Title :
Communicating Via Meteor Burst at Short Ranges
Author_Institution :
SIGNATRON, Inc., Lexington, MA, USA
fDate :
11/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper examines the relationship between range and performance of meteor burst communication systems. Three performance measures are considered: average duty cycle, average throughput for a system which transmits fixed length message packets at a fixed data rate, and waiting time to deliver a fixed length message. In particular, we examine the range dependence of the three measures at ranges of less than 400 km. It will he demonstrated that communication connectivity can be maintained at short ranges by a combination of efficient protocol and proper antenna pattern designs.
Keywords :
Ionosphere; Radio propagation meteorological factors; Antenna measurements; Length measurement; Particle measurements; Performance evaluation; Predictive models; Protocols; Testing; Throughput; Time measurement; Transmitters;
Journal_Title :
Communications, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TCOM.1987.1096702