the presentation of the Lab.

LEOPART - Telecommunication Network Laboratory
(Laboratoire d'Etude et d'OPtimisation
des Architectures des Réseaux de Télécommunication)
LEOPART is part of ENAC research
activities. It deals with studying and
optimizing telecommunication network
architectures. Its research areas are
mainly
related
with
aeronautical
networks. Created in 2006.
Human Ressources
3 permanent staffs
4 PhD students
Research Areas
• Network design from access to transport layer
• Wireless network architectures (mobile, satellite, …)
• Quality of Service
• Network security
Technical skills
• Network traffic characterization
• Network metrology and engineering
• Network simulation and modelling
• Network emulation
Fields of application
• Datalink (air-ground communications)
• In-Flight Entertainment communications
• Embedded networks
• Internet and TCP/IP suite
• …
Some research projects
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Satellite System Performance Assessment for Aeronautical Communications –PhD
Study (ENAC/ISAE) - 2006->2009
System architecture design for security in aeronautical communications – PhD
Study – Aerospace Valley project (FAST) – 2008->
Satellite link emulation platform with exogenous data trafic generator for
aeronautical communications – Study – Aerospace Valley project (CAPITOLE)
2009 ->
AeRAN - Aeronautical Ad Hoc Networks – PhD Study (ENAC/Thales) – 2009 ->
MILSAVION – NextGen Router for Aeronautical Communication - PhD Study
(ENAC/Thales) – 2009 ->
Recent publications (2010)
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Frédéric Besse, Alain Pirovano, Fabien Garcia, José Radzik, “Aeronautical Ad Hoc
Networks : a new Datalink for ATM”, INO 2010, 9th Innovative Research Workshop
& Exhibition, 7-9 Dec. 2010, EUROCONTROL Experimental Center, Brétigny-surOrge, France
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M.Slim BEN MAHMOUD, Nicolas LARRIEU, Alain PIROVANO, “Security
architecture design for satellite aeronautical data link communications”, AIAA 28th
International Communications Satellite Systems Conference (ICSSC 2010), 30
August-02 September 2010, Anaheim, California, USA.
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Oriol Vidal, José Radzik, Alain PIROVANO, “Fiber-Like Aircraft Satellite
Communications : FAST, an Aerospace Valley project – System Architecture and
Protocol Stack Design”, AIAA 28th International Communications Satellite Systems
Conference (ICSSC 2010), 30 August-02 September 2010, Anaheim, California,
USA.
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Fabien Garcia, Alain PIROVANO, Mathieu Magnaudet, “Satellite Link Emulation
Platform for Aeronautical Application Validation”, AIAA 28th International
Communications Satellite Systems Conference (ICSSC 2010), 30 August-02
September 2010, Anaheim, California, USA.
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Frédéric Besse, Fabien Garcia, Alain PIROVANO, José Radzik, “Wireless Ad Hoc
Networks Access For Aeronautical Communications”, AIAA 28th International
Communications Satellite Systems Conference (ICSSC 2010), 30 August-02
September 2010, Anaheim, California, USA.
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M.Slim BEN MAHMOUD, Nicolas LARRIEU, Alain PIROVANO, “A Performanceaware Public Key Infrastructure for Next Generation Connected Aircrafts”, IEEE
29th Digitial Avionics Systems Conference (DASC'2010), 3-7 October 2010, Salt
Lake City, Utah, USA.
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M.Slim BEN MAHMOUD, Nicolas LARRIEU, Alain PIROVANO, “An adaptive
security architecture for future aircraft communications”, IEEE 29th Digitial Avionics
Systems Conference (DASC'2010), 3-7 October 2010, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.