Vol. 16, no.1, 2024
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
APPLICATION OF THE 5G NR PHYSICAL LAYER IN SPACE COMMUNICATIONS, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Evgeniy V. Rogozhnikov, Edgar M. Dmitriev, Danila A. Kondrashov, Yakov V. Kryukov, Artem V. Konovalchikov, Semyon M. Mukhamadiev
Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radio Electronics, http://tusur.ru/
Tomsk 634050, Russian Federation
E-mail: evgenii.v.rogozhnikov@tusur.ru, edegor1993@mail.ru, danila.a.kondrashov@tusur.ru, iakov.v.kriukov@tusur.ru, artem.konovalchikov@tusur.ru, mukhamadiev@mail.ru
Received September 02, 2023, peer-reviewed September 09, 2023, accepted September 16, 2023, published March 15, 2024.
Abstract: The propagation channel is significantly modified in the case of 5th Generation New Radio radio access technology (5G NR) in space communication systems. In particular, large delays occur with respect to the terrestrial propagation channel, and signal attenuation increases, resulting in a lower signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). The Doppler shift of the carrier frequency is also significantly increased due to the high velocity of the spacecraft (SC) relative to the user equipment (UE). The aim of the work is to investigate the decoding capability of the physical channels and signals of the 5G NR system in case of its application in satellite communication systems (SCS), as well as to calculate the performance of such a system to assess the applicability of 5G NR in SCS. The ability to correctly decode signals and channels depending on SNR is evaluated using mathematical modelling of 5G NR signal and channel shaping in conjunction with the Quasi Deterministic Radio Channel Generator (QuaDRiGa) model. The research within the paper draws conclusions on the applicability of 5G NR radio access technology in a space communications environment.
Keywords: 5G NR, satellite communication systems, performance evaluation, radio access technology, QuaDRiGa, decoding of 5G NR signals and channels
UDC 621.396.41
RENSIT, 2024, 16(1):143-156e DOI: 10.17725/j.rensit.2024.16.143
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