The FAVR meteor burst communication experiment

Author

Schilling, D.L. ; Apelewicz, T. ; Lomp, G.R. ; Dyer, M. ; Lundberg, L. ; Rogers, F. ; Woodhouse, J.

Author_Institution

City Coll. of New York, NY, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

4-7 Nov 1991

Firstpage

683

Abstract

The authors describe the meteor burst communications experiment performed by SCS Telecom, Martin Marietta Energy Systems, and the 11th Air Force. The experiment consisted of transmitting data and voice over a meteor burst channel between Anchorage and Kotzebue using SCS Telecom´s FAVR modem. The FAVR algorithm is described. It is a variable rate modem capable of operating at bit rates up to 92 kbit/s using a 40-kHz bandwidth. Forward error correction, trellis decoding, and nonlinear equalization are used. Simulation and experimental results are shown and compared

Keywords

decoding; equalisers; error correction codes; meteor burst communications; military equipment; modems; 11th Air Force; 40 kHz; 8 to 92 kbit/s; Anchorage; FAVR modem; FEC; Kotzebue; MBC; Martin Marietta Energy Systems; SCS Telecom; data transmission; forward error correction; meteor burst communications; nonlinear equalization; trellis decoding; variable rate modem; voice transmission; Cities and towns; Communication system control; Force control; Hardware; Modems; Prototypes; Satellites; Spaceborne radar; System testing; Telecommunications;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Military Communications Conference, 1991. MILCOM '91, Conference Record, Military Communications in a Changing World., IEEE

Conference_Location

McLean, VA

Print_ISBN

0-87942-691-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MILCOM.1991.258343

Filename

258343