Personal satellite communications utilizing the Ka-band

Author

Hayes, E.J. ; Keelty, J.M. ; Wlodyka, M.J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Commun., Commun. Res. Centre, Ottawa, Ont., Canada

fYear

1992

fDate

29 Sep-1 Oct 1992

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. The Ka-band offers several advantages to support such services, notably the abundance of available spectrum. The limitations of a class of earth terminals, including handheld units, operating at Ka-band are explored. These limitations include service availability (effect of rain), radiation hazards, call notification and antenna pointing. It is shown that satellite handheld communicators are feasible if certain operating constraints are accepted. Finally the characteristics of the satellite and the multiple access techniques suitable for providing this service are described

Keywords

frequency division multiple access; personal communication networks; satellite ground stations; satellite relay systems; 28 GHz; FDMA; Ka-band; SHF; antenna pointing; call notification; earth terminals; handheld terminals; multiple access techniques; personal satellite communications; radiation hazards; service availability; Artificial satellites; Bandwidth; Costs; Frequency; L-band; Mobile communication; Personal communication networks; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite communication; Urban areas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Universal Personal Communications, 1992. ICUPC '92 Proceedings., 1st International Conference on

Conference_Location

Dallas, TX

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0591-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICUPC.1992.240733

Filename

240733