• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.42 no.6
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• pp.461-467
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• 2014

This paper investigates using small UAVs as communications relay nodes for expanding communications links and improving communications quality, primarily for a fleet of ground or navy vessels. An airborne relay in ground/maritime space can effectively connect to units operating over the horizon, beyond normal communication range, or under limited satellite communication environment. Even if the equipment development is mature for communications relay, where to locate UAVs for efficient relay is still a pending question. With this background, this paper will develop high-level deployment algorithms to optimize the location of UAVs for improving the connectivity of a wireless network among a fleet of ground or navy vessels.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.85-95
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• 2023

Space optical communication technology capable of large-capacity, high-speed, and low-latency communication can reduce the size, weight, and power consumption of radio frequency communications in existing satellite systems, thereby reducing launch costs, accommodating additional science instruments, and extending lifetime. Despite the high technical difficulty, various projects are being carried out in advanced countries regarding space technology for use in national security and defense, earth observation, and space communications. We review the advantages, key components, and development trends of space optical communication technology, which is attracting attention in applications such as satellite communications, intersatellite linking, and deep space communications.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.42 no.1
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• pp.172-180
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• 2017

Korean army has been trying to construct a future tactical network in collaboration with TICN at the ground level and the next-generation military satellite system in the space level. However, due to the low bandwidth and high operational cost, the satellite system has the limitation to exchange all kind of tactical information through it. To overcome the limitation, there have been several researches to construct airborne networks. In this paper, we propose an effective interworking architecture and operation scheme between terrestrial tactical networks and aerial relay networks to counteract against the communication breaks of terrestrial terminals. And, we also propose a way to analyze its effectiveness. The experimental results show that the interworking of aerial relay networks can manage the failure situations in terrestrial tactical networks very effectively.