Aa. Aboudebra et al., Signal fading in land-mobile satellite communication systems: Statistical characteristics of data measured in Japan using EIS-VI, IEE P-MIC A, 146(5), 1999, pp. 349-354
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Eletrical & Eletronics Engineeing
Journal title
IEE PROCEEDINGS-MICROWAVES ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION
The space-earth links in land-mobile satellite communications are frequentl
y cut off as a result of the shadowing and blockage, due to roadside trees,
buildings, utility poles, and other artificial obstacles. Knowledge about
the fade statistics is therefore important in designing cost-effective land
-mobile satellite communication systems. Using a 15.5dBi-gain satellite-tra
cking antenna, an S-band (2.1GHz) unmodulated continuous-wave signal transm
itted from the elliptically orbiting ETS-VI satellite was measured, while t
he vehicle the antenna was mounted on was driven around a city in Okinawa.
The investigation reports on fade statistics and fade and nonfade-duration
(interfade-duration) statistics for elevation angles ranging from 57.9 degr
ees to 66.5 degrees and for several thresholds of fade state (fade margins
from 3 to 15dB).