TMA-Based Beamforming For Next Generation Satellite Communication Applications

[en] Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite mega-constellations have attracted significant interest for their global network coverage and reduced latency with respect to their geostationary counterparts. LEO satellites are typically equipped with advanced antenna architectures, which allow spot-beam steering to specific areas within the field of view. With the aim to minimize onboard complexity, this paper studies the beam synthesis and steering using Time Modulated Arrays (TMA). By analyzing the properties of the on-off switching and their impact on the resulting beam footprint, this paper establishes the relationship between the pulse activation characteristics and the steering angle of the corresponding users in a downlink satellite-to- Earth transmission. The corresponding Signal-to-Noise Plus Interference Ratio (SINR) is derived and analyzed for multi-beam patterns with different inter-beam separations. We compare the performance of TMA-based LEO downlink transmission with conventional beamforming techniques, confirming the promising performance of TMA with reduced complexity. Finally, the TMA response is evaluated for practical channel estimation imperfections, demonstrating the degree of tolerance depending on the beam shape.

Precision for document type :

Review article

Disciplines :

Computer science

Author, co-author :

LEMA, Gebrehiwet Gebrekrstos ; University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > SigCom

BANDI, Ashok ; University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > SigCom

LAGUNAS, Eva ; University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > SigCom

MYSORE RAMA RAO, Bhavani Shankar ; University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > SPARC

Joel Grotz; SES S.A. Luxembourg

External co-authors :

yes

Language :

English

Title :

TMA-Based Beamforming For Next Generation Satellite Communication Applications

Publication date :

12 June 2024

Journal title :

IEEE International Conference on Communications

ISSN :

1550-3607

Publisher :

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Denver, USA, United States - New Jersey

Peer reviewed :

Peer reviewed

Focus Area :

Security, Reliability and Trust

Development Goals :

8. Decent work and economic growth

Additional URL :

https://ieeexplore-ieee-org.proxy.bnl.lu/document/10615526

FnR Project :

FNR project INSTRUCT (IPBG19/14016225/INSTRUCT)

Funders :

FNR project INSTRUCT (IPBG19/14016225/INSTRUCT)

Funding number :

IPBG19/14016225/INSTRUCT

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