Interference Analysis for a Network of Time-Multiplexed Small Aperture Satellite Terminals

Small aperture satellite terminals have larger beamwidths, so they may result in higher interference levels to victim satellite links. Before large-scale deployment of these terminals, it is necessary to quantify the interference from these terminals. A detailed analysis is presented of interference generated from a network of small aperture satellite terminals that may operate with antenna pointing errors and use a time-division multiple access (TDMA) protocol. The analysis presented here makes use of existing applicable ITU-R recommendations, and to limit interference from a network of these terminals, both short- and long-term interference criteria are established.