Hybrid propagation channel modelling for city area land mobile satellite communications

Li Xiang (1) , Rodolphe Vauzelle (1) , Yannis Pousset (1) , Pierre Combeau (1)

1 XLIM-SIC - SIC

In this study, a hybrid model is proposed to simulate the realistic channel behavior for urban city land mobile satellite (LMS) communications. It associates the advantages of existing models in that different receiving states are predicted using a deterministic approach, whereas the channel behavior is simulated using adapted statistical laws. Using a geosynchronous satellite transmitter working at 1.5 GHz and a land mobile receiver, the hybrid model is validated for LMS channel. It leads to a high-performance simulation, combining accuracy (global simulation error less than 1 dBW) and small computation time (gain of about 10,000 times compared to a full deterministic reference model).

Domaines: Electromagnétisme

Li Xiang, Rodolphe Vauzelle, Yannis Pousset, Pierre Combeau. Hybrid propagation channel modelling for city area land mobile satellite communications. EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, 2012, 2012 (139), pp.2012-139. ⟨10.1186/1687-1499-2012-139⟩. ⟨hal-00746007⟩