Title :
A four-states Markov model for burst error analysis in satellite communications
Author :
Tao, Tao ; Lu, Jianhua ; Gong, Ke ; Gu, Jun
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
This paper presents a four-state Markov model to describe the statistics of burst errors in a LEO satellite channel. An incentive to building such a model is to generate practical error sequences with ease, thereby providing a reasonable means to evaluate various system design parameters. The validity of the model is confirmed by a comparison with the data collected from the S80/T LEO satellite communication system in terms of the cumulative distribution functions of burst length and of gap length. This model is then used to estimate the performance of error control schemes in satellite communications
Keywords :
Markov processes; error correction codes; error statistics; satellite communication; LEO satellite channel; S80/T satellite communication system; burst error statistics; burst length; cumulative distribution functions; error control schemes; error sequences; four-state Markov model; gap length; performance estimation; system design parameter evaluation; Artificial satellites; Buildings; Distribution functions; Doppler effect; Error analysis; Error correction; Fading; Low earth orbit satellites; Satellite communication; System performance;
Conference_Titel :
Communication Technology Proceedings, 2000. WCC - ICCT 2000. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6394-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICCT.2000.889341
