Memorias de investigación
Research Publications in journals:
Propagation in the Ka-band: Experimental Characterization for Satellite Applications
Year:2011

Research Areas
  • Telecommunications

Information
Abstract
The use of the Ka band (30/20 GHz) in satellite-communication systems is expected to grow in the next few years, with the launches and planned launches of more than 10 satellites in 2010 and 2011 that include some Ka-band capacity. New technical standards, such as DVB-S2 and OVB-RCS, can be used in this band. A better knowledge of the channel characteristics is required, as well as experimental time series of attenuation. A propagation experiment is being carried out in Madrid, Spain, with the objective of characterizing the propagation channel in the downlink subband. Propagation results are related to meteorological data obtained from co-located instruments. Results obtained after two years of the experiment are presented in this paper. Rain attenuation is the main propagation impairment in this band. That is why rain-propagation effects are analyzed in more detail, although other propagation effects are also considered, as well as their relative importance.
International
Si
JCR
Si
Title
Ieee Antennas And Propagation Magazine
ISBN
1045-9243
Impact factor JCR
0,855
Impact info
Datos JCR del año 2010
Volume
53
DOI: 10.1109/MAP.2011.5949328
Journal number
2
From page
65
To page
76
Month
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Research Group, Departaments and Institutes related
  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Tecnología de la Información y las Comunicaciones (GTIC)
  • Departamento: Ingeniería Audiovisual y Comunicaciones
  • Departamento: Señales, Sistemas y Radiocomunicaciones