Performance analysis for a guaranteed handover service in an LEO constellation with a "satellite-fixed cell" system

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1200-1214

  For, Analysis ^a   Maral, Gérard ^a   Restrepo, Joaquin ^a   Re, Enrico Del ^a   Fantacci, Romano ^a   Giambene, Giovanni ^a  

^a TELECOM PARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Personal communication networks; Satellite communications

Indexed keywords

PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO) CONSTELLATIONS;

CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032208120     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/25.728509     Document Type: Article

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