Title :
An enhanced meteor-burst computer model with comparison against channel sounding measurements
Author :
Peterson, David A. ; Brown, David W.
Author_Institution :
ITT-Aerosp./Commun. Div., Fort Wayne, IN, USA
Abstract :
Development and testing of next generation tactical radios with the capability for BLOS meteor burst communication are costly and time consuming. An accurate meteor burst computer model is needed to reduce the cost of lengthy link tests and aid the system designer in determining the necessary link margins. ITT-A/CD and Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) have participated in a joint effort to enhance and validate a world-wide meteor burst computer model. Modifications were made to improve the accuracy of a previously reported model (D.W. Brown, 1985). A link protocol simulator was added to simulate the effects of error control coding on throughput and response time. Predicted results were compared against empirical data to assist in fine-tuning the model. Modifications made to enhance the accuracy of the meteor burst computer model are discussed along with a comparison of predicted results versus empirical data collected over a 934-mile path between Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Mineral Wells, Texas
Keywords :
error correction codes; meteor burst communications; military computing; military systems; telecommunications computing; 934 miles; BLOS meteor burst communication; beyond-line-of-sight communication; channel sounding measurements; enhanced meteor-burst computer model; error control coding; link; link protocol simulator; response time; tactical radios; throughput; Computational modeling; Computer vision; Costs; Electromagnetic scattering; Electrons; Error correction; Predictive models; Protocols; System testing; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Tactical Communications Conference, 1990. Vol.1. Tactical Communications. Challenges of the 1990's, Proceedings of the
Conference_Location :
Fort Wayne, IN
DOI :
10.1109/TCC.1990.177816
