Modeling Packet Loss of Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Networks

The growing popularity of Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, which are increasingly cheaper to manufacture and launch, has revolutionized the Internet market. Given the impact of packet loss on the quality of service (QoS) and optimization strategies of communication systems, it is of great significance to model packet loss in LEO satellite networks. The existing packet loss models considered in the literature have different assumptions and characteristics, but it remains unclear whether they are suitable for LEO satellite networks. This paper aims to evaluate several packet loss models. Through the evaluation of several metrics, the advantages and disadvantages of each model are discussed. We then introduce the Markovian Arrival Process (MAP) as a choice for packet loss modeling, and the experimental results show that the performance is better than that of existing models.