Title :
Real-time prediction of attenuation for applications to fade countermeasures in satellite communications
Author_Institution :
Centro Studi sulle Telecommunicazioni Spaziali-CNR, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Abstract :
The author has simulated the behaviour of a fade countermeasure control system that predicts the attenuation level on the satellite link on the basis of previous attenuation samples, using the experimental rain attenuation data measured at 11.6 GHz in three Italian stations with the Sirio satellite. Some dynamic characteristics of fading are investigated and the performances of prediction algorithms based on linear regression are evaluated.
Keywords :
fading; filtering and prediction theory; radio links; radiowave propagation; rain; satellite relay systems; 11.6 GHz; Sirio satellite; applications to fade countermeasures; attenuation; attenuation level; attenuation samples; dynamic characteristics of fading; experimental rain attenuation data; fade countermeasure control system; linear regression; prediction algorithms; real time prediction; satellite communications; satellite link;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19900167
