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Coded transmissions for space links affected by solar scintillation: Baseband analysis
Author(s) -
Baldi Marco,
Chiaraluce Franco,
Maturo Nicola,
Ricciutelli Giacomo,
Ardito Alessandro,
Barbaglio Francesco,
Finocchiaro Stefano,
Simone Lorenzo,
Abelló Ricard,
De Vicente Javier,
Mercolino Mattia
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of satellite communications and networking
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.388
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1542-0981
pISSN - 1542-0973
DOI - 10.1002/sat.1299
Subject(s) - computer science , fading , erasure , baseband , coding (social sciences) , forward error correction , scintillation , electronic engineering , erasure code , modulation (music) , error detection and correction , bit error rate , channel (broadcasting) , real time computing , decoding methods , algorithm , telecommunications , bandwidth (computing) , physics , detector , statistics , mathematics , acoustics , engineering , programming language
Summary A thorough analysis of the behavior of error‐correcting codes over space links affected by solar scintillation is presented. The relevant channel parameters are fixed through the development of a model based on real missions' data. Both telecommand and telemetry links are considered in fast and slow fading conditions. Besides classical coherent modulation schemes, the possibility to use noncoherent modulation schemes is considered, to eliminate the problem of phase tracking. For the case of channels with very slow fading, the use of external interleavers or erasure coding is proposed to cope with error bursts.