MIMO channel modeling and transmission techniques for multi-satellite and hybrid satellite-terrestrial mobile networks

Perez-Neira, AI; Ibars, C; Serra, J; del Coso, A; Gomez-Vilardebo, J; Caus, M; Liolis, KP

dc.contributor.author	Perez-Neira, AI	en
dc.contributor.author	Ibars, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Serra, J	en
dc.contributor.author	del Coso, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Gomez-Vilardebo, J	en
dc.contributor.author	Caus, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Liolis, KP	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:02:57Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:02:57Z
dc.date.issued	2011	en
dc.identifier.issn	18744907	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/29331
dc.subject	MIMO	en
dc.subject	Propagation channel modeling	en
dc.subject	Satellite communications	en
dc.subject	Space time coding techniques	en
dc.title	MIMO channel modeling and transmission techniques for multi-satellite and hybrid satellite-terrestrial mobile networks	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.phycom.2011.04.001	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phycom.2011.04.001	en
heal.publicationDate	2011	en
heal.abstract	The Quality of Service (QoS) in land mobile satellite (LMS) communications drops drastically in the presence of shadowing and multipath fading. This paper studies two promising multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) schemes, along with specific transmission techniques, aimed at overcoming this problem. First, specific proposals for a dual-satellite distributed MIMO scheme are studied based upon delay-tolerant and spectral-efficient schemes. As a second alternative, a hybrid satellite-terrestrial scheme is studied with specific proposals for MIMO processing. In order to carry out a performance assessment the paper addresses related MIMO satellite propagation channel modeling issues which lead to a new mathematical model to accommodate the multi-satellite transmission. In both cases, we quantify and conclude the MIMO gains in terms of bit error rate (BER) and spectral efficiency for urban and suburban environments. The transmitted air-interfaces in both proposed MIMO schemes are DVB-SH standard compatible. The analytical results have been validated by means of Monte Carlo simulations. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.	en
heal.journalName	Physical Communication	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.phycom.2011.04.001	en
dc.identifier.volume	4	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	127	en
dc.identifier.epage	139	en