Coding applications in satellite communication systems [invited paper]

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Abstract

This paper provides a brief insight in satellite communication systems from the perspective of coding applications. CDMA based systems for use in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite systems is the focus of the paper. The code-division-multiple-access (CDMA) format is emerging as a dominant air interface technology for cellular, personal-communications-services (PCS) as well as satellite installations. This transmission technology relies on a combination of spread-spectrum modulation, Walsh coding, and sophisticated power-control techniques. In a typical CDMA transmitter, a data signal is encoded using a Walsh code and then mixed with the RF carrier, which has been spread using a pseudorandom-noise (PN) source. In a base-station transmitter, multiple data signals are assigned unique Walsh codes and combined. In the CDMA receiver, the signal is filtered and fed to a correlator, where it is despread and digitally filtered to extract the Walsh code. The paper examines some weaknesses of such systems.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCryptography and Coding - 7th IMA International Conference, Proceedings
EditorsMichael Walker
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages81-83
Number of pages3
ISBN (Print)354066887X, 9783540668879
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1999
Event7th IMA International Conference on Cryptography and Coding, 1999 - Cirencester, United Kingdom
Duration: 20 Dec 199922 Dec 1999

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume1746
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference7th IMA International Conference on Cryptography and Coding, 1999
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityCirencester
Period20/12/9922/12/99

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