In this paper we propose an elevation-dependent Rice Rayleigh/lognormal channel model for communications of personal and mobile users via non-geostationary satellites (NGSO S-PCNs). Based on this channel model, we discuss the performance of satellite diversity for NGSO SPCNs. The parameters of the channel model are derived from channel measurements, which have been carried out for different ele...

Some digital audio broadcasting systems, such as Satellite Digital Audio Radio Services (SDARS), transmit many audio programs over the same transmission channel. Instead of splitting up the channel into fixed bitrate subchannels, each carrying one audio program, one can dynamically distribute the channel capacity among the audio programs. We describe an algorithm which implements this concept t...

Frequencies above 10 GHz are of primary importance in current satellite systems. In this paper, an analytical model is presented for the prediction of the adjacent satellite interference, cross-polarization and ice depolarization effects on channel capacity statistics of a dual polarized satellite link. As source of the aggravation of the adjacent satellite interference is considered here the p...

An interference channel is a network consisting N senders and N receivers. There exists a oneto-one correspondence between senders and receivers. Each sender only wants to communicate with its corresponding receiver, and each receiver only cares about the information form its corresponding sender. However, each channel interferes the others. So an interference channel has N principal links and ...

We investigate reliable multicast communication over satellite networks. We compare a scenario where receivers can use a feedback channel to signal loss to a scenario where no feedback channel is available. We show that the introduction of a feedback channel is the key to allow for bandwidth-eecient, robust, and fully reliable multicast communication via satellite.

We investigate reliable multicast communication over satellite networks. We compare a scenario where receivers can use a feedback channel to signal loss to a scenario where no feedback channel is available. We show that the introduction of a feedback channel is the key to allow for bandwidth-e cient, robust, and fully reliable multicast communication via satellite.

In this paper we discuss the performance of a Web caching distribution where caches are interconnected through a satellite channel. Web caching is emerging as an important way to reduce client-perceived latency and network resource requirements in the Internet. A satellite distribution is being extensively deployed to offer broadcast services avoiding highly congested terrestrial links. When a ...

In the paper various issues in personal satellite communications are addressed. Basic geostationary and non-geostationary satellite constellations are considered. The narrowband and wideband characterization of the mobile satellite channel and related system implications are discussed. Satellite diversity is presented as a measure to overcome signal shadowing. The capacity of TDMA and CDMA mult...

The performance of the Multicast Dissemination Protocol (MDP) in a simulated satellite channel is investigated. The environment that is modeled is that to be expected in a small satellite communications environment including channel errors and link interruptions. The satellite link is simulated with a channel environment simulator. The performance of MDP is compared with file transfer protocol ...