Diversity techniques for satellite communications: an educational graphical tool

Author

Arapoglou, Pantelis-Daniel M. ; Panagopoulos, Athanasios D. ; Chatzarakis, George E. ; Kanellopoulos, John D. ; Cottis, Panayotis G.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Greece

Volume

46

Issue

3

fYear

2004

fDate

6/1/2004 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

109

Lastpage

114

Abstract

This paper presents an educational graphical tool for an understanding and teaching site and orbital diversity techniques. Such techniques are employed in satellite communications at frequencies above 10 GHz to counteract signal impairments due to rain. The satellite communication diversity performance tool (SCDPT) was developed using MATLABs graphical user interface (GUI). The tool illustrates the overall effect of rain fades and the application of diversity as a fade mitigation technique on the design of satellite communication systems to senior and graduate students studying telecommunications.

Keywords

computer aided instruction; diversity reception; educational aids; fading channels; graphical user interfaces; rain; satellite communication; telecommunication computing; telecommunication engineering education; Satellite Communication Diversity Performance Tool; educational graphical tool; electromagnetic engineering education; fade mitigation technique; fading channels; graphical user interface; orbital diversity techniques; rain fades; Attenuation; Diversity methods; Diversity reception; Fading; Frequency; Graphical user interfaces; Rain; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite communication; Satellite ground stations;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1045-9243

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MAP.2004.1374116

Filename

1374116