The Next Generation of Beam Hopping Satellite Systems: Dynamic Beam Illumination With Selective Precoding

• Published in: IEEE transactions on wireless communications Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 2666 - 2682
• Main Authors: Chen, Lin, Ha, Vu Nguyen, Lagunas, Eva, Wu, Linlong, Chatzinotas, Symeon, Ottersten, Bjorn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.04.2023; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: binary quadratic programming; Communications systems; Demand; Dynamic beam illumination; Greedy algorithms; High-temperature superconductors; Illumination; Interference; Lighting; Mathematical models; Optimization; Payloads; Penalty function; Precoding; Quadratic programming; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite communications; Satellites; selective precoding; user scheduling

Beam Hopping (BH) is a popular technique considered for next-generation multi-beam satellite communication system which allows a satellite focusing its resources on where they are needed by selectively illuminating beams. While beam illumination plan can be adjusted according to its needs, the main...