A New Approach to Millimeter-Wave Communications.

Abstract

An argument for the use of the millimeter wave band for military earth-satellite communications systems. Important advantages accruing from this use are larger bandwidths and narrower antenna beamwidths, which would reduce interference and ameliorate the frequency management problem while also improving covertness and resistance to jamming. However, millimeter waves are particularly susceptible to attenuation by rainfall. A new approach for designing around the rainfall problem is described and its benefits discussed. Outages caused by rainfall can be avoided by a variety of automatic switching schemes, by using techniques for increasing jam resistance, or by switching to a satellite in a different direction. The concept proposes switching only high-precedence traffic and only for the duration of the outage at the ground terminal. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA039485

Entities

People

  • N. E. Feldman
  • S. J. Dudzinsky

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • 5G Wireless Networks
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Bandwidth
  • Cloud Cover
  • Clouds
  • Communication Channels
  • Communication Systems
  • Data Rate
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Gain
  • Ground Stations
  • Measurement
  • Military Communications
  • Millimeter Waves
  • Radio Waves
  • Scattering

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • 5G
  • 5G - Internet of Things
  • Space