A space diversity channel model for multipath propagation measurements in New Zealand

Author

Shafi, Mansoor ; Smith, Walter

Author_Institution

Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Ltd., Wellington, New Zealand

Volume

39

Issue

5

fYear

1991

fDate

5/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

683

Lastpage

688

Abstract

A description is given of the results of a 140 Mb/s 64 QAM digital microwave radio field trial to characterize a space diversity channel model with maximum power combining. Measurements were taken on a 60.8-km overwater route. A Rummler model has been fitted to the spectral data collected from the field trial. It is shown that the model can also be fitted when the effects of maximize power combining are considered. The PDFs of the nondiversity and diversity channel model parameters are estimated from the measured data

Keywords

amplitude modulation; digital radio systems; diversity reception; microwave links; radiowave propagation; telecommunication channels; 140 Mbit/s; 60.8 km; 64 QAM; New Zealand; PDF; Rummler model; digital microwave radio; field trial; maximum power combining; model parameters; multipath propagation measurements; nondiversity channel model; radiowave propagation; space diversity channel model; spectral data; Diversity reception; Extraterrestrial measurements; Fading; Frequency diversity; Microwave propagation; Power measurement; Quadrature amplitude modulation; Receivers; Receiving antennas; Statistics;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0090-6778

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/26.87159

Filename

87159