Radio Interference Modeling and Prediction for Satellite Operation Applications

Abstract : This report describes an innovative radio frequency interference evaluation and prediction framework. This report presents associated modeling and prediction tools to: (1) detect the presence of radio frequency interference using receiver s synchronizer, (2) estimate the radio frequency interference characteristics, (3) evaluate effectiveness of the existing unified S-band command waveforms employed by civil, commercial and military satellite operations ground stations, and (4) predict the impacts of radio frequency interference on unified S-band command systems. The proposed framework and radio frequency interference prediction tools allow a communication designer to estimate the optimum transmitted signal power to maintain a required satellite operations quality-of-service in the presence of both friendly and unfriendly radio frequency interference sources.