A general algorithm for the optimal coordination of a space-borne computer-transmitter coupling

Abstract

An analysis is made of a situation that may arise in space to earth communication, viz., the establishment of the priority of transmission of messages that flow out of a space station taking into consideration factors like the noise level of the channel, the length of the message, and the importance as well as the effective content of the message relative to other messages received at the earth station. A coupling of the transmitter with a special purpose computer is suggested, giving an algorithmic schemata for their optimal coordination; Requirements of a computer simulation of the coupling utilizing the SIMSCRIPT language are outlined.