Title :
Smart Antenna Terminals for Broadband Mobile Satellite Communications at Ka-Band
Author :
Geise, Alexander ; Jacob, Arne F. ; Kuhlmann, Karsten ; Pawlak, Holger ; Gieron, Roman ; Siatchoua, Patrice ; Lohmann, Dirk ; Holzwarth, Sybille ; Litschke, Oliver ; Heckler, Marcos V T ; Greda, Lukasz ; Dreher, Achim ; Hunscher, Christian
Author_Institution :
Tech. Univ. Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg
Abstract :
This paper deals with a modular Rx- and Tx- antenna terminal featuring digital beamforming (DBF) at Ka-band frequencies. Background and vision of the project SANTANA II and recent realizations are described. Different system components are outlined covering digital baseband, RF- and IF- level as well as software aspects. An outlook on mobile field tests, which will be reported at the conference, concludes this contribution.
Keywords :
adaptive antenna arrays; antenna testing; microwave antenna arrays; mobile satellite communication; Ka-band antenna; SANTANA II project; broadband mobile satellite communications; digital beamforming; mobile field tests; smart antenna terminals; system components; Antenna arrays; Broadband antennas; Broadband communication; Frequency; Jacobian matrices; Mobile antennas; Patch antennas; Satellite antennas; Satellite communication; Structural beams;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas, 2007. INICA '07. 2nd International ITG Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-3-00-021643-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-3-00-021643-5
DOI :
10.1109/INICA.2007.4353962
