Title :
MIMO over Satellite: A Review
Author :
Arapoglou, Pantelis-Daniel ; Liolis, Konstantinos ; Bertinelli, Massimo ; Panagopoulos, Athanasios ; Cottis, Panayotis ; De Gaudenzi, Riccardo
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Athens, Greece
Abstract :
The present article carries out a review of MIMO-based techniques that have been recently proposed for satellite communications. Due to the plethora of MIMO interpretations in terrestrial systems and the particularities of satellite communications, this review is built on two pillars, namely fixed satellite and mobile satellite. Special attention is given to the characteristics of the satellite channel, which will ultimately determine the viability of MIMO over satellite. Finally, some future research directions are identified.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; mobile satellite communication; MIMO-based techniques; fixed satellite; mobile satellite; satellite channel; satellite communications; terrestrial systems; MIMO; multi-user; precoding; satellite channel modeling; single-user; space-time codes;
Journal_Title :
Communications Surveys & Tutorials, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/SURV.2011.033110.00072
