A broadband wireless access system using stratospheric platforms

Author

Wu, Gang ; Miura, Ryu ; Hase, Yoshihiro

Author_Institution

Commun. Res. Lab., Minist. of Posts & Telecommun., Kanagawa, Japan

Volume

1

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

225

Abstract

A Japanese national project for the development of stratospheric platforms (SPF) started in 1998 with the goal of constructing a new communications infrastructure. This paper describes this project, including the purpose, organizational structure, and current R and D activities. It focuses on the SPF-based broadband wireless access systems including the system scenario, system configuration, and services to be supported. Key technologies, such as the onboard multibeam antenna system and channel access schemes, are described

Keywords

aircraft antennas; aircraft communication; balloons; broadband networks; multibeam antennas; radio access networks; stratosphere; Japanese national project; R and D activities; broadband wireless access system; channel access schemes; onboard multibeam antenna system; organizational structure; stratospheric platforms; Artificial satellites; Fading; Low earth orbit satellites; Payloads; Propagation losses; Research and development; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite ground stations; Space technology; Terrestrial atmosphere;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Telecommunications Conference, 2000. GLOBECOM '00. IEEE

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6451-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.2000.891761

Filename

891761