Abstract
This paper deals with the short (10 km) and long distance (300-1400 km) site-diversity (SD) characteristics by using a newly developed measuring system. In the proposed measuring system, six earth stations transmit 14-GHz band QPSK signals, and one measuring earth station receives 12-GHz band signals and processes them to determine SD characteristics. As a result, easy operation and maintenance, low-cost measuring system construction and highly accurate data have been obtained. By comparing those measured results with the SD joint probability approximation equation in ITU- Rec.P.618-7, a good agreement can be obtained. Furthermore, the effect of typhoons on SD characteristics were measured.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1481-1491 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2004 Jun |
Keywords
- Rain attenuation
- Satellite communication system
- SD characteristics
- Site-diversity (SD) measurement system
- VSAT system design
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Computer Networks and Communications