Steven Bouchired, European Satellite Navigation Industries, Italy

Veit Oehler, Ian Walters, European Satellite Navigation Industries, Germany

K000113

Galileo Signal-in-Space: Present Status and Future Evolutions

Monica Gotta, Salvatore Corvo, Giuseppe Esposito, Franco Gottifredi, Rosaria Barca, Sergio Piazza, Francesco Martinino, Thales Alenia Space, Italy

K000115

Galileo System Verification Process

Sergio Piazza, Monica Gotta, Roberto Campana, Mauro Leonardi, Francesco Martinino, Thales Alenia Space, Italy

K000116

The Role of GIOVE Satellites in the GALILEO in-Orbit Validation

Marco Falcone, Stefano Binda, ESA, The Netherlands

Marc Gandara, Federico Giuntini, European Satellite Navigation Industries, Italy

Session 7: Satellite Architectures 2

Chaired by: Alessandro Bellini, Telespazio, Italy

K000035

Satellite Telecommunications Advanced Networks for Global Monitoring Environment & Security

Sophie Defever, Veronica Aznar-Abian, Laurent Bouscary, Bernard Laurent, EADS Astrium, France

K000082

A Two-Way Interactive Broadband Satellite Architecture to Break the Digital Divide Barriers

Gabriele Boccolini, Marco Luise, University of Pisa, Italy

Benoit Garnier, Jean-Michel Merour, Thales Alenia Space, France

Alexandre Brunelle, EUTELSAT, France

Sabino Titomanlio, MBI, Italy

Vittoria Mignone, Centro Ricerche RAI, Italy

M. Angela Sasse, University College London, United Kingdom

K000089

Architectural Solutions and Communication Link Design for a 2nd Generation Data Relay Systems

Paolo Conforto, Giacinto Losquadro, Antonio Pandolfi, Antonio Sbardellati, Vincenzo Schena, Roberto Winkler, Thales Alenia Space, Italy

Aldo Sposito, Lamberto Zuliani, ASI, Italy

K000103

an Overview of the Italian Satellite Telecommunications and Audiovisual Market: Present Status and Future Trends

Roberto De Martino, Giovanni Santella, Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (AGCOM), Italy

K000105

Uplink Capacity of Geo-Synchronous Satellite-based WCDMA Systems

K. Sam Shanmugan, University of Kansas, USA

John C. Thacker, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, USA

Session 10: Mobile Broadband Services

Chaired by: Marco Lisi, Telespazio, Italy

K000072

A mobile multimedia satellite system reusing existing satellites

Rolv Midthassel, Harald Ernst, ESA ESTEC, The Netherlands

K000117

Proactive Retransmission Scheme for Mobile DVB-RCS

Gennaro Gallinaro, Daniele Lo Forti, Space Engineering, Italy

Alberto Ginesi, Catherine Morlet, ESA, The Netherlands 

K000003

Polarization Tracking Free Broadband Mobile Satellite Communication System

Fumihiro Yamashita, Junich Abe, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Kohei Ohata, NTT, Japan

Kiyotake Ando, JSAT, Japan

K000041

WWLAN Satellite Gap-Filler System: an Effective Solution to Extend Satellite Coverage in the Railway Tunnels for the Internet on Trains - Prototype Design, Implementation and Test Campaign Results

Vincenzo Schena, Fabrizio Ceprani, Guglielmo Lulli, Thales Alenia Space Italia, Italy

Alessia Marcucci, Sofiter System Engineering, Italy

K000065

The Role of Satellite in Broadband Wireless Access for Public Protection, Disaster Relief and GMES Missions

Jean-Didier Gayrard, Thales Alenia Space, France

Isabelle Buret, Ana Bolea Alamanac, ESA, The Netherlands

K000044

MMPLS in Mobile Ad-hoc network 802.11

Jesus Hamilton Ortiz, Juan Carlos Lopez, University of Castilla y la Mancha, Spain

Carlos Lucero, University of Cauca, Colombia

K000107

Broadband Requirements in GNSS Applications

Giorgio Manzoni, Giorgio Bolzon, Davide Gherdevich, Raffaela G. Rizzo,

Tatiana Sluga, GEONETLAB, Università di Trieste, Italy

Session 11: Antenna Systems

Chaired by: Roberto J. Acosta, NASA Glenn Research Center, USA

K000034

Ku-Band T/R Flat Antenna with Polarization Adjustment

Lino Russo, Alfredo Catalani, Franco Di Paolo, Marzia Migliorelli, Space Engineering, Italy

K000080

Next Generation High Capacity Ka-Band Satellite Systems

Peter Hadinger, Hau Ho, Alan Cherrette, Northrop Grumman Space Technology, USA

K000063

Ka Carbon Fiber Antenna for Ka Band

Piero Ruspicioni, Pasquale Cerrito, Alessandro Noro, Alfonso Ridolfi, Aersat, Italy

K000055

Development of Ka Band Multi-Beam Antenna

Jang-Sup Choi, Yong-Deuk Lee, Seong-Pal Lee, ETRI, South Korea

K000084

Ka-Band on the Move Broadband Communications

Maurizio Tripodi, Tindaro Cadili, Ignazio Pomona, Francesco Di Maggio,

Antonino Incorvaia, Carmelo Mollura, Selex-Communications, Italy

K000108

Proto-Flight Model Development of the Ka-Band Multi-Beam Active Phased Array Antenna for Winds

Sumire Takatsu, Shiro Kitao Yoshihiko Konishi, Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (MELCO), Japan

Masanobu Yajima, Tomonori Kuroda, Masaaki Shimada, JAXA, Japan

Session 12: Interplanetary Communications

Chaired by: Wallace D. Williams, NASA Glenn Research Center, USA

K000002

Interplanetary Spacecraft Navigation Using Ka-band Radiometric Observables

David D. Morabito, Eric J. Graat, James S. Border, Shervin Shambayati,

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA

K000078

Custodial Transfer Versus Erasure Coding in Delay Tolerant Interplanetary Networks

Tomaso de Cola, CNIT - University of Genoa, Italy

Mario Marchese, University of Genoa, Italy

K000054

Assessment of Ka-Band Antenna Technologies for NASA Space Communications

Felix A. Miranda, Richard Q. Lee, NASA Glenn Research Center, USA

K000046

Dynamic Routing over Interplanetary Networks Based on DTN Approach and on the Link Failures Prediction

Floriano De Rango, Giovanni Battista Laratta, Mauro Tropea, Salvatore Marano, DEIS - University of Calabria, Italy

Giuseppe Codispoti, ASI, Italy

K000100

The Earth Based Ground Stations Element of the Lunar Program

Jonathan Gal-Edd, GSFC/NASA, USA

Curtis Fatig, GSFC/SAIC/NASA, USA

James Schier, NASA/HQ, USA

Charles Lee, California State University, USA

Oral presentation on

Evolution of the Lunar Network

by Jonathan Gal-Edd, GSFC/NASA, USA

Session 13: Advances in Components 2

Chaired by: Antonio Vernucci, Space Engineering, Italy

K000021

Development of Ka-Band Miniature Low Noise Amplifier

Kazutoshi Takahashi, Eiji Inomata, Yukiko Sato, Masahiro Funabashi, Takafumi Hirano, NEC TOSHIBA Space Systems, Japan

K000023

Multiport Amplifiers for Ka-band Muliti-beam Payloads with Amplitude/Phase Compensation

Alan Couchman, Daryl Jones, EADS Astrium, United Kingdom

K000038

Storage to Conquer Space & Time

Ray Sperber, Bruno Perrot, SES-ASTRA, Luxembourg

K000064

Ka Band Transceiver

Davide Marletta, Piero Vita, Rosario Licitra, Concetto Squadrito, Fabio Burgarello, Antech, Italy

K000056

A World Class Ku Band Down-Converter Equipment for Use in a Satellite Payloads

Simon Rumer, Neil Faulkner, EADS Astrium, United Kingdom

Session 14: Military and Dual Use Systems and Applications 2

Chaired by: Tom Butash, BAE Systems, USA

K000094

“Dual Use” Approach to the Observation and Navigation Satellite Systems

Dario Coppola, TELEDIFE, Italian Ministry of Defence, Italy

K000068

A Satellite and Avionic Systems Network Centric Architecture for Dual Use Crisis Management

Giuseppe Tomasicchio, Vincenzo Schena, Roberto Winkler, Thales Alenia Space Italia, Italy

K000092

ATHENA-FIDUS Dual Use Satellite System: Italian Mission Architecture, Sizing and Performance

Fabrizio Di Cola, Giacinto Losquadro, Aldo Sbardellati, Roberto Winkler, Thales Alenia Space Italia, Italy

K000083

Security Certification of Dual Use Satellite Systems

Marco Lisi, Telespazio, Italy

K000091

The Evolving Italian SatCom Infrastructure Supporting Network Centric Operations

Giacinto Losquadro, Domenico Capolupo, Aldo Sbardellati, Roberto Winkler, Thales Alenia Space, Italy

Session 15: Communication Protocols 2

Chaired by: Nafiz Karabudak, Corporate Engineering & Technology, Lockheed Martin Corporation, USA 

K000073

Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation over Satellite Channels: Definitions, Implementation Issues and Performance Study

Igor Bisio, Mario Marchese, DIST - University of Genoa, Italy

K000095

Toward a Complete Control Framework For Adaptive Capacity Allocation In Mobile DVB-RCS

Franco Davoli, DIST - University of Genoa and CNIT, Italy

Nedo Celandroni, Erina Ferro, Alberto Gotta, Raffaello Secchi, ISTI-CNR, Italy

K000051

Experiments of Software Based VPN Connections over Satellite Networks

Ken Umeno, NICT, Japan

Mitsuyoshi Iida, ARIB, Japan

Hideaki Terai, ChaosWare, Japan

Minghui Kao, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, Japan

Tharadol Komolmis, Chiang Mai University, Thailand

Joko Suryana, Sastrokusumo Utro, ITB, Indonesia

Tri Wahyu Murni, HSGH, Indonesia

K000096

On Accessing Remote Laboratory Facilities Within a Grid-Based Infrastructure Via Ka Satellite Links

Luca Berruti, Franco Davoli, Mirko Polizzi, Stefano Vignola, Sandro Zappatore, CNIT - University of Genoa Research Unit, Italy

K000045

QoS Multicast Routing Protocol for Broadband Hierarchal Satellite-HAP Networks

Floriano De Rango, Amilcare Franco Santamaria, Mauro Tropea, Gabriel Milanese, Salvatore Marano, DEIS - University of Calabria, Italy

Session 16: Satellite-Aided Navigation and Related Applications 2

Chaired by: Carlo Elia, ESA - European Space Agency, The Netherlands

K000047

On the Dilution of Precision Factor for Medium Earth Orbit Search and Rescue Satellite Systems

Mario Caron, Xiaobin Tang, Richard Paiement, Communications Research Centre Canada, Canada

K000058

Optimum Frequency Satellite Navigation Systems

Paul Christopher, PFC Associates, USA

K000059

Key Issues in Orbit Determination of GPS Satellites with Laser Retroreflectors from a Network of Laser Ranging Ground Stations

James Miller, John LaBrecque, NASA Headquarters, USA

Robert Nelson, Satellite Engineering Research Corporation, USA

Beryl Brodsky, A.J. Oria, Overlook Systems Technologies, USA

  Bryan Welch, NASA Glenn Research Center, USA

K000076

NEWSKY - Networking the Sky for Aeronautical Communications

Frank Schreckenbach, Michael Schnell, Sandro Scalise, Christian Kissling, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany

K000060

Key Issues in NASA's Solar System Wide Architecture for Timekeeping and Time Dissemination

James J. Miller, Al Gifford, NASA Headquarters, USA

Robert A. Nelson, Satellite Engineering Research Corporation, USA

Beryl Brodsky, A.J. Oria, Overlook Systems Technologies, USA

Richard S. Orr, SATEL, LLC, USA

Bryan Welch, NASA Glenn Research Center, USA

Larry Felton, Lee Pitts, Frank VanLandingham, Computer Sciences Corporation,

USA 

Session 17: Fade Mitigation

Chaired by: Jean-Christophe Cayrou, Thales Alenia Space, France

Session 18: Broadband Systems 2

Chaired by: Arduino Patacchini, Skylogic, Italy

K000061

Reliability Analysis of the Ka band Communication Payload System (COPS)

Cheol-Oh Jeong, Seong-Pal Lee, ETRI, South Korea

K000104

Ka-band Satellite Communications: a Service Provider Viewpoint

Antonio Ceccarelli, Marco Lisi, Silvio Pellegrini, Telespazio, Italy

K000109

Ka Band Cascade Cx Payload

Jaafar Sidi Cherkaoui, Mark Wlodyka, MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates (MDA), Canada

K000057

Laser Communication Comparisons for Earth Observation Satellites 2, 3, and 10 Micron Relations

Paul Christopher, PFC Associates, USA

K000015

Optical Telecommunications Payload: the Italian Way

Lamberto Zuliani, Valeria Catalano, ASI, Italy
Luciana Bonino, Thales Alenia Space Italia, Italy
Valter Ferrero, Ramon Mata Calvo, PhotonLab, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Session 19: Advances in Components 3

Chaired by: Bruno Perrot, SES GLOBAL, Luxembourg

K000067

A Modular S-Ka Upconverter with ALC For Space Application

Shabbir S. Moochalla, Scott A. Iepson, Thu Hoang, Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, USA

K000075

Engineering Flight Model Development of Onboard Software Defined Radio System for Japanese Small Test Satellite

Nozomu Nishinaga, Kenji Suzuki, Eihisa Morikawa, NICT, Japan

Masayoshi Yoneda, NTSpace Systems, Japan

K000097

Overview on ESA-TLC Integrated Applications Projects for Capacity Building in Emerging Countries Combining Satcom and Earth Observation

Bernhard Collini-Nocker, GCS, Austria

Stefano Badessi, ESA/ESRIN, Italy

Davide Tomassini, Marco Bertinaria, Vitrociset, Italy

Marco Cosentino, Vitrociset P.E.N., The Netherlands

K000086

Ultra Low Phase Noise High Performance Dual-Use Ka-Band Block Upconverter

John C. Odell, Craig Rogers, Herley-CTI, USA

K000008

Comparative Performance Analysis of Symbol Timing Recovery Techniques for DVB-S2 Receivers

Panayiotis Savvopoulos, Theodore Antonakopoulos, University of Patras, Greece 

Closing Session

Closing Remarks

Frank  Gargione, Satellite Systems Consultant, USA 

Franco  Marconicchio, ASI, Italy