Frank Burkhardt, T. Heyn, E. Eberlein, Albert Heuberger, J. R. Castro
{"title":"Channel Measurement Equipment for mobile propagation channel: Measurements in a hybrid DVB-SH pilot network","authors":"Frank Burkhardt, T. Heyn, E. Eberlein, Albert Heuberger, J. R. Castro","doi":"10.1109/ASMS-SPSC.2010.5586900","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ASMS-SPSC.2010.5586900","url":null,"abstract":"Advanced communication and broadcasting systems use heavily diversity techniques to improve service availability. To analyze the performance of systems using techniques such as time diversity or time interleaving, antenna diversity and angle diversity, a detailed knowledge of the channel characteristics is essential. Especially the statistical analysis and the evaluation of the slow fading effect become more important. The Channel Measurement Equipment presented in this paper is a tool for the analysis of waveform topologies and diversity techniques used in general hybrid satellite and terrestrial systems. The equipment was developed in the frame of the ARTES Programme of the European Space Agency. It helps to verify the performance of mobile satellite systems during the system deployment phase and to perform an early validation of the user terminals using multi-antenna configurations. As such, the Channel Measurement Equipment will leverage the position of European industry to design new mobile satellite systems. This paper describes the main characteristics of the Channel Measurement Equipment and the associated methodology for carrying out field experiments. As a firsthand application, a measurement campaign carried out in the DVB-SH pilot network in Erlangen (Germany) is described. Initial results on the characteristics of antenna diversity and the influence of UMTS signals on DVB-SH systems are presented.","PeriodicalId":221214,"journal":{"name":"2010 5th Advanced Satellite Multimedia Systems Conference and the 11th Signal Processing for Space Communications Workshop","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116190271","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Caini, R. Firrincieli, H. Cruickshank, Mario Marchese
{"title":"Satellite communications: From PEPs to DTN","authors":"C. Caini, R. Firrincieli, H. Cruickshank, Mario Marchese","doi":"10.1109/ASMS-SPSC.2010.5586899","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ASMS-SPSC.2010.5586899","url":null,"abstract":"Delay-/Disruption-Tolerant Networking represents an innovative way to cope with satellite communications impairments. In this view, the paper presents an in-depth analysis of implications of a DTN approach to satellite communications, focusing on these fundamental aspects: network architecture, security, and Quality of Service (QoS). For each topic, commonalities and differences between DTN and Performance Enhancing Proxies (PEPs) are highlighted, to show that the DTN architecture can be seen as a promising evolution of PEPs, at present the most widely adopted architecture. The analysis shows that DTN can effectively improve PEPs functionalities in the presence of intermittent and disruptive channels and/or a high level of network heterogeneity. In particular, DTN offers the possibility to operate with intermittent channels, a better resilience to channel disruptions, the possibility to implement both end-to-end and hop-by-hop security, and a greater flexibility in the use of advanced QoS techniques.","PeriodicalId":221214,"journal":{"name":"2010 5th Advanced Satellite Multimedia Systems Conference and the 11th Signal Processing for Space Communications Workshop","volume":"202 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116306902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On mean revisit frequency of non-repeating satellite orbits with finite sensor range","authors":"Z. Katona","doi":"10.1109/ASMS-SPSC.2010.5586910","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ASMS-SPSC.2010.5586910","url":null,"abstract":"The length and the frequency of the visibility times during which a fixed ground station sees a non-geosynchronous satellite is a function of the parameters of a fixed ground station and a function of the orbital parameters of the satellite. The focus, in this paper, is on the mean revisit frequency of a non-geosynchronous satellite with non-repeating ground track as seen by a fixed ground station with a finite sensor range. A mathematical analysis is provided for the calculation of the mean revisit frequency. There are several possible application areas of such visibility statistics, like optimizing a gateway's latitude to maximize the mean revisit frequency of a satellite, thus maximizing the communication possibilities. The analytical solution provides a good match with simulation results at all latitudes and the mathematical background of the analytical solution is foreseen to be useful for the analysis and design of satellite constellations.","PeriodicalId":221214,"journal":{"name":"2010 5th Advanced Satellite Multimedia Systems Conference and the 11th Signal Processing for Space Communications Workshop","volume":"153 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131644940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A DTN-oriented protocol design for satellite based architectures","authors":"M. Luglio, C. Roseti, T. de Cola","doi":"10.1109/ASMS-SPSC.2010.5586881","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ASMS-SPSC.2010.5586881","url":null,"abstract":"Several communication environments, supporting important operational scenarios such as deep space communications, Earth observation and mobile terrestrial communications, are extremely challenging for traditional TCP/IP protocols because of their intrinsic characteristic to not guarantee continuously an end-to-end path. An attractive application scenario is concerned the presence of terminals moving on a large area requiring handovers among different networks. This paper addresses mobility management through a DTN-based architecture, focusing on both routing and application level issues. In addition, a preliminary analysis of performance of a TCP-based convergence layer is carried out within satellite segment, highlighting implications on the overall architecture. Finally, TCP Noordwijk is proposed as a DTN convergence layer over satellite links and validated through NS-2 simulations.","PeriodicalId":221214,"journal":{"name":"2010 5th Advanced Satellite Multimedia Systems Conference and the 11th Signal Processing for Space Communications Workshop","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131932213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Wideband, high gain, high linearity, low noise amplifier for GNSS frequencies with compensation for low frequency instability","authors":"S. Thombre, H. Hurskainen, J. Nurmi","doi":"10.1109/ASMS-SPSC.2010.5586885","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ASMS-SPSC.2010.5586885","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the design methodology, simulation results and implementation details of a low noise amplifier (LNA) designed to operate over the whole range of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) frequencies (1164MHz to 1615.5MHz). This LNA works over combined (but overlapping) frequency bands of all three GNSS constellations (GNSS consist of the American Global Positioning System (GPS), European Galileo system and the Russian GLONASS system). Designed to be unconditionally stable with gain of over 18dB and noise figure of 2dB over a considerable bandwidth of about 450MHz, the achieved results conformed quite well to the specifications. Final implementation results include a gain of 18.5dB at the centre frequency with a nominal variation of ±1.3dB over the desired bandwidth. The noise figure obtained is 2.18dB and the amplifier stability range extends from 0Hz to 9GHz. Very high degree of linearity is achieved with output ldB compression at +13dBm and output third order intercept at +23dBm. This paper describes results at every stage of design, simulation and implementation along with a solution against typical low frequency instability by a small trade-off in noise figure.","PeriodicalId":221214,"journal":{"name":"2010 5th Advanced Satellite Multimedia Systems Conference and the 11th Signal Processing for Space Communications Workshop","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126858460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Arcidiacono, D. Finocchiaro, Sebastien Grazzini, O. Pulvirenti
{"title":"Perspectives on mobile satellite services in S-band","authors":"A. Arcidiacono, D. Finocchiaro, Sebastien Grazzini, O. Pulvirenti","doi":"10.1109/ASMS-SPSC.2010.5586859","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ASMS-SPSC.2010.5586859","url":null,"abstract":"This paper makes a survey of current trends and perspectives in the development of mobile satellite services in S-band in Europe. We present the recent evolutions and current status of different ongoing projects. We also identify current technology challenges and key drivers in the future evolution.","PeriodicalId":221214,"journal":{"name":"2010 5th Advanced Satellite Multimedia Systems Conference and the 11th Signal Processing for Space Communications Workshop","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115311950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Satellite delivery of next generation broadband access to the UK","authors":"G. Peters","doi":"10.1109/ASMS-SPSC.2010.5586871","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ASMS-SPSC.2010.5586871","url":null,"abstract":"In response to the Digital Britain Interim Report published in the UK in 2009, which mandated that every home must have access to broadband at 2Mbps, Avanti is developing HERCULES — a two satellite multi-spot beam Ka-band system covering the UK and Ireland. HERCULES is designed to provide Universal Service Commitment (USC) services in the UK to two million homes (10% of the population) and Next Generation Access (NGA) services to over 500,000 homes. Delivering Digital Britain requires an approach that uses a mix of available communications technologies. Broadband satellites will always be a part of the solution as they can provide ubiquitous coverage across the whole UK land mass and can connect users in rural areas far more economically than other networks. Access to broadband services is not confined to the UK. Countries all around the world struggle with the same issues and satellite will play a key role in broadband delivery. Today there are approximately 1.25million subscribers in North America and additional Ka-band satellite capacity is planned to come on line with Viasat's Viasat 1 and Hughes' Jupiter multi spot beam satellites. Australia and France are planning to procure dedicated Ka-band satellites to provide domestic broadband services. Meeting the UN's Millennium Development Goals, particularly in regard to ICT Capacity Building, will depend on the widespread availability of broadband connectivity in rural areas of developing regions. Satellite will be a key delivery mechanism to developing economies in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and South America.","PeriodicalId":221214,"journal":{"name":"2010 5th Advanced Satellite Multimedia Systems Conference and the 11th Signal Processing for Space Communications Workshop","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122495489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Scalise, C. P. Niebla, M. Andrenacci, M. Breiling, Joan Manuel Cebrian Puyuelo, G. Gallinaro, R. Rinaldo, O. del Río Herrero, D. Finocchiaro, G. Schluter
{"title":"System design for pan-European MSS services in S-band","authors":"S. Scalise, C. P. Niebla, M. Andrenacci, M. Breiling, Joan Manuel Cebrian Puyuelo, G. Gallinaro, R. Rinaldo, O. del Río Herrero, D. Finocchiaro, G. Schluter","doi":"10.1109/ASMS-SPSC.2010.5586920","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ASMS-SPSC.2010.5586920","url":null,"abstract":"This paper gives an overview of a suitable communications system capable of efficiently use the available S-band allocation for pan-European Mobile Satellite Services (15 MHz in both uplink and downlink for each of the two licensed operators) to provide different classes of services such as interactive mobile broadcast services enhancing DVB-SH offer, messaging services for handheld and vehicular terminals, realtime emergency services such as voice and file transfer, mainly addressing institutional users on-the-move such as fire brigades, civil protections, etc… The design is based on a modular, flexible and scalable system architecture enabling different channelisations and frequency allocations within each beam, allowing independent deployment of different service classes within different beams, whilst ensuring backward compatibility with DVB-SH legacy terminals.","PeriodicalId":221214,"journal":{"name":"2010 5th Advanced Satellite Multimedia Systems Conference and the 11th Signal Processing for Space Communications Workshop","volume":"102 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132006499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Efficient channel equalization technique for DVB-S2 standard","authors":"Pansoo Kim, J. Han, D. Chang, D. Oh","doi":"10.1109/ASMS-SPSC.2010.5586874","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ASMS-SPSC.2010.5586874","url":null,"abstract":"This paper deals with design of the appropriate time domain equalizer based on DVB-S2 specification for mobile application. Firstly, we consider different ISI effect under various channel condition through field measurement. With reflection of channel effect, we suggest adaptive filter as channel condition and synchronization step mode like code start/hot start. Finally, we implement the blind FS equalizer compatible with entire DVB-S2 specification. In addition, at the practical point of view, we seek the performance impact by nonlinear satellite channel condition plus freq. selective channel and optimize it to minimize the performance loss.","PeriodicalId":221214,"journal":{"name":"2010 5th Advanced Satellite Multimedia Systems Conference and the 11th Signal Processing for Space Communications Workshop","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134276691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"LTE and WiMAX satellite systems: Improving FEC performance using split multicode transmission","authors":"A. Awoseyila, B. Evans","doi":"10.1109/ASMS-SPSC.2010.5586918","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ASMS-SPSC.2010.5586918","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we investigate the degradation in FEC performance of LTE and WiMAX air-interfaces in satellite mobile channels due to lack of sufficient time diversity caused by the use of a short transmit time interval (TTI). We then propose a generalized ‘split multicode transmission’ technique to overcome this problem without any reduction in the achievable user data rate. Simulation results are presented using the MAESTRO satellite wideband channel for rural areas.","PeriodicalId":221214,"journal":{"name":"2010 5th Advanced Satellite Multimedia Systems Conference and the 11th Signal Processing for Space Communications Workshop","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133127434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}