Satellite Communication

Satellite Communication is a free engineering handbook with important course topics, notes, diagrams, equations, formulas and study materials. Use this digital book and reference guide for Diploma, BE, BTech and related degree courses. Explore 175 topics across 4 chapters covering satellite links, orbits, earth stations, television broadcasting, digital modulation, multiple access and satellite networks. Useful for exams, viva, interviews, projects and quick revision. RELATED ENGINEERING BRANCHES Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), Telecommunication Engineering, Satellite Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Aeronautics, Astronautics, GIS and Telemetry. 69 LISTED TOPICS FROM 175 SATELLITE BASICS & EARTH STATIONS 1. Satellite Communication Segments 2. Satellite Link Parameters 3. Satellite Orbits in Space 4. Frequency Band Designations 5. Satellite Communication Regulations 6. Satellite Applications 7. Earth Stations 8. Earth Station Characteristics 9. Feed Systems 10. Tracking Systems 11. Advantages and Disadvantages of Satellite Communication 12. Low-Noise Amplifiers 13. High-Power Amplifiers 14. Composite Satellite Links 15. Passive and Active Satellites 16. Receive-Only Home TV Systems 17. Link System Performance 18. Uplink 19. Downlink 20. Percentage-of-Time Performance Specifications 21. Master Antenna TV Systems 22. Transmit-Receive Earth Stations 23. Community Antenna TV Systems 24. Direct Broadcast Satellite Services 25. MPEG Compression Standards for Digital TV 26. DBS Home Receiver Outdoor Unit (ODU) 27. Home Receiver Indoor Unit ANALOG COMMUNICATION & TELEPHONY 28. Frequency-Division Multiplexed (FDM) Telephony 29. Frequency Modulation 30. Noise Weighting 31. Pre-Emphasis and De-Emphasis 32. Signal-to-Noise Ratio for TV/FM 33. Signal-to-Noise Ratio 34. Single-Sideband Telephony 35. S/N and Bandwidth for FDM/FM Telephony 36. Telephone Channels 37. Bandwidth Requirements DIGITAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATION 38. Baseband Formatting 39. Baseband Signals 40. Bit Timing Recovery 41. Carrier Recovery Circuits 42. Digital Carrier Systems 43. Digital Modulation 44. Elements of Digital Communication Systems 45. Interleaving 46. Time-Division Multiplexing (TDM) 47. PSK Transmission Rate and Bandwidth MULTIPLE ACCESS & SATELLITE NETWORKS 48. Satellite Multiple Access 49. Frequency-Division Multiple Access (FDMA) 50. SPADE System 51. Time-Division Multiple Access (TDMA) 52. TDMA Capacity 53. Code-Division Multiple Access (CDMA) 54. Satellite-Switched TDMA 55. Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum 56. Frequency-Hopping Spread Spectrum 57. CDMA Processing Gain 58. CDMA Capacity 59. TDMA Frame Structure 60. Bandwidth- and Power-Limited TWT Amplifier Operation 61. Carrier Recovery 62. CDMA Throughput 63. Uplink Power Requirements: FDMA vs TDMA 64. Demand-Assigned FDMA 65. Demand-Assigned TDMA 66. Digital TASI 67. Downlink Analysis for Digital Transmission 68. Network Synchronization 69. Onboard Signal Processing for FDMA/TDM Study satellite engineering, communication links, earth station equipment, digital transmission and network access methods with this free reference ebook.