A three-site comparison of fade-duration measurements

Author

Helmken, Henry ; Henning, Rudolf E. ; Feil, Julie ; Ippolito, Louis J., Jr. ; Mayer, Charles E.

Author_Institution

Florida Atlantic Univ., Boca Raton, FL, USA

Volume

85

Issue

6

fYear

1997

fDate

6/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

917

Lastpage

925

Abstract

Important elements in the design of Ka-band communication systems are the duration of fade and nonfade events at a particular fade depth. The choice of modulation and forward error correcting codes will depend on both the fading time dynamics and annual fade occurrence statistics. This paper examines the fade duration measured at locations in three of the Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS) propagation experimental regions, namely, Florida (rain zone N of the radiocommunications sector of the International Telecommunications Union [ITU-R] model), New Mexico State University (ITU-R rain zone M), and Alaska (ITU-R rain zone C). Within each region, measures of the underlying uniformity are described and an interregional comparison examines the ability to scale the local results

Keywords

fading; microwave propagation; millimetre wave propagation; probability; rain; satellite communication; satellite links; statistical analysis; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; ACTS propagation experimental regions; Advanced Communications Technology Satellite; Alaska; Florida; ITU-R model; Ka-band communication systems; New Mexico State University; annual fade occurrence statistics; fade-duration measurements; fading time dynamics; interregional comparison; rain zone C; rain zone M; rain zone N; three-site comparison; Artificial satellites; Attenuation; Communications technology; Error analysis; Extraterrestrial measurements; Fading; Modulation coding; Rain; Satellite broadcasting; Statistical distributions;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Proceedings of the IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/5.598414

Filename

598414