List of ERG Projects

This list highlights a number of Projects performed by ERG


Protocol Simulation of a Pseudo-random, Frequency-Hopped Militrary Satellite Communications Network
Royal Signals and Radar Establishment (RSRE)
(1984-88)

Protocols for ECCM SATCOM Links
(January 1998 - December 90)
MoD, DERA Defford

Use of X.25 Protocols on a 20/30GHz VSAT Network
1989-1990
British National Space Centre


Protocols for use with Satellites Possessing On-Board Processing Capability
(January 1991 - December 1992)
MoD, DERA Defford

Robust SATCOM Protocols
(January 1993 - December 1994)
MoD, DERA Defford

Packet Modem Study
(1994 - 1995)
MoD, DERA Defford

CODE VSAT Monitoring Project
(1992 - 1994)
European Space Agency ARTES Programme (ESTEC), Noordwijk, NL

Study of the Issues in using ATM over Satellite Links
(January 1995 - June 95)
MoD, DERA Malvern (Future Networks Division)

Evaluation of CODE User Station Interface and Hub Station Controller
(1995-98)
European Space Agency ARTES Programme (ESTEC), Noordwijk, NL

Optimisation of Protocols for a VSAT Packet Data Network
(1996)
European Space Agency ARTES Programme (ESTEC), Noordwijk, NL (TE)


A Universal Gateway Between Commercial and Military Protocols
(1996 - January 1997)
MoD, DERA Defford

JISC/JTAP-5/288 VideoMediCAL
(1996-1999) (joint with Dept Medical Illustrations)
JISC Technology Applications Programme (JTAP).

Performance Issues of Connecting ATM Islands with Radio Links
(March 1997-September 97)
DERA Malvern

Architecture of a Gateway Providing Seamless Integration of TCP/IP Networks using Satellite Links
(1997-2000)
EPRSC

Performance Optimisation of Internet Protocols over DVB
(January 1998 - December 1998)
European Space Agency ARTES Programme (ESTEC), Noordwijk, NL

Design and Optimisation of a Packet Data Mode for a Reconfigurable SATCOM Modem
(June 1998 - June 2003)
DERA Defford

Investigation of Viterbi Trellis Truncation
(June 1999 - December 1999) £3,997
DERA Defford

SUNRISE I: Multimedia Distribution
(October 2000 - October 2002)
Consortium: Delta Communication, Globecast NE, London Symphony Orchestra.
European Space Agency ARTES Programme (ESTEC), Noordwijk, NL

GEOCAST: Multicast Over Geostationary EHF Satellites
(April 2000 - March 2003)
Consortium: Alcatel Space Industries, Alcatel Espacio, EASY, NEWTEC, ONERA, University of Roma, Archimedia, University of Surrey, Softway
EC IST Framework

Performance implications of using HTTPover specific subnetworks
(August 2001)


DOMINO 2: TCP/IP Application Performance over D2D system
(January 2002 - December 2002)
European Space Agency ARTES Programme (ESTEC), Noordwijk, NL

SUNRISE II: Multimedia Distribution by Satellite Demonstrator: MPEG-4
(November 2002 - April 2003)
Consortium: Delta Communication, University of Aberdeen, London Symphony Orchestra.
European Space Agency ARTES Programme (ESTEC), Noordwijk, NL

IP Encapsulation for Satellite Communications
(September 2003 - March 2004)
Consortium lead by University of Graz
European Space Agency ARTES Programme (ESTEC), Noordwijk, NL

SatNEx Satellite Network of Excellence
(Jan 2004 - Dec 2006)
Consortium lead by DLR (21 partners)
EC FP6 Network of Excellence, 2004

Internet Protocol over Digital Video Broadcast
(April 2004 - July 2004)
Consortium lead by University of Graz (also: UoSaltzburg)
European Space Agency ARTES Programme (ESTEC), Noordwijk, NL

Internet Protocol over Digital Video Broadcast (phase 2)
(September 2004 - Mar 2005)
Consortium lead by University of Graz (also: University of Saltzburg)
ESA ARTES Programme.

IP Multicast within the BGAN System
(April 2004 - Feb 2005)
Inmarsat, London.

Secure Scalable Reliable Multicast
(June 2005 - June 2008)
Joint project with University of Surrey
EPSRC.

Protocol Independent Multicast for Satellite (PIMSAT)
(April 2005 - April 2006)
Inmarsat, London.

SATSix: Delivering IPv6 across the Digital Divide
(January 2006 - January 2008)
Consortium lead by Alcatel-Alenia Space, France.
EC FP6 Integrated Project.

SatNEx- II Satellite Network of Excellence
(April 2006 - Oct 2009)
Consortium lead by DLR (23 partners)
EC FP7 Network of Excellence.

A Secure ad-Hoc Mesh MILSATCOM System
(November 2007 - December 2008)
EADS Astrium, Portsmouth, UK.