Fade and non-fade duration statistics for Earth-space satellitelink in Ku-band |
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| Authors: | Timothy K.I. Ong J.T. Choo E.B.L. |
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| Affiliation: | Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ.; |
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| Abstract: | The choice of modulation and forward error correction coding for satellite communications depends on fade dynamics and long-term fade occurrence statistics. An investigation is presented of the fade duration and inter-fade duration measured with a dual slope Ku-band radiometer as well as a Ku-band INTELSAT VI beacon receiver in Singapore which has an equatorial climate. A comparison of the results from both the measurements is presented. The normalised fade duration obtained follows a lognormal distribution with median of 1.3 and a standard deviation of 2 |
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