Title :
Adaptive data rate capacity of meteor-burst communications
Author :
Larsen, J. ; Melville, S. ; Mawrey, R.
Author_Institution :
Meteor Commun. Corp., Kent, WA, USA
fDate :
30 Sep-3 Oct 1990
Abstract :
The use of adaptive data rates in the meteor-burst communications environment is investigated. Measured results obtained from a number of meteor links are presented and compared with previous theoretical predictions. The contribution of various meteor trail families to throughput capacity are also investigated. The results show that the use of adaptive data rates can significantly increase the throughput capacity of meteor-burst communication systems. The greatest rate of increase in throughput with increase in operating rate is found at low operating rates. This finding has been confirmed for a variety of links and days. Reasonable correspondence is obtained between the predicted modified overdense model and the observed results. Overdense trails, in particular two trail types within the overdense family, are shown to dominate adaptive data throughput
Keywords :
channel capacity; meteor burst communications; radiowave propagation; adaptive data rate capacity; adaptive data throughput; measured results; meteor links; meteor trail families; meteor-burst communications; modified overdense model; overdense trails; throughput capacity; Density measurement; Electrons; Power measurement; Power system modeling; Q measurement; Signal to noise ratio; Testing; Throughput; Time varying systems; Yagi-Uda antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 1990. MILCOM '90, Conference Record, A New Era. 1990 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1990.117537
