20 September

09:30 Broadband Satellite Communications coordinated by Prof. Barry Evans, with the support of IST- SatNEx

13:00 Lunch 14:30 Digital Multimedia Broadcasting

coordinated by Prof. Giovanni E. Corazza, with the support of IST-MAESTRO

17:30 Close tutorials

DAY 1: 21 September

08:30 Registration09:00 Opening, Welcome09:20 INVITED SPEAKERS

SESSION 1: Trials, measurements and operational experience with existing systems

10:20 The Orbcomm Experience Harms, Jochen, OHB System AG, GERMANY (P)

10:40 The MoDiS experimental platform for the validation and demonstration of S-DMB functions and servicesAndrikopoulos, Ilias, Space Hellas S.A., GREECE (P); Gallet, Thibault, Alcatel Space, FRANCE; Durand, Michel, Alcatel Space, FRANCE; Vandermot, Jurgen, Agilent Technologies, BELGIUM; Dubois, Thierry, Agilent Technologies, BELGIUM; Roullet, Laurent, UDcast, FRANCE; Bourdin, Eric, Ercom, FRANCEKolonias, George, Space Hellas S.A., GREECE

11:00 Link Performance for a Satellite-Based Communications System for Fast Trains: Analysis of Trials and MeasurementsScalise, Sandro, DLR, GERMANY (P); Schena, Vincenzo, Alenia Spazio S.p.A., ITALY

11:20 Coffee breakSESSION 2: Advanced coding and modulation issues

11:40 Packet Coded Mobile Satellite Broadcast: Error Rate Computations and QoS Based DesignMartin, Cristoff, LIASIT, LUXEMBURG (P); Geurtz, Alexander, SES GLOBAL S.A., LUXEMBURG; Ottersten, Bjorn, KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, SWEDEN

12:00 Impact of packet-level FEC and outer block interleaving on MBMS delivery over WCDMA mobile satellite systemsMudugamuwa, Upendra, University of Surrey, UNITED KINGDOM (P); Karaliopoulos, Merkourios, University of Surrey, UNITED KINGDOM; Tafazolli, Rahim, University of Surrey, UNITED KINGDOM; Evans, Barry, University of Surrey, UNITED KINGDOM

12:20 Adaptive Coding and Modulation Techniques for Advanced Satellite Mobile Systems

will take place jointly with the

66tthh Cioni, Stefano, University of Bologna, ITALY (P); Albertazzi, Gianni, University of Bologna, ITALY; Corazza, Giovanni E., University of Bologna, ITALY; De Laurentiis, Nico, University of Bologna, ITALY; Neri, Massimo, University of Bologna, ITALY; Salmi, Paola, University of Bologna, ITALY; Vanelli-Coralli, Alessandro, University of Bologna, ITALY

12:40 Satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcast (SDMB) Access Layer DefinitionKueh, Victor, Centre for Communication Systems Research, UNITED KINGDOM (P); Karaliopoulos, Merkourios, University of Surrey, UNITED KINGDOM; Evans, Barry, University of Surrey, UNITED KINGDOM; Vincent, Paul, Alcatel Space, FRANCE; Chengeleroyen, Gemini, Motorola, FRANCE; Malsch, Jerome, Motorola, FRANCE; Koutsokeras, Nektarios, Space Hellas, GREECE; Angelou, Vangelis, Space Hellas, GREECE; Andrikopoulos, Ilias, Space Hellas, GREECE

13:00 LunchSESSION 3: Networking& Resource management

14:00 Transport layer protocols for the land mobile Satellite Broadcast ChannelNúria Gassó Montserrat, DLR; Harald Ernst, DLR, Institute for Communications and Navigation, DLR (German Aerospace Center), GERMANY

14:20 Admission Control Policies for WCDMA Satellite Return Link in an Avionic EnvironmentDini, Paolo, University of Rome "La Sapienza", ITALY; Massaroni, Marco, University of Rome "La Sapienza", ITALY (P)

14:40 Network Simulator for Third Generation Mobile Satellite SystemsRammer, Josef, Siemens Austria, AUSTRIA (P); Schlapansky, Ferdinand, Siemens Austria, AUSTRIA; Gomez, Pilar, Siemens Austria, AUSTRIA; Maucher, Johannes, Ascom, SWITZERLAND Furrer, Joerg, Ascom, SWITZERLAND

15:00 Novel IP Traffic Engineering Strategies for Low Earth Orbit Satellite NetworksBerioli, Matteo, DLR, GERMANY (P); Rosati, Laura, University of Perugia, ITALY; Reali, Gianluca, University of Perugia, ITALY

15:20 End to End QoS Management in a Mobile Satellite NetworkMinn, Eliot, e2E Services Ltd, UNITED KINGDOM (P); Townsend, Clive, e2E Services Ltd, UNITED KINGDOM

15.40 Coffee breakSESSION 4: Multiple access and synchronization issues

16:00 Synchronization Keeping in an Aeronautical Satellite Communications EnvironmentAdmella, Manuel: INDRA, SPAIN (P)

16:20 Iterative PIC Detection and Channel Estimation for HAPS/Satellite DS-CDMA SystemsMorosi, Simone, University of Firenze, ITALY (P); Ronga, Luca Simone, University of Firenze, ITALY; Rufolo, Paola, University of Firenze, ITALY

16:40 Cryptographic CDMA code hopping (CH-CDMA) for signal security and anti-jammingHermanns, Frank, DLR - German Aerospace Center, GERMANY (P)

17:00 Poster session Connection Admission Control issues in DVB-RCS systemsIera, A, University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria,DIMET, ITALY; Molinaro, A., University of Calabria, DEIS Dept., ITALY (P); Pulitano, S, University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria,DIMET, ITALYDevelopment of Mobile Broadband Satellite Access System in Korea for Satellite CommunicationsSong, Yun-Jeong, ETRI, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (P); Oh, Deock-Gil, ETRI, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF; Lee, Ho-Jin, ETRI, KOREA, REPUBLIC OFProperties of Spherical Lens Antennas for High Altitude Platform CommunicationsThornton, John: University of York, UNITED KINGDOM (P)Intelligent GA Scheduling Techniques for QoS Management of Mobile Packet Data Service (MPDS)Thilakawardana, Shyamalie, CCSR, University of Surrey, UNITED KINGDOM (P); Tafazolli, Rahim, CCSR, University of Surrey, UNITED KINGDOM; Hale, Ben, Inmarsat, UNITED KINGDOM; Trachtman, Eyal, Inmarsat, UNITED KINGDOMAn Efficient Medium Access Control (MAC) Layer Protocol for a UMTS High Altitude PlatformBatsios, Nikolaos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GREECE (P); Pavlidou, Fotini-Niovi, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GREECEHierarchical Modulation and DVB-S2Honary, Souroush, NextGen Telematics, UNITED KINGDOM (P) ; Markarian, Garik, University Of Leeds, UNITED KINGDOMPerformance evaluation of end-to-end TCP enhancements for satellite linksCAINI, CARLO, University of Bologna, ITALY (P); Firrincieli, Rosario, University of Bologna, ITALYWeb-browsing study over MAC-shared GEO satellite linksKaraliopoulos, Merkourios, CCSR, University of Surrey, UNITED KINGDOM (P); Evans, Barry, CCSR, University of Surrey, UNITED KINGDOMFURLONG : A Study Showing the Importance of Communication to Future Real-time Location andNavigationClose, Gareth, SciSys Space & Defence Ltd., UNITED KINGDOM (P); Saull, Richard, SciSys Space & Defence Ltd., UNITED KINGDOM; Moore, Terry, IESSG, UNITED KINGDOM; Noakes, Caroline, IESSG, UNITED KINGDOM; Hide, Chris, IESSG, UNITED KINGDOM; Moore, Roger, CEH, UNITED KINGDOMDevelopment of Well-Structured Rate-Compatible Low Density Parity Check Codes for DVB-S2 applications

TTUUTTOORRIIAALLSSThe European

Mobile Personal

Satellite Communications

Workshop (EMPS2004)

Advanced Satellite

Mobile Systems

Conference (ASMS 2004)

on 20-22 September 2004, at the European Space Agencysite ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands.

The Conference, co-organised by ESA/ESTEC and the AdvancedSatellite Mobile Systems Task Force (ASMS-TF), will present thelatest applications and advances in research on mobile satellitesystems and it will comprise panels addressing critical andemerging issues, both for the commercial & institutional markets, aswell as demonstrations and exhibitions.

CO-CHARIMENGiovanni Emanuele Corazza Riccardo De GaudenziASMF Chairman European Space AgencyUniversity of Bologna

TECHNICAL COMMITTEEBertram Arbesser Rastburg (ESA) Erich Lutz (DLR, D)Paolo Binelli (Telespazio, I) Ioannis Mertzanis

(Space Hellas, Gr) Stephane Boichon (Astrium SAS, F) Christophe Nussli

(Alcatel Space, F)Marie Laure Boucheret (ENST, F) Jordi Ortiz (France Telecom

R&D, F)Cristina Calvitti (Telespazio,I) Niovi Pavlidou (Aristotle

Univ. Thessaloniki, Gr)Emanuele D'Andria (Telespazio, I) Andrea Perez-Carro Rios (ESA)Enrico Del Re (Univ. Florence, I) Juan Rivera Castro (ESA) Harald Ernst (DLR, D) Sandro Scalise (DLR, D)Barry Evans (Univ. Surrey, UK) Christophe Selier (Alcatel

Space, F)John Gardiner (Univ. Bradford, UK) Jay Sengupta (Inmarsat, UK)Jose Antonio Guerra (Hispasat, S) Julian Seseña (ROSE, S) Fun Hu (Univ. Bradford, UK) Ray Sheriff (Univ. Bradford, UK) Merkouris Karaliopoulos Alessandro Vanelli-Coralli (Univ. Surrey, UK) (Univ. Bologna, I)

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European Workshop

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Moinian, abdolhosein, Lancaster Universit y, UNITED KINGDOM (P); Honary, Bahram, Lancaster University, UNITED KINGDOMImplementation of Rate Compatible Block Turbo Codec for High Speed Communication SystemsRYOO, SUNHEUI, ETRI, Korea, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (P); Kim, Sooyoung, ETRI, Korea, KOREA, REPUBLIC OFFrame Acquisition for Continuous and Discontinuous Transmission in the Forward Link of Ka-band Satellite SystemsCorazza, Giovanni Emanuele, University of Bologna, DEIS/ARCES, ITALY; Pedone, Raffaella, University of Bologna, DEIS/ARCES, ITALY; Villanti, Marco, University of Bologna, DEIS/ARCES, ITALY (P)Adaptive Control for Delay and Throughput in Broadband GEO Satellite Interactive ChannelsWerner, Markus, German Aerospace Center (DLR), GERMANY (P); Donner, Anton, German Aerospace Center (DLR), GERMANY; Bousquet, Michel, SUPAERO, FRANCE; Corazza, Giovanni E., University of Bologna, ITALY; Evans, Barry, University of Surrey, UNITED KINGDOM; Hu, Fun, University of Bradford, UNITED KINGDOM; Lutz, Erich, German Aerospace Center (DLR), GERMANY; Maral, Gerard, ENST, FRANCE; Rumeau, Robert, CNES, FRANCE; Sheriff, Ray, University of Bradford, UNITED KINGDOMAdaptive Control for Delay and Throughput in Broadband GEO Satellite Interactive ChannelsLee, Ki-Dong, ETRI, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (P)DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A BROADBAND Ku-BAND CDMA VSATLadas, Michael, NTUA, GREECE (P); Uzunoglu, Nikolaos, NTUA, GREECE; Stratakos, Georgios, NTUA, GREECELOCOPROL : A low cost Train Location and Signalling for Low Density Traffic Lines, a LEO satellite approachPierre MERTENS, Jean-Pierre FRANCKART, Antonin STARCK, Alfonso Napolitano, ALSTOM Transport Information Solutions; Antonio Bove, Nicola Carlomagno, Fausto di Trani Elsacom Spa – A Finmeccanica CompanyLow profile scanning antennas for satcom “on-the-move”M W Shelley (P) and J Vazquez, ERA Technology Ltd., UNITED KINGDOMDesign of Mobile Antenna System for Satellite CommunicationLee, Kyong Hee, ETRI(Electronics and Telecommunications Research I, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (P); Park, Ung Hee, ETRI(Electronics and Telecommunications Research I, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF; Noh, Haeng Sook, ETRI(Electronics and Telecommunications Research I, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF; Son, Seong Ho, ETRI(Electronics and Telecommunications Research I, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF; Jeon, Soon Ik, ETRI(Electronics and Telecommunications Research I, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

18:00 Close day 1

ESTEC Conference Bureau P.O. Box 299

2200 AG NoordwjikThe Netherlands

E-mail: confburo@esa.intTel: +31 71 5655005Fax: +31 71 5655658

http://www.estec.esa.nl/conferences/

DAY 2: 22 September

SESSION 5: System Studies I (S-band)09:00 SDMB Radio Network Planning Tool

Hoppe, Reiner, AWE Communications, GERMANY (P); Francon, Michel-Guy, Alcatel Space, FRANCE; Woelfle, Gerd, AWE Communications, GERMANY

09:20 Satellite Downlink Reception through Intermediate Module Repeaters: Power Delay Profile AnalysisCaini, Carlo, University of Bologna, ITALY (P); Corazza, Giovanni Emanuele, University of Bologna, ITALY

09:40 Satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcast: Capability to support point to point servicesMartin, Béatrice, Alcatel Space, FRANCE (P)

10:00 Satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcast (SDMB): An advanced mobile satellite system for Risk management and Environment monitoringChuberre, Nicolas, Alcatel Space, FRANCE (P); Nussli, Christophe, Alcatel Space, FRANCE; Vincent, Paul, Alcatel Space, FRANCE; Ntsonde, Joel, Alcatel Space, FRANCE

10:20 Relative positioning of the European Satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcast (SDMB) among other mobile broadcast solutionsChuberre, Nicolas, Alcatel Space, FRANCE (P); Courseille, Olivier, Alcatel Space, FRANCE; Nussli, Christophe, Alcatel Space, FRANCE; Selier, Christophe, Alcatel Space, FRANCE

10:40 Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service in Satellite UMTS, the 3GNetSim ApproachParraga Niebla, Cristina, DLR, GERMANY (P); Pregler, Peter, Siemens, AUSTRIA; Furrer, Jörg, ASCOM, SWITZERLAND; Gomez Alcala, Maria del Pilar, Siemens, AUSTRIA

11:00 Coffee breakSESSION 6: System Studies II (beyond S-band)

11:20 A DVB/Inmarsat Hybrid Architecture for Asymmetrical Broadband Mobile Satellite ServicesAndersen, Bjørn Roger: Telenor Satellite Services, NORWAY (P)

11:40 Development of Ku-band mobile satellite internet access systemOh, Deock-Gil, ETRI, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (P)

12:00 Ku-Mobil: Satellite Multimedia Services for Cars in the Ku-Band Ernst, Harald, DLR, GERMANY (P); Loeillet, Christophe, SES GLOBAL, LUXEMBURG; Cristoff, Martin, SES GLOBAL, LUXEMBURG; Midthassel, Rolv, ESA ESTEC, NETHERLANDS

12:20 Demonstrations13:20 Lunch14:20 PANEL SESSION: Commercial & Regulatory panel

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