Title :
Performance of type-II hybrid ARQ in a shadowed Rician fading LEO satellite-based spread slotted ALOHA communication channel
Author :
Dlodlo, M.E. ; Wong, Wai Hung ; Prasad, R.
Author_Institution :
Telecommun. & Traffic-Control Syst. Group, Delft Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
fDate :
1/30/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Type-II hybrid ARQ is applied to a shadowed Rician fading low earth-orbiting (LEO) satellite-based spread slotted ALOHA communication channel. In particular it is found to be effective in combating heavy shadowing
Keywords :
Rician channels; access protocols; automatic repeat request; error statistics; fading; mobile satellite communication; multi-access systems; spread spectrum communication; LEO satellite-based communication channel; heavy shadowing; low earth-orbiting satellite; shadowed Rician fading; spread slotted ALOHA communication channel; type-II hybrid ARQ;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19970123
