Title :
Meteor burst communication without feedback
Author :
Ericson, T. ; Zander, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Linkoping Univ., Sweden
Abstract :
Traditional meteor burst communication (MBC) systems are duplex (or half-duplex) systems. These systems provide the transmitter with feedback information for the detection of usable meteor trails. To achieve this feedback, a high power transmitter is required also at receive-only sites. In this paper, however, we discuss the application of channel coding to construct a true broadcast-type MBC system that allows for the simultaneous reception of messages at several receiving sites. Furthermore, MBC-systems without feedback allow for simple low power receivers that are impossible to to detect. Suitable codes, system performance and implementation complexity aspects are considered. Simulations with actual field trial data show that these systems are feasible and provide reliable, low-cost transmission of broadcast data.<>
Keywords :
channel coding; data communication; error correction codes; meteor burst communication; radio broadcasting; radio receivers; VHF radio waves; broadcast data; broadcast-type MBC system; channel coding; channel models; duplex systems; error correction codes; field trial data; half-duplex systems; high power transmitter; implementation complexity; low power receivers; low-cost transmission; message reception; meteor burst communication; receiving sites; system performance; usable meteor trails detection; Broadcasting; Channel coding; Feedback; Power system reliability; System performance; Transmitters;
Journal_Title :
Communications, IEEE Transactions on
