On the use of UMTS for air-ground links

Author

Ayadi, Jaouhar ; Brand, Yan ; Farserotu, John

Author_Institution

Centre Suisse d´´Electronique et de Microtechnique SA, Neuchatel, Switzerland

Volume

1

fYear

2001

fDate

37135

Abstract

We consider a possible use of the universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) air interface to meet the requirements for air-ground (AG) links. Due to the available set of frequency bands, the physical layer of the UMTS standard must be revised in order to operate at the AG link carrier frequencies. We focus on the propagation considerations of the transmitted signals and the performance of the AG-UMTS system. We also discuss some related issues, such as frequency selective fading, fast fading aspects that can occur in the transmission channel and influence of these on the AG-UMTS system performance

Keywords

UHF radio propagation; VHF radio propagation; aircraft communication; cellular radio; code division multiple access; fading channels; microwave propagation; 118 to 137 MHz; 2 GHz; 5030 to 5150 MHz; C-band; S-band; UMTS air interface; UTRA; VHF-band; WCDMA; air-ground links; fast fading channel; frequency bands; frequency selective fading; propagation considerations; universal mobile telecommunications system; wideband CDMA; 3G mobile communication; Aircraft; Base stations; Communication standards; Fading; Frequency; Multiaccess communication; System performance; Telecommunication standards; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 2001 12th IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7244-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PIMRC.2001.965445

Filename

965445