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causes signal fading. Of course, the crossover effect precludes the use <strong>of</strong> twodifferent orthogonally polarized waves to increase channel capacity.A diversity scheme is needed to combat fading. Several diversityschemes have been employed, including space diversity, frequency diversity,micro- <strong>and</strong> macrodiversity, <strong>and</strong> time diversity. The mode <strong>of</strong> operation in whichtwo or more base stations serve the same area is called macrodiversity.Microdiversity refers to the condition in which two or more signals arereceived at one base site or mobile site. Microspace diversity is routinelyused in cellular base sites.Space diversity can be used to combat short-term fading, whereaspositioning satellites at different locations, not necessarily in the same orbitalplane, can be used to reduce long-term fading. Space-diversity systemsemploy two or more antennas spaced a certain distance apart. For example,a separation <strong>of</strong> only 30 cm wavelength, which is suitable for implementationon the mobile side, is sufficient to provide a notable improvement in somemobile radio channel environments. Macrodiversity is also a form <strong>of</strong> spacediversity.Frequency-diversity systems employ two or more different carrierfrequencies to transmit the same information. Statistically, the same informationsignal may or may not fade at the same time at the different carrierfrequencies. An example <strong>of</strong> a frequency-diversity scheme includes frequencyhopping <strong>and</strong> very wide b<strong>and</strong> signalling. Time-diversity systems are usedprimarily for data transmission. The same data are sent through the radiochannel as many times as necessary until the required quality <strong>of</strong> transmissionis achieved. An example <strong>of</strong> this type <strong>of</strong> scheme is the well-known automaticrepeat request (ARQ).The improvement <strong>of</strong> any diversity scheme strongly depends on thecombining techniques employed: the switched combining, feed-forward orfeedback combining, majority vote, <strong>and</strong> so forth.8.3 THE INTERNET AND SATELLITESSatellites have <strong>of</strong>fered broadb<strong>and</strong> services like television or video-on-dem<strong>and</strong>broadcast, wireless telephone, <strong>and</strong> electronic mail for years. Developers nowplace more emphasis on the speed <strong>of</strong> delivery <strong>of</strong> electronic commerce via theInternet <strong>and</strong> other telecommunication applications, which makes multimediainteractivity via the satellite very attractive. This section examines how theInternet works via the existing l<strong>and</strong>-based integrated digital networks <strong>and</strong> viathe satellite as well as the technical difficulties that currently prevent rapidexpansion <strong>and</strong> delivery <strong>of</strong> these services via the Internet.Copyright © 2002 by Marcel Dekker, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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