K/Ka-band channel characterization for mobile satellite systems

Author

Pinck, Deborah S. ; Rice, Michael D.

Author_Institution

Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1995

fDate

25-28 Jul 1995

Firstpage

981

Abstract

Mobile satellite systems allow truly ubiquitous wireless communications to users anywhere and anytime. NASA´s Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS) provides an ideal space-based platform for the measurement of K/Ka-band propagation characteristics in a land mobile satellite application. Field tests for K-band propagation were conducted in three basic environments: clear line-of-sight (LOS) highways, lightly shadowed suburban, and heavily shadowed suburban. Preliminary results of these field tests indicate very little multipath for rural environments and for clear LOS links while deep fades were experienced in shadowed areas, especially those where tree canopies covered the road

Keywords

fading; land mobile radio; mobile satellite communication; multipath channels; K/Ka-band channel characterization; K/Ka-band propagation characteristics; NASA´s Advanced Communications Technology Satellite; clear line-of-sight highways; field tests; heavily shadowed suburban environment; land mobile satellite application; lightly shadowed suburban environment; mobile satellite systems; multipath environment; rural environments; tree canopies; wireless communications; Artificial satellites; Azimuth; Frequency; Optical propagation; Receiving antennas; Roads; Satellite antennas; Shadow mapping; Testing; UHF measurements;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference, 1995 IEEE 45th

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

ISSN

1090-3038

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2742-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETEC.1995.505014

Filename

505014