SDN-Based High-Performance and QoS Guaranteed Inter-Satellite Routing Algorithm for Low-Earth Orbit Satellites

Kuiyu Wang, Xiaoqin Song*, Juanjuan Miao, Xinting Zhang, Lei Lei

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Abstract

The Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communication system has the advantages of good global coverage, mobility, and scalability. It has played a significant role in providing global Internet services and disaster emergency response.However, owing to the limited storage and computing resources of satellites, traditional routing algorithms are unsuitable for LEO communication networks.Therefore, combined with Software-Defined Network (SDN) architecture, this study proposes a high-performance and Quality of Service (QoS) guaranteed inter-satellite routing algorithm for LEO satellites.We define the survival time of the Inter-Satellite Link (ISL) according to the remaining link duration and obtain the stability degree of each ISL to alleviate the problem of service path reconstruction caused by link switching. Based on the traffic status of the ISLs obtained by Geostationary-Earth Orbit (GEO) satellites, we define the link load matrix to provide the ISL load degree function, and use the Label Switching Path (LSP) set to obtain the load degree of each path to avoid node congestion and realize network load balancing.Finally, we define a weighting factor matrix for different required business service types and reduce the influence of the bottleneck node on the routing algorithm by adjusting the factor and guaranteeing the QoS requirements of multiple users. The simulation results show that under different QoS requirements, the algorithm has obvious advantages in terms of business delay, system throughput, and network load balancing, and the low algorithm complexity significantly reduces the limited on-board storage and computing resources.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)185–190,199
JournalJisuanji Gongcheng/Computer Engineering
Volume48
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • load balancing
  • Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite
  • Quality of Service (QoS)
  • Software-Defined Network (SDN)
  • space-air-ground integration

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