A novel broadband all-wireless access network using stratospheric platforms

Author

Hase, Yoshihiro ; Miura, Ryu ; Ohmori, Shingo

Author_Institution

Commun. Res. Lab., Minist. of Posts & Telecommun., Yokosuka, Japan

Volume

2

fYear

1998

fDate

18-21 May 1998

Firstpage

1191

Abstract

This paper proposes a novel broadband access network using a number of stratospheric platforms. This is a new wireless infrastructure, and consists of wireless access links between the platform and terminals in the Ka-band and a mesh-like network using optical inter-platform links. One platform covers a 40 km×40 km area with 64 beams of an onboard multi-beam antenna. Thus, the cell size is almost as same as that of current cellular systems. This network can provide 25 Mbps to more than 156 Mbps access links and a flexible wireless ATM network to subscribers

Keywords

aircraft antennas; aircraft communication; asynchronous transfer mode; broadband networks; cellular radio; multibeam antennas; optical links; radio access networks; stratosphere; 25 to 156 Mbit/s; Ka-band; broadband access network; broadband all-wireless access network; cell size; flexible wireless ATM network; mesh-like network; onboard multi-beam antenna; optical inter-platform links; stratospheric platforms; wireless access links; wireless infrastructure; Aircraft; Costs; Frequency; Low earth orbit satellites; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Power transmission; Satellite broadcasting; Terrestrial atmosphere; Wireless networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference, 1998. VTC 98. 48th IEEE

Conference_Location

Ottawa, Ont.

ISSN

1090-3038

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4320-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETEC.1998.686427

Filename

686427