Satellite Systems Engineering in an IPv6 Environment

European Space Agency
Contract Report
Contract Number 17629/03/NL/NDThe work described in this report was done under ESA contract. Responsibility for the contents resides in the authors or organizations that prepared it.
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This investigation has been carried out under a contract awarded by the European Space Agency (ESA), contract number 17629/03/NL/ND. The ESA study manager is Frank .Zeppenfeldt.
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| IABG mbH | 2004 | Contract No. 17629/03/NL/ND |
| Authors: Wolfgang Fritsche | IABG | |
| Karl Mayer | Department for Communication Networks | |
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| Version | Date | Section | Description |
| 1.0 | 06.07.2004 | General | Initial version |
This document is the executive summary report of ESTEC Contract Number 17629/03/NL/ND entitled "Preparation for IPv6 in Satellite Communications." The objective of the project is to support users, provider, and manufacturer in the introduction of IPv6 in satellite networks. Therefore, the project identified any IPv6 specific protocol issues with satellite communication and outlined appropriate transition scenarios for...