Analysis of a rain compensation algorithm for K/Ka-band communications

International Journal of Satellite Communications

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 297-311

  Satorius, Edgar H ^a   Tong, Loretta H ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACTS mobile terminal (AMT); Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS); Data rate control; K Ka band; Link margin; Rain compensation algorithm; Rain fading

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; AVAILABILITY; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); COMPUTER SIMULATION; FADING (RADIO); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; RAIN; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SATELLITE LINKS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ACTS MOBILE TERMINAL; ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SATELLITE; DATA RATE CONTROL; LINK MARGIN; RAIN COMPENSATION ALGORITHM; RAIN FADING;

COMMUNICATION SATELLITES;

EID: 0030146427     PISSN: 07372884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1247(199605)14:3<297::AID-SAT537>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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