Title :
Diversity techniques for satellite communications: an educational graphical tool
Author :
Arapoglou, Pantelis-Daniel M. ; Panagopoulos, Athanasios D. ; Chatzarakis, George E. ; Kanellopoulos, John D. ; Cottis, Panayotis G.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Greece
fDate :
6/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper presents an educational graphical tool for an understanding and teaching site and orbital diversity techniques. Such techniques are employed in satellite communications at frequencies above 10 GHz to counteract signal impairments due to rain. The satellite communication diversity performance tool (SCDPT) was developed using MATLABs graphical user interface (GUI). The tool illustrates the overall effect of rain fades and the application of diversity as a fade mitigation technique on the design of satellite communication systems to senior and graduate students studying telecommunications.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; diversity reception; educational aids; fading channels; graphical user interfaces; rain; satellite communication; telecommunication computing; telecommunication engineering education; Satellite Communication Diversity Performance Tool; educational graphical tool; electromagnetic engineering education; fade mitigation technique; fading channels; graphical user interface; orbital diversity techniques; rain fades; Attenuation; Diversity methods; Diversity reception; Fading; Frequency; Graphical user interfaces; Rain; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite communication; Satellite ground stations;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAP.2004.1374116
