Title :
The FAVR meteor burst communication experiment
Author :
Schilling, D.L. ; Apelewicz, T. ; Lomp, G.R. ; Dyer, M. ; Lundberg, L. ; Rogers, F. ; Woodhouse, J.
Author_Institution :
City Coll. of New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
The authors describe the meteor burst communications experiment performed by SCS Telecom, Martin Marietta Energy Systems, and the 11th Air Force. The experiment consisted of transmitting data and voice over a meteor burst channel between Anchorage and Kotzebue using SCS Telecom´s FAVR modem. The FAVR algorithm is described. It is a variable rate modem capable of operating at bit rates up to 92 kbit/s using a 40-kHz bandwidth. Forward error correction, trellis decoding, and nonlinear equalization are used. Simulation and experimental results are shown and compared
Keywords :
decoding; equalisers; error correction codes; meteor burst communications; military equipment; modems; 11th Air Force; 40 kHz; 8 to 92 kbit/s; Anchorage; FAVR modem; FEC; Kotzebue; MBC; Martin Marietta Energy Systems; SCS Telecom; data transmission; forward error correction; meteor burst communications; nonlinear equalization; trellis decoding; variable rate modem; voice transmission; Cities and towns; Communication system control; Force control; Hardware; Modems; Prototypes; Satellites; Spaceborne radar; System testing; Telecommunications;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 1991. MILCOM '91, Conference Record, Military Communications in a Changing World., IEEE
Conference_Location :
McLean, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-691-8
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1991.258343
