Capacity and System Design Issues for Aeronautical Broadband Communications via Satellite
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چکیده
The paper discusses various system aspects of future aeronautical services via satellite. Both, commercial aeronautical broadband satellite communications (AirCom) for passengers and air traffic management (ATM) are considered. An integrated global system design approach is presented, and key R&D issues along this path are discussed. Some focus is laid on geographic satellite coverage and constellation alternatives. A capacity dimensioning method for global aeronautical communications is developed, using a global flight database, and numerical results from computer simulations are presented.
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