Exploitation of the W-band for high capacity satellite communications

Author

De Fina, Silvia ; Ruggieri, Marina ; Bosisio, Ada Vittoria

Author_Institution

Universita di Roma "Tor Vergata", Italy

Volume

39

Issue

1

fYear

2003

Firstpage

82

Lastpage

93

Abstract

The scientific mission DAVID (Data and Video Interactive Distribution) of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) will pioneer the use of the W-band for a challenging telecommunications experiment. The unavailability of channel measurements and the technological limitations in that frequency range imply a system assessment based on channel extrapolation and a wise error control strategy. In that frame, a system approach is proposed that will allow the exploitation of the W-band for high capacity satellite communications. The results obtained through that approach in the assessment of the DAVID W-band experiment are provided and their perspectives identified and discussed.

Keywords

channel capacity; error correction; satellite communication; DAVID mission; W-band; channel capacity; error control; satellite communication; telecommunication system; Bandwidth; Extrapolation; Frequency measurement; Hardware; Low earth orbit satellites; Marine technology; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite communication; Space missions; Space technology;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9251

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TAES.2003.1188895

Filename

1188895