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The acts propagation program
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Chakraborty, Dayamoy Davarian, Faramaz |
| Copyright Year | 1991 |
| Description | The purpose of the Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS) is to demonstrate the feasibility of the Ka-band (20 and 30 GHz) spectrum for satellite communications, as well as to help maintain U.S. leadership in satellite communications. ACTS incorporates such innovative schemes as time division multiple access (TDMA), microwave and baseband switching, onboard regeneration, and adaptive application of coding during rain-fade conditions. The success or failure of the ACTS experiment will depend on how accurately the rain-fade statistics and fade dynamics can be predicted in order to derive an appropriate algorithm that will combat weather vagaries, specifically for links with small terminals, such as very small aperture terminals (VSAT's) where the power margin is a premium. This article describes the planning process and hardware development program that will comply with the recommendations of the ACTS propagation study groups. |
| File Size | 150552 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19940011566 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0005216v |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1991-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Communications And Radar Extremely High Frequencies Time Division Multiple Access Algorithms Coding Superhigh Frequencies Vsat Network Microwave Switching Radio Communication Satellite Communication Acts Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
