The Internet Engineering Task Force is working on extending the traditional TCP/IP model for supporting multimedia and real-time applications on the Internet. Thus, new protocols have been developed such as the Resource Reservation Protocol. With the rapid growth of mobile networks, the IETF is also working on creating and extending the existing protocols to support mobile users. This has led t...

iii To my caring parents who are my inspiration To my graduate advisor who is a remarkable mentor iv Acknowledgements I would like to extend my sincere and utmost gratitude to Dr. Victor Frost, my advisor and committee chair for his invaluable guidance and inspiration throughout my research. I would like to thank him for giving me the opportunity to work on this project, which is his brainchild...

In the world of educational satellites, student teams manually conduct operations daily. Educational satellites typically travel in a Low Earth Orbit allowing communication for approximately thirty minutes each day. Manual operations during these times is manageable for student teams as the required manpower is minimal. The international Global Educational Network for Satellite Operations (GENS...