A versatile propagation channel simulator for land mobile satellite applications

Author

Dottling, Martin ; Jahn, Axel ; Kunisch, Jiirgen ; Buonomo, Sergio

Author_Institution

Inst. fur Hochstfrequenztech. und Elektronik, Karlsruhe Univ., Germany

Volume

1

fYear

1998

fDate

18-21 May 1998

Firstpage

213

Abstract

This paper introduces a new channel simulator for land mobile satellite (LMS) systems. The mobile´s surroundings are characterized by topographical and land use data, as well as by a statistical description of single roadside objects. The propagation model combines the advantages of deterministic ray tracing algorithms with stochastic models for shadowing and short term fading effects. Thus, in contrast to entirely statistical and empirical approaches, the simulation tool is valid for a wide frequency range and a great variety of operational scenarios. Comparison of calculated results with published LMS measurements show good agreement

Keywords

digital simulation; land mobile radio; mobile satellite communication; radiowave propagation; ray tracing; statistical analysis; stochastic processes; telecommunication channels; EHF-band; L-band; deterministic ray tracing algorithms; land mobile satellite applications; land use data; measurements; propagation channel simulator; propagation model; roadside objects; shadowing; short term fading effects; simulation tool; statistical description; stochastic models; topographical data; wide frequency range; Atmospheric modeling; Extraterrestrial measurements; Fading; Frequency; Least squares approximation; Low earth orbit satellites; Ray tracing; Shadow mapping; Space technology; Stochastic processes;

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.1998.686536

Filename

686536