Performance criteria affecting pointing error and the impact on total cost of ownership

Author

Murthy, Ramana

Author_Institution

Gen. Dynamics SATCOM Technol., Richardson, TX, USA

fYear

2012

fDate

Oct. 29 2012-Nov. 1 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Methods to determine pointing error per the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Vehicle Mounted Earth Station (VMES) license have been presented with accurate measurements. Accurate pointing is a defining requirement for transmitting mobile satellite communication ("Satcom-on-the-move") antennas. Indirectly, pointing error has an immediate impact on the total space segment cost by the user community. The following paper will discuss system performance parameters that affect pointing error, its implications in meeting FCC VMES regulations and impact on leased bandwidth cost, and the overall effect on the user community.

Keywords

mobile antennas; mobile communication; satellite antennas; FCC VMES regulations; VMES license; federal communications commission; mobile satellite communication; performance criteria; pointing error; satcom-on-the-move antennas; system performance parameters; total cost of ownership; vehicle mounted earth station; Antenna measurements; Bandwidth; Satellite antennas; Satellites; Transmitting antennas; Vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE, 2012 - MILCOM 2012

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

ISSN

2155-7578

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1729-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MILCOM.2012.6415587

Filename

6415587