Effects from Mutual Coupling on Communication Link Reliability

This paper presents a method to assess the reliability of a communication system integrated on a platform. It is done in terms of the probability that the performance will fulfil a certain requirement. The method is demonstrated using a scenario where two dipoles, simulation two antennas on the same military platform, are communicating with another platform. Non-orthogonal and orthogonal frequency hopping are used and the statistical impact from the antenna on the SINR is investigated. The method is proved useful as it can compare and visualize different complex antenna configurations.