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UV-Plane Beam Mapping for Non-Terrestrial Networks in 3GPP System-Level Simulations

Year: 2024

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Due to the high altitudes and large beam sizes of satellites, the curvature of the Earth’s surface can impact system-level performance. To consider this, 3GPP introduces the UV-plane beam mapping for system-level simulations of non-terrestrial networks (NTNs). This paper aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of how beams and user equipments (UEs) are placed on the UV-plane and subsequently mapped to the Earth’s surface. We present a general process of projecting UEs on the UV-plane onto the Earth’s surface. This process could offer a useful guideline for beam and UE deployment when evaluating the system-level performance of NTNs.

Source: IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on Communications (APCC)

DOI: 10.1109/apcc62576.2024.10767979

Authors: Dong-Hyun Jung, Sucheol Kim, Miyeon Lee, Joon-Gyu Ryu, Junil Choi

Institutions: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Language: English

Topic: Satellite Communication Systems

Subfield: Aerospace Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea, Institute for Information and Communications Technology Promotion

Awards: G7674899326, G8591768132