Title :
Wireless communications using Ka band satellites
Author :
Wlodyka, M.J. ; Hayes, E.J. ; Keelty, J.M.
Author_Institution :
MPR Teltech, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Abstract :
Personal communications will be supported in metropolitan areas using terrestrial-based transmission means and the L-band portion of the frequency spectrum. On the other hand, satellite communications´ global coverage makes it attractive to provide service to remote areas. Ka-band offers several advantages to support such services, notably the abundant spectrum space available. The service concept gives rise to a number of systems issues which are analyzed. It is shown that service availability, radiation hazards, and long and short term frequency stability severely limit the possible approaches to system design
Keywords :
frequency allocation; frequency stability; health hazards; personal communication networks; satellite relay systems; Ka band satellites; frequency stability; global coverage; personal communications; radiation hazards; remote areas; service availability; spectrum space; Artificial satellites; Costs; Data communication; Frequency; Hazards; L-band; Mobile communication; Satellite communication; Urban areas; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications, 1992. Conference Proceedings., 1992 IEEE International Conference on Selected Topics in
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0723-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICWC.1992.200798
