2007 International Workshop on Satellite and Space Communications
DOI: 10.1109/iwssc.2007.4409426
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In this paper, we propose a single-input multiple- output (SIMO) diversity technique to improve the link reliability of a satellite communications system. In particular, the DVB-S2 communication system is investigated in a land mobile satellite environment. Realistic physical layer simulations are carried out to better evaluate the possible gain of using multiple receiving antennas at the receiver side. A hybrid selection technique of the available antennas is presented to reduce the complexity and the cost of the user terminal.