Large Scale Assessment of Ka/Q Band Atmospheric Channel Across Europe with ALPHASAT TDP5: The Augmented Network

0506459 - ÚFA 2020 RIV US eng C - Conference Paper (international conference)
Ventouras, S. - Reeves, R. - Rumi, E. - Perez-Fontan, F. - Machado, F. - Pastoriza, V. - Rocha, A. - Mota, S. - Jorge, F. - Panagopoulos, A.D. - Papafragkakis, A.Z. - Kourogiorgas, C.I. - Fišer, Ondřej - Pek, Viktor - Pešice, Petr - Grabner, M. - Vilhar, A. - Kelmendi, A. - Hrovat, A. - Vanhoenacker-Janvier, D. - Graziani, A. - Quibus, L. - Goussetis, G.
Large Scale Assessment of Ka/Q Band Atmospheric Channel Across Europe with ALPHASAT TDP5: The Augmented Network.
EuCAP 2017 : 11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation. New York: IEEE Computer Society, 2017, s. 1471-1475, č. článku 7928299. Proceedings of the European Conference on Antennas and Propagation. ISBN 978-889070187-0. ISSN 2164-3342.
[European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP) /11th/. Paris (FR), 19.03.2017-24.03.2017]
Institutional support: RVO:68378289
Keywords : propagation * measurement * campaign * consortium * experiment * Alphasat * beacon * K-band * Q-band * attenuation * atmospheric effects * site diversity * frequency scaling
OECD category: Meteorology and atmospheric sciences
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/7928299

The upcoming migration of satellite services to higher bands, namely the Ka-and Q-bands offers many advantages in terms of bandwidth, data rates and system capacity. However, it poses challenges as propagation effects introduced by the various atmospheric phenomena are particularly pronounced in these bands and can become a serious constraint in terms of system reliability and performance. This paper outlines the goals, organization and some first results of an ongoing large propagation campaign consortium formed across Europe under the supervision of the European Space Agency, the campaign, shall ultimately assist in the validation and development of channel models targeting these-bands. Finally, the consideration of diverse climatic conditions and elevation angles along with the evaluation of the frequency and spatio-temporal effects, shall support the development of Fading and Mitigation Techniques and their assessment using real data.
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