On Performance Evaluation of Channel Codes over Satellite Channels

This paper presents a comprehensive performance evaluation of error control coding techniques for reliable satellite communication links. Various modulation formats including 64-QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation), QPSK (Quadrature Phase Shift Keying), 8-PSK, and 16-QAM are considered over satellite channel models. To accurately model real-world impairments, a flexible Lutz model is considered, with parameters optimized to match measurements across frequency bands like L and UHF. Extensive Monte Carlo simulations quantify bit error rate (BER) performance under different code/modulation configurations and channel conditions.