Title :
Effects of Rain Attenuation on Satellite Video Transmission
Author :
Lee, Yee Hui ; Winkler, Stefan
Author_Institution :
Nanyang Technol. Univ. (NTU), Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
Heavy convective rain events are often experienced in tropical countries such as Singapore. The operation of high-speed satellite transmission in the Ka-band is therefore susceptible to attenuation. We present the setup of a high-speed link via the WINDS satellite using an ultra small aperture terminals (USAT). Video streaming is performed over the high-speed link so as to investigate the effects of rainfall on the signal strength of the link and the video quality. The video streaming is performed at two locations 40km apart in order to examine site diversity as a mitigation technique.
Keywords :
satellite communication; video streaming; visual communication; Ka-band satellite transmission; USAT; WINDS satellite; distance 40 km; high-speed link; link signal strength; mitigation technique; rain attenuation effect; satellite video transmission; site diversity; ultrasmall aperture terminal; video quality; video streaming; wideband internetworking engineering test and demonstration satellite; Attenuation; Diversity reception; Quality of service; Rain; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites; Streaming media;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Spring), 2011 IEEE 73rd
Conference_Location :
Yokohama
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8332-7
DOI :
10.1109/VETECS.2011.5956732
