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The impact of pulsed RFI on the coded BER performance of the nonlinear satellite communication channelAn examination is conducted of the coded bit error rate (BER) performance of a satellite communication system in which binary phase-shift-keyed (BPSK) modulation is employed, pulsed CW or pulsed noise RFI is present, and the transponder contains a nonlinearity characterized by arbitrary AM/AM and AM/PM characteristics; the RFI pulse duration is further assumed to exceed that of the information symbol. Computed performance curves consider several hypothetical RFI scenarios in which either a hard limiter or an 8 dB clipper represent the transponder amplitude nonlinearity. Results demonstrate the potential seriousness of RFI duty cycles as low as 2 percent, and the fact that CW represents the most severe form of interference.
Document ID
19810051476
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Weinberg, A.
(Stanford Telecommunications, Inc. McLean, Va., United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1981
Publication Information
Publication: IEEE Transactions on Communications
Volume: COM-29
Subject Category
Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command And Tracking
Accession Number
81A35880
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-25782
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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