Abstract
The number of satellite telecommunication systems that make use of frequencies higher than 10 GHz is constantly growing; at frequencies above 10 GHz, attenuation due to rain can be a limiting factor for system availability; the dual‐site diversity technique has proved to be quite useful in counteracting rain attenuation. This technique can be extended by adopting a multiple‐site configuration. In this paper the performance of small‐scale multiple‐site diversity systems is investigated through simulations, carried out by exploiting a large database of radar maps of precipitation. Results have shown significant improvements in terms of diversity advantage and site separation reduction with respect to the dual‐site configuration. Moreover, if the stations carry data traffic and they are not working at their full capacity, it is possible to recover a significant amount of the traffic that otherwise would be lost.
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