IPv6 And IPsec On A Satellite In Space
- Paper number
IAC-07-B2.6.06
- Author
Dr. Lloyd Wood, Cisco Systems, United Kingdom
- Coauthor
Mr. Alex da Silva Curiel, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd., United Kingdom
- Coauthor
Mr. Chris Jackson, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd., United States
- Coauthor
Mr. James Northam, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd., United Kingdom
- Coauthor
Mr. Will Ivancic, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Glenn Research Center, United States
- Coauthor
Mr. David H. Stewart, Jr., United States
- Year
2007
- Abstract
The popular Internet Protocol (IPv4) has been used operationally in space on the Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC) satellites for remote sensing tasks since 2003. The UK-DMC satellite carries the Cisco router in Low Earth Orbit (CLEO) as an experimental payload, and use of IPv4 with CLEO and to command and control the UK-DMC satellite was demonstrated in 2004. As a commercial Internet router, CLEO is also capable of using the newer IPv6 protocol, and of securing communications using IPsec. We describe our experiences in using IPv6 and IPsec onboard this satellite, and as part of a larger merged space/ground infrastructure built around use of the Internet Protocol. This is the first time that IPsec and IPv6 have been operated onboard a satellite in orbit.
- Abstract document
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