1. Introduction
1.1 Background
1.2 A Brief History of Satellite Communications
1.3 Satellite Communications in 2000
1.4 Overview of Satellite Communications
1.5 Summary
References
2. Orbital Mechanics and Launchers
2.1 Orbital Mechanics
Developing the Equations of the Orbit
Kepler's Three Laws of Planetary Motion
Describing the Orbit of a Satellite
Locating the Satellite in the Orbit
Locating the Satellite with Respect to the Earth
Orbital Elements
Example 2.1.1 Geostationary Satellite Orbit Radius
Example 2.1.2 Low Earth Orbit
Example 2.1.3 Elliptical Orbit
2.2 Look Angle Determination
The Subsatellite Point
Elevation Angle Calculation
Azimuth Angle Calculation
Specialization to Geostationary Satellites
Visibility Test
Example 2.2.1 Geostationary Satellite Look Angles
2.3 Orbital Perturbations
Longitudinal Changes: Effects of the Earth's Oblateness
Inclination Changes: Effects of the Sun and the Moon
Example 2.3.1 Drift with a Geostationary Satellit
2.4 Orbit Determination
2.5 Launches and Launch Vehicles
Expendable Launch Vehicles (ELVs)
Placing Satellites into Geostationary Orbit
2.6 Orbital Effects in Communications Systems Performance
Doppler Shift
Example 2.6.1 Doppler Shift for a LEO Satellite
Range Variations
Solar Eclipse
Sun Transit Outage
2.7 Summary
References
Problems
3. Satellites
3.1 Satellite Subsystems
Attitude and Orbit Control System (AOCS)
Telemetry, Tracking, Command and Monitoring (TTC&M)
Power System
Communications Subsystems
Satellite Antennas
3.2 Attitude and Orbit Control System (AOCS)
Attitude Control System
Orbit Control System
3.3 Telemetry, Tracking, Command, and Monitoring
Telemetry and Monitoring System
Tracking
Command
3.4 Power Systems
3.5 Communications Subsystems
Description of the Communications System
Transponders
3.6 Satellite Antennas
Basic Antenna Types and Relationships
Example 3.6.1 Global Beam Antenna
Example 3.6.2 Regional Coverage Antenna
Satellite Antennas in Practice
3.7 Equipment Reliability and Space Qualification
Space Qualification
Reliability
Redundancy
3.8 Summary
References
Problems
4. Satellite Link Design
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Basic Transmission Theory
Example 4.2.1
Example 4.2.2
4.3 System Noise Temperature and G/T Ratio
Noise Temperature
Calculation of System Noise Temperature
Example 4.3.1
Example 4.3.2
Noise Figure and Noise Temperature
Example 4.3.3
G/T Ratio for Earth Stations
Example 4.3.4
4.4 Design of Downlinks
Link Budgets
Link Budget Example: C-Band Downlink for Earth Coverage Beam
4.5 Satellite Systems Using Small Earth Stations
Direct Broadcast TV
Example 4.5.1
4.6 Uplink Design
Example 4.6.1
4.7 Design for Specified C/N: Combining C/N and C/I Values in Satellite Links
Example 4.7.1
Overall (C/N)o with Uplink and Downlink Attenuation
Uplink and Downlink Attenuation in Rain
Uplink Attenuation and (C/N)up
Downlink Attenuation and (C/N)dn
System Design for Specific Performance
Satellite Communication Link Design Procedure
4.8 System Design Examples
System Design Example 4.8.1
Ku Band Uplink Design
Ku Band Downlink Design
Rain Effects at Ku Band
Summary of Ku Band Link Performance
System Design Example 4.8.2 Personal Communication System Using
Low Earth Orbit Satellites
Inbound Link: Mobile Terminal to Gateway Station
Mobile Terminal to Satellite Link
Satellite to Gateway Station Link
Outbound Link
Downlink C/N Budget
Optimizing System Performance
Link Margins with FEC
Rain Attenuation at Ku Band
Path Blockage at L-Band
Summary of L-band Mobile PCS System Performance
4.9 Summary
References
Problems
5. Modulation and Multiplexing Techniques for Satellite Links
5.1 Frequency Modulation
Waveform Equation for FM
Bandwidth of FM Signals: Carson's Rule
Baseband S/N Ratio for FM Signals
Pre-emphasis and de-emphasis
Pre-emphasis
5.2 Analog FM Transmission by Satellite
Television Signals
S/N Ratios for FM Video Transmission
Example 5.2.1
FM Threshold
SCPC FM Links
Example 5.2.2
Data Transmission Using Analog FM Channels
Example 5.2.3
5.3 Digital Transmission
Baseband Digital Signals
Baseband Transmission of Digital Data
Band-pass Transmission of Digita Data
Example 5.3.1
Example 5.3.2
Transmission of QPSK Signals through a Bandlimited Channel
Example 5.3.3
Example 5.3.3
5.4 Digital Modulation and Demodulation
Terminology
Modulation and Coding
Bit and Symbol Error Rates
Binary Phase Shift Keying (BPSK)
Probability of a Symbol Error
BPSK Bit Error Rate
QPSK Bit Error Rate
Example 5.4.1
Example 5.4.2
Generation of Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) Signals
QPSK Variants
5.5 Digital Transmission of Analog Signals
Sampling and Quantizing
Nonuniform Quantization: Compression and Expansion
Signal-to-Noise Ratio in Digital Voice Systems
Digital Television
5.6 Time Division Multiplexing
TDM Terminology: The U.S. T1 24-Channel System
Other TDM Systems
Channel Synchronization in TDM
5.7 Summary
References
Problems
6. Multiple Access
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA)
Intermodulation
Intermodulation Example
Calculation of C/N with Intermodulation
Example 6.2.1 Power Sharing in FDMA
Example 6.2.2 Channel Capacity with Demand Access FDMA
6.3 Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)
Bits, Symbols, and Channels
TDMA Frame Structure
Example 6.3.1 TDMA in a Fixed Station Network
Reference Burst and Preamble
Unique Word
Guard Times
Synchronization in TDMA Networks
Transmitter Power in TDMA Networks
Example 6.3.2 TDMA in a VSAT Network
Example 6.3.2 TDMA in a Fixed Earth Station Network
Satellite Switched TDMA
6.4 Onboard Processing
Baseband Processing Transponders
Satellite Switched TDMA with Onboard Processing
6.5 Demand Access Multiple Access (DAMA)
Example 6.5.1 FDMA-SCPC-DA
6.6 Random Access
6.7 Packet Radio Systems and Protocols
6.8 Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
Spread Spectrum Transmission and Reception
DS-SS CDMA Capacity
Example 6.8.1 CDMA in a Fixed Earth Station Network
Example 6.8.2 CDMA in an LEO Satellite Network
Example 6.8.3 GPS
6.9 Summary
References
Problems
7. Error Control for Digital Satellite Links
7.1 Error Detection and Correction
7.2 Channel Capacity
7.3 Error Control Coding
Example 7.3.1
Linear and Cyclic Block Codes
Golay Codes
7.4 Performance of Block Error Correction Codes
7.5 Convolutional Codes
7.6 Implementation of Error Detection on Satellite Links
Example 7.6.1
7.7 Concatenated Coding and Interleaving
7.8 Turbo Codes
7.9 Summary
References
Problems
8. Propagation Effects and their Impact on Satellite-Earth Links
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Quantifying Attenuation and Depolarization
Example 8.2.1
8.3 Propagation Effects that Are Not Associated with Hydrometeors
Atmospheric Absorption
Cloud Attenuation
Tropospheric Scintillation and Low Angle Fading
Faraday Rotation in the Atmosphere
Ionospheric Scintillations
8.4 Rain and Ice Effects
Characterizing Rain
Rain Climate Maps
Rainfall Rate Exceedance Contour Maps
Raindrop Distributions
8.5 Prediction of Rain Attenuation
Example 8.5.1
Example 8.5.2
Calculation of Long-Term Statistics for NGSO Systems
Scaling Attenuation with Elevation Angle and Frequency
Cosecant Law
Example 8.5.3
Squared Frequency Scaling Law
Example 8.5.4
ITU-R Long-Term Frequency Scaling of Rain Attenuation
8.6 Prediction of XPD
Canting Angle
Tilt Angle
Example 8.6.1
Example 8.6.2
Ice Crystal Depolarization
Rain Effects on Antenna Noise
Example 8.6.3
8.7 Propagation Impairment Countermeasures
Attenuation
Power Control
Signal Processing
Diversity
Depolarization
8.8 Summary
References
Problems
9. VSAT SYSTEMS
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Overview of VSAT Systems
9.3 Network Architectures
One-Way Implementation
Split-Two-Way (Split IP) Implementation
Two-Way Implementation
9.4 Access Control Protocols
Delay Considerations
9.5 Basic Techniques
Multiple Access Selection
Signal Formats
Modulation, Coding, and Interference Issues
9.6 VSAT Earth Station Engineering
Antennas
Transmitters and Receivers
9.7 Calculation of Link Margins for a VSAT Star Network
9.8 System Design Procedure: Example 9.1
Description of System
System Parameters
Preliminary Calculations
Link C/N Ratios
Inbound Links
Inbound Links with 270 Channels
Outbound Links
System Analysis
9.9 Some New Developments
9.10 Summary
References
Problems
10. Low Earth Orbit and Non-Geostationary Satellite Systems
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Orbit Considerations
Equatorial Orbits
Inclined Orbits
Elliptical Orbits
Molniya Orbit
Radiation Effects
Sun Synchronous Orbit
10.3 Coverage and Frequency Considerations
General Aspects
Frequency band
Elevation Angle Considerations
Number of Beams per Coverage
Off-Axis Scanning
Determination of Optimum Orbital Altitude
Radiation Safety and Satellite Telephones
Projected NGSO System Customer Service Base
10.4 Delay and Throughput Considerations
10.5 System Considerations
Incremental Growth
Interim Operations
Replenishment Options
End-to-End System Implementation
10.6 Operational NGSO Constellation Designs
Ellipso
Globalstar
New ICO
Iridium
Orbcomm
Skybridge
Teledesic
Example 10.6.1 System Design
10.7 Summary
References
Problems
11. Direct Broadcast Satellite Television and Radio
11.1 C-Band and Ku-Band Home Satellite TV
11.2 Digital DBS TV
11.3 DBS-TV System Design
11.4 DBS-TV Link Budget
11.5 Error Control in Digital DBS-TV
11.6 Master Control Station and Uplink
11.7 Installation of DBS-TV Antennas
11.8 Satellite Radio Broadcasting
11.9 Summary
References
12. Satellite Navigation and the Global Positioning System
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Radio and Satellite Navigation
12.3 GPS Position Location Principles
Position Location in GPS
GPS Time
12.4 GPS Receivers and Codes
The C/A Code
12.5 Satellite Signal Acquisition
12.6 GPS Navigation Message
12.7 GPS Signal Levels
12.8 Timing Accuracy
12.9 GPS Receiver Operation
12.10 GPS C/A Code Accuracy Dilution of Precision: HDOP, VDOP, and GDOP
12.11 Differential GPS
12.12 Summary
References
Problems
Appendix A Decibels in Communications Engineering
Appendix B FDM/FM/FDMA Analog Telephone Transmission
Baseband Voice Signal
Voice Signal Multiplexing
Frequency Modulation with Multiplexed Telephone Signals
Bandwidth Calculation for FDM/FM Telephone Signals
Telephone Performance Specifications
Practical Examples
Example B. 1
Example B.2
References
Appendix C Complementary Error Function erfc(x) and Q Function Q(z)
Equivalence Formulas and Tables of Values
References
Appendix D The Simple Attenuation Model
Example D. 1
References
Glossary
Index