Abstract
This paper focuses on the basic mobility issues (satellite cell layout, satellite location area layout, location register organization, paging and localization procedures, cell reselection and handover procedures) suitable for an advanced Geostationary (GEO), multi-spot satellite system provided with On-Board Processing (OBP) capabilities. It is shown that, by exploiting OBP facilities, several advantages, relevant to mobility issues, can be achieved.
The paper is based upon the work which the author has been performing in the framework of the European Community ACTS Project “Satellite EHF Communications for Mobile Multimedia Services” (SECOMS). The opinions herewith reported are not necessarily those of the SECOMS project as a whole.
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Abbreviations
- ACTS:
-
Advanced Communications Technologies and Services
- BS:
-
Base Station
- CDMA:
-
Code Division Multiple Access
- EHF:
-
Extremely High Frequency
- Feeder Link:
-
The link between the FESs and the satellite
- FDM:
-
Frequency Division Multiplexing
- FES:
-
Fixed Earth Station
- GEO:
-
Geostationary Earth Orbit
- GSM:
-
Global System for Mobile communications
- LEO:
-
Low Earth Orbit
- Mobile Link:
-
The link between the MSs and the satellite
- MS:
-
Mobile Station
- OBP:
-
On-Board Processor
- SECOMS:
-
Satellite EHF Communications for Mobile multimedia Services
- TDM:
-
Time Division Multiplexing
- TDMA:
-
Time Division Multiple Acces
- UMTS:
-
Universal Mobile Telecommunication System
- VCI:
-
Virtual Call Identifier
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Priscoli, F.D. (1996). Mobility Issues for a GEO Multi-Spot Satellite System with OBP Capabilities. In: Vatalaro, F., Ananasso, F. (eds) Mobile and Personal Satellite Communications 2. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1516-8_9
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