Site Diversity in Satellite Communications: Modelling Using Copula Functions

Preface
Contents
Acronyms
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1 Introduction
	1.1 Broadband Satellite Communications and the Need for Site-Diversity Modelling
	1.2 Motivation and Goals of the Book
	1.3 Organisation of the Book
	References
2 Propagation-Impairments Modelling and Fade-Mitigation Techniques for Earth-Satellite Links
	2.1 Introduction
	2.2 Atmospheric Effects and First-Order Statistics Modelling
		2.2.1 Rain Attenuation
		2.2.2 Gaseous Attenuation
		2.2.3 Cloud Attenuation
		2.2.4 Melting-Layer Attenuation
		2.2.5 Tropospheric Scintillation
		2.2.6 Depolarisation
		2.2.7 Total Attenuation
	2.3 Fade Dynamics on Earth-Space Slant Paths
		2.3.1 Fade and Inter-Fade Duration
		2.3.2 Fade Slope
	2.4 Frequency Scaling
	2.5 Fade-Mitigation Techniques
		2.5.1 Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) Control Techniques
		2.5.2 Adaptive-Transmission Techniques
		2.5.3 Diversity Techniques
		2.5.4 Comparison of Fade-Mitigation Techniques
	2.6 Modelling of Site-Diversity Performance
	References
3 Earth-Satellite Propagation Experiments and Statistical Analyses
	3.1 Introduction
	3.2 Beacon Receivers Setup in Slovenia and Austria
		3.2.1 Ka Band Beacon Receivers
	3.3 Site-Diversity Experiments in the Ka Band
	3.4 Data Post-Processing Methodology
		3.4.1 Single-Site Attenuation Time Series
		3.4.2 Joint Rain-Attenuation Time Series
		3.4.3 Rain-Gauge Data Processing
		3.4.4 Statistical Analysis Methodology
	3.5 Statistical Analysis of Site-Diversity Performance
		3.5.1 Two-Site-Diversity Experiments
		3.5.2 Three-Site-Diversity Experiments
		3.5.3 Four-Site-Diversity Experiment
	References
4 Multi-Site-Diversity Modelling in Satellite Communications Using Gaussian Copula
	4.1 Introduction
	4.2 Joint Rain-Attenuation Prediction Method Using Gaussian Copula
	4.3 Modelling of Joint Rain-Attenuation Statistics
	4.4 Distance-Based Joint CCDF Prediction Method
		4.4.1 Comparative Tests and Error Performance of Prediction Model
	4.5 Distance-, Elevation-, and Baseline-Angle-Based Joint CCDF Prediction Method
		4.5.1 Comparative Tests and Error Performance of Prediction Model
	4.6 Discussion of the Gaussian Copula Prediction Models
	References
5 Multi-Site-Diversity Modelling in Satellite Communications Using Hyperbolic Cosecant Copula
	5.1 Introduction
	5.2 Joint Rain-Attenuation Prediction Model Using Hyperbolic Cosecant Copula
	5.3 Hierarchical Archimedean Copulas Structure Using Hyperbolic Generator …
	5.4 Modelling of Joint Rain-Attenuation Statistics
	5.5 Joint CCDF of Rain-Attenuation Prediction Model
		5.5.1 Distance-Based Joint CCDF Prediction Method
		5.5.2 Distance-, Elevation-, and Baseline-Angle-Based Joint CCDF Prediction Method
		5.5.3 Three- and Multi-Site-Diversity Prediction Model Using HAC
	5.6 Two-Site-Diversity Comparative Tests
	5.7 Three-Site-Diversity Comparative Tests
		5.7.1 Comparison of the Three-Site-Diversity Experiments from the USA
		5.7.2 Comparison of the Three-Site-Diversity Experiments from Europe
	5.8 Four-Site-Diversity Comparative Tests
	References
6 Summary
	6.1 Book Recapitulation
	6.2 Future Work
Appendix  Probability Theory and Copulas
	References