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9780470754450

Satellite Communications Systems Engineering: Atmospheric Effects, Satellite Link Design and System Performance

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  • ISBN13:

    9780470754450

  • ISBN10:

    0470754451

  • Format: eBook
  • Copyright: 2008-11-01
  • Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

Provides an invaluable, detailed and up-to-date coverage of atmospheric effects and their impact on satellite communications systems design and performance.Significant progress has been made in the last decade in the understanding and modelling of propagation effects on radio wave propagation in the bands utilized for satellite communications. This book provides a comprehensive description and analysis of all atmospheric effects of concern for today's satellite systems, and the tools necessary to design the links and to evaluate system performance.This book will serve as an excellent reference to communications engineers, wireless network and system engineers, system designers and graduate students in satellite communications and related areas.Key features:Provides the state of the art in communications satellite link design and performance from the practicing engineer perspective - concise descriptions, specific procedures and comprehensive solutions Contains the calculations and tools necessary for evaluating system performance Provides a complete evaluation of atmospheric effects, modelling and prediction Focuses on the satellite free-space link as the primary element in the design and performance for satellite communications, and recognizes the importance of free-space considerations such as atmospheric effects, frequency of operation and adaptive mitigation techniques

Table of Contents

Ippolito: Satellite Communications Systems Engineering:
Atmospheric Effects, Satellite Link Design and System Performance
Preface
Introduction To Satellite Communications
Early History of Satellite Communications
Some Basic Communications Satellite System Definitions
Regulatory Process for Satellite Communications
Overview of Book Structure and Topics
Chapter 1 References
Satellite Orbits
KeplerÆs Laws
Orbital Parameters
Orbits in Common Use
Geometry of GSO Links
Chapter 2 References
Chapter 2 Problems
Satellite Subsystems
Satellite Bus
Satellite Payload
Chapter 3 References
The Rf Link
Transmission Fundamentals
System Noise
Link Performance Parameters
Chapter 4 References
Chapter 4 Problems
Link System Performance
Link Considerations
Uplink
Downlink
Percent of Time Performance Specifications
Chapter 5 References
Chapter 5 Problems
Transmission Impairments
Radiowave Frequency and Space Communications
Radiowave Propagation Mechanisms
Propagation Below About 3 GHz
Propagation Above About 3 GHz
Radio Noise
Chapter 6 References
Chapter 6 Problems
Propagation Effects Modeling & Prediction
Atmospheric Gases
Clouds and Fog
Rain Attenuation
Depolarization
Tropospheric Scintillation
Chapter 7 References
Chapter 7 Problems
Rain Fade Mitigation
Power Restoral Techniques
Signal Modification Restoral Techniques
Summary
Chapter 8 References
Chapter 8 Problems
The Composite Link
Frequency Translation (FT) Satellite
On-Board Processing (OBP) Satellite
Comparison of FT and OBP Performance
Intermodulation Noise
Link Design Summary
Chapter 9 References
Chapter 9 Problems
Satellite Multiple Access
Frequency Division Multiple Access
Time Division Multiple Access
Code Division Multiple Access
Chapter 10 References
Chapter 10 Problems
The Mobile Satellite Channel
Mobile Channel Propagation
Narrowband Channel
Wideband Channel
Multi-Satellite Mobile Links
Chapter 11 References
Satellite Signal Processing Elements
Analog Systems
Analog Baseband Formatting
Analog Source Combining
Analog Modulation
Digital Baseband Formatting
Digital Source Combining
Digital Carrier Modulation
Binary Phase Shift Keying
Quadrature Phase Shift Keying
Higher Order Phase Modulation
Summary
Appendix A References
Error Functions And Bit Error Rate
Error Functions
Approximation for BER
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