Performance of meteor scatter networks using code division multiple access
W.T. Ralston, Jay Weitzen · 2002
It is shown that code division multiple access (CDMA) could be used to provide multiple access capability for large meteor burst communication networks. A single code with a high chip rate could be used for all stations, relying on differential range to provide orthogonality. By using suitable approximations, the performance of a direct sequence CDMA network is shown to eliminate collision problems and provide greater total throughput than an equivalent data rate narrowband network. Extensions to accommodate nonmeteoric propagation modes are outlined.>