Mobile and Personal Satellite Communications 2: Proceedings of the Second European Workshop on Mobile/Personal Satcoms (EMPS ’96)

573 Pages·1996·37.17 MB·English

by  Andrew Viterbi (auth.), Professor Francesco Vatalaro, Professor Fulvio Ananasso (eds.)

Mobile and Personal Satellite Communications 2
Proceedings of the Second European Workshop on
Mobile/Personal Satcoms (EMPS '96)
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Mobile and Personal
Satellite Communications 2
Proceedings of the Second European Workshop on
Mobile/Personal Satcoms (EMPS '96)
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Professor Francesco Vatalaro
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettronica, Universita di Roma "Tor Vergata"
Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Roma, Italy
Professor Fulvio Ananasso
Nuova Telespazio S.p.A., Via Tiburtina 965, 00156 Roma, Italy
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Preface
This book of proceedings contains papers for the Second European Workshop on
Mobile/Personal Satcoms (EMPS '96), held in Rome, Italy, and hosted by the
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche. The EMPS '96 workshop follows the edition
of two years ago, and is intended as an occasion for exchange of information and
opinions among experts in the fast-growing field of mobile satellite
communications.
With respect to the first successful edition we only made one main
modification. We issued a formal call for papers, instead oflimiting the selection
process to invited papers as was in the past: 60 papers were received from 18
countries. Each paper has been reviewed by at least two referees, and then 41
papers were selected by the Workshop Steering Committee (WSC). An invited
introductory lecture opens the workshop and is given by Dr. Andrew J. Viterbi,
who is also honorary chairman of EMPS '96.
Satellite Personal Communications Networks (SPCNs) are now expected to
grow very fast, even beyond the most optimistic forecast: their unique feature to
establish ex abrupto a world-wide communication fabric is certainly the winning
card. Market analyses now indicate that LEO networks already planned to be
operational around 1998 even risk being overwhelmed by users request, so that
their extensions are already being considered. And, additionally, multimedia
SPCNs are also being introduced at higher frequencies to provide broadband
services.
This is the technological framework of EMPS '96, trying to provide
participants with a well-balanced blend of scientific, technical, industrial, service
and business issues. A pair of panel sessions are also included that touch upon
two hot topics: the possibility to extend multimedia services to the mobile user
community, and the ever-fundamental topic of standardisation.
We wish to thank all friends who helped us with enthusiasm in the workshop
preparation, and particularly members of the WSC, those of the international
scientific committee (ISC), all chairmen and of course all EMPS '96 authors. A
special acknowledgement is gratefully addressed to referees who dedicated their
precious time to the scientific success of the workshop. A list of WSC, ISC
members, and referees is attached at the end of the book as s sign of our gratitude.
Fulvio Ananasso
Francesco Vatalaro
EMPS '96 chairmen
Acknowledgements
EMPS '96 has been co-sponsored by AEI, IEEE Communications Society, IIC,
University of Rom a -Tor Vergata".
The workshop would not have come into being without the support of the
following organizations and institutions, which are gratefully acknowledged
hereafter:
• Alenia Spazio
• Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
• Nuova Telespazio
• Stet
• Telecom Italia Mobile
Contents
Approaching the Shannon Limit: Theorist's Dream and Practitioner's Challenge
A. Viterbi ........................................................................................................................... 1
1 System Architectures I
The L-Band Land Mobile (LLM) Payload: Key Technologies and Test Results
R. D'Elia, R. Giubilei, G. Grelli, L. Miracapillo and T. Sassorossi................................ 15
Antenna Pattern Reconfiguration in the Future Direct Broadcasting Satellite at
22GHz
A. Paraboni and F. Zaccarini ......................................................................................... 32
New Highly Miniaturised Multibeam RF Beamforming Networks for Phased
Array Antennas Using MMIC and Multilayer Technologies
F. Coromina, I. Ventura-Traveset, l.-L. Corral, Y. Bonnaire and A. Dravet............... 44
ITALSAT F2 and its EMS Payload for Mobile Communications
A. Pullara, D.E. Campbell and F. Marconicchio............................................................ 52
Is Terrain Scattering a Significant Contributor to Interference by Personal
Communications Satellites?
I. Shapira............................................................................................................................ 70
2 Networks and Mobility Management I
Providing Appropriate Service Quality to Fixed and Mobile Users in a Non-Geo
Satellite-Fixed Cell System
I. Restrepo and G. Maral...................................................................•.•.•••••••••..•.•••••.••••••.• 79
Inter-Network Signalling Load Analysis for GSM-Satellite Integration
w. Zhao, R. TaJazolli and B.G. Evans.....................................................••••••.••••••••••••••••• 97
Mobility Issues for a GEO Multi-Spot Satellite System with OBP Capabilities
F. Delli Priscoli .................................................................................................................. 108
3 Propagation Channel Characterization and Modelling
Carrier To Multipath Characterization and Prediction for Mobile Satellite
Systems
M.A.N. Parks, S.R. Saunders and B.G. Evans................................................................. 117
Measurement of Propagation Loss into Cars on Satellite Paths at L-Band
W.I. Vogel, G. W. Torrence and N. Kleiner....................................................................... 129
x
Satellite Channels Modelled by Chaotic Bit Error Generators
G. Benelli, E. Costamagna, L. Favalli and P. Gamba .................................................... 139
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) via Archimedes/mediaStar HEO-Satellites
P. Hoeher, R. Schweikert, T. Woerz, A. Schmidbauer, J. Frank, R. Grosskopf,
R. Schramm, F.C.T. Gale and R.A. Harris................................................... .................... 150
4 Systems Architectures II
Design Aspects of Digital Modems for the Forecoming Demonstrations of
Mobile Systems Operating at SHF/EHF
G. Chiassarini, E. Saggese, P. Tabacco and A. Vemucci ............................................... 165
The Receiver with an Adaptive Array Antenna and Satellite Diversity for Low
Earth-Orbital Multiple Satellite Communication Systems
H. Sumino, M. Katayama, T. Yamazato and A. Ogawa............................................... 180
Mobile and Personal Satellite Communications Experiments with Japan's
Experimental Satellite COMETS
C. Ohuchi, M. Nishida, H. Mineno, M. Takeuchi, H. Saitoh and N. Obara ................ 195
High-Rate Production and Testing of Space crafts and Active Antennas for
Mobile/Personal Satcoms
M. Lisi and G. Manoni ..................................................................................................... 203
5 Network and Mobility Management II
Handover Requests Queuing in Low Earth Orbit Mobile Satellite Systems
E. Del Re, R. Fantacci and G. Giambene......................................................................... 213
A Simulation Environment for the Evaluation of Maintainability Strategies in
Telecomunication Networks Based on Satellite Constellation
M. Annoni and S. Bizzarri............................................................................................... 233
GSM- Interoperable Mobile Satellite Call Processing Architecture
S. Anderson........................................................................................................................ 247
Dynamic Transceiver, Carrier and Time-Slot Allocation Strategies for Mobile
Satellite Systems
B. Bjelajac and A. Nollchen................................................•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 270
6 Modu~tionandCod~g
High Level Trellis Coding, Equalisation and Diversity for Mobile
Communications
]. Wu and A.H. Aghvami.................................................•.•••••••••.•••...••...•.••..•••.•.•.•••••••••••• 289
Study on the Application of Turbo Codes in a Satellite System
B. Melis, F. Muratore and G. Romano............................................................................ 298
Analysis of Improvement due to Interleaving for Data Transmission Over
Mobile Satellite Channel with Trellis Coded Modulation System
M.G. Franfon and M. Bousquet ••.•••..•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 310
xi
On the Interleaver Depth in Concatenated Coding Schemes
S. Bellini ............................................................................................................................ 330
7 Multiple Access
How Can Interference-Rejection Receivers Increase the Capacity of COMA
Multi-Beam Satellite Communication Systems?
R. De Gaudenzi, F. Giannetti and M. Luise ................................................................... 349
Interference Statistics for Multibeam Satellites
M. Moher, L. Erup and R.G. Lyons.................................................................................. 366
Analysis of a OS-COMA Return Link for Mobile Satellite Communications
G.B. Corazza and R. De Gaudenzi .................................................................................. 385
8 Ka and EHF Bands Exploitation
Channel Measurements for EHP-Band Land Mobile Satellite Systems
A. lahn and E. Lutz........................................................................................................... 419
ACTS Ka-Band Propagation Measurements in Plorida
H. Helmken and R. Henning............................................................................................ 433
Satellite Multimedia Applications through Compact Portable and Mobile
Terminals
G. Losquadro ..................................................................................................................... 443
Measurements and Analysis on Ka Land Mobile Satellite Channel
L. Borghino, S. Buonomo, L. D'Amato and C. Molinari............................................... 456
9 Business and Service Provision I
IRIDIUM Italia inside the S-PCS Programs
G. Morganti ....................................................................................................................... 477
Satellite System Architectures
P. Poskett ........................................................................................................................... 485
The Integration of Personal Satellite Communication with Terrestrial Cellular: A
Business Perspective
C. W. Bond and C. Curran ................................................................................................ 501
The Globalstar System: A Complement to Terrestrial Mobile Networks
L. Gasparollo ..................................................................................................................... 508
10 Business and Service Provision II
EUTELTRACS - EUTELSAT's Mobile Communication System Dedicated to the
Improvement of Productivity of European Pleet Operators
L. Vandebrouck..................................................................................... ............................ 519
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Status of the IRIDIUM System: Moving Rapidly Towards Global Wireless
Service in 1998
P. Nadkarni and J. Win dolph .......................................................................................... 525
Network Evolution for Mobile Satellite Services
A. Brunstrom..................................................................................................................... 531
The IRIDIUM Program in the European PCN Scenario
M. Sforza, A. Pandolfi and M. Laurenti......................................................................... 537
11 Panel Papers
The 1995 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-95) and its Effect on
Mobile/Personal Satcoms
R.G. Gould ......................................................................................................................... 553
I ntegration of Satellite PCNs into Terrestrial Networks and the Way towards
UMTS
J.F. Huber.................................................... ....................................................................... 564
EMPS '96 Contributors.................................................................................................... 579
Author Index..................................................................................................................... 581