Prediction of triple-orbital diversity performance in Earth-space communication

Panagopoulos, AD; Kanellopoulos, JD

dc.contributor.author	Panagopoulos, AD	en
dc.contributor.author	Kanellopoulos, JD	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:18:14Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:18:14Z
dc.date.issued	2002	en
dc.identifier.issn	0737-2884	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/14886
dc.subject	Orbital diversity gain	en
dc.subject	Rain attenuation	en
dc.subject	Satellite diversity	en
dc.subject	Triple-orbital diversity	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Aerospace	en
dc.subject.classification	Telecommunications	en
dc.subject.other	Earth (planet)	en
dc.subject.other	Mathematical models	en
dc.subject.other	Orbits	en
dc.subject.other	Rain	en
dc.subject.other	Space research	en
dc.subject.other	Telecommunication lines	en
dc.subject.other	Telecommunication links	en
dc.subject.other	Satellite diversity	en
dc.subject.other	Satellite communication systems	en
dc.title	Prediction of triple-orbital diversity performance in Earth-space communication	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1002/sat.720	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/sat.720	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2002	en
heal.abstract	Orbital diversity is considered to be an effective technique to overcome large fade margins in satellite communication links. This paper discusses triple-orbital diversity,, which uses three satellites and an Earth receiving site. A method for calculating the outage probability of a triple-orbital diversity protection scheme is proposed. It is based on a model for convective raincells and the lognormal assumption for point rainfall rate statistics. Numerical results are compared with an available set of experimental data taken from a VSAT Earth-station located in Japan. The agreement was found to be quite encouraging. Some useful conclusions, concerning the relative advantage of using triple- against the double-orbital diversity scheme are also deduced. Copyright (C) 2002 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.	en
heal.publisher	JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD	en
heal.journalName	International Journal of Satellite Communications	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1002/sat.720	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000175473500002	en
dc.identifier.volume	20	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	187	en
dc.identifier.epage	200	en