Satellite Communication Systems Design

✍ Scribed by S. Tirró (auth.), Sebastiano Tirró (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1993
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 850
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Writing a comprehensive book on satellite communications requires the com­ mand of many technical disciplines and the availability of up-to-date information on international recommendations, system architectures, and equipment stand­ ards. It is therefore necessary to involve many authors, each possessing a good level of knowledge in a particular discipline. The problem of using a coherent and unambiguous set of definitions and basic terms has been solved by including in the book all the background information needed for understanding satellite communication systems, without any major reference to other textbooks specializing in particular disciplines. The obvious consequence of this approach has been the large size of the book, with the advantages, however, of practically complete independence from other books, more systematic discussion of the subject matter, and better readability. After the required background information, emphasis has been placed on the discussion of techniques and system design criteria rather than on specific equipment implementation or description of particular systems. The book may be divided in five parts as follows: • The first five chapters provide most of the required background information. • Chapter 6 is an introductory outline of satellite communication systems. • Chapters 7 to 13 deal with the various aspects of technical system design. • Chapter 14 discusses system economics. • Chapter 15 provides a brief insight into some foreseeable future develop­ ments of satellite communications.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxix
Introduction....Pages 1-9
Signals....Pages 11-39
Causes of Signal Impairment....Pages 41-73
Baseband Signal Processing....Pages 75-120
Services....Pages 121-131
Quality of Service....Pages 133-169
System Outline....Pages 171-242
Orbits and Controlled Trajectories....Pages 243-297
Radio-Frequency Design Issues....Pages 299-332
Analog Transmission....Pages 333-416
Digital Transmission....Pages 417-552
Bidirectional Circuit Design....Pages 553-587
Channel-Access Schemes....Pages 589-635
Networking....Pages 637-696
System Economics....Pages 697-735
Future Developments....Pages 737-774
Back Matter....Pages 775-837

✦ Subjects

Electrical Engineering; Computer Communication Networks