Mobile satellite system performance through simulation

Author

Barts, R. ; Kim, J. ; Porter, R. ; Pratt, T. ; Stutzman, W. ; Bostian, C.

Author_Institution

Bradley Dept. of Electr. Eng., Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA

fYear

1990

fDate

6-9 May 1990

Firstpage

701

Lastpage

705

Abstract

A simulator for mobile satellite system (MSS) link simulation is described. The simulation consists of two elements which evolved separately. The propagation simulator is used to produce fade data and statistics under a variety of path conditions. The channel simulator produces bit error rates (BER), under real propagation conditions, for several coding/modulation formats. The propagation simulator shows good agreement with theoretical fading models and experimental data. The channel simulator predicts bit error ratio (BER) very close to theoretical values for back-to-back modem tests, verifying its operation. When used with either experimental propagation data or simulated data from the propagation simulator, the channel simulator can predict channel performance under realistic fading conditions

Keywords

digital simulation; fading; mobile radio systems; radiowave propagation; satellite relay systems; telecommunication channels; BER; channel simulator; fading; link simulation; mobile satellite system; propagation simulator; Artificial satellites; Fading; Mobile communication; Predictive models; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite communication; Shadow mapping; Signal processing; Statistics; System performance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference, 1990 IEEE 40th

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

ISSN

1090-3038

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETEC.1990.110407

Filename

110407