COURSE
CODE
E C E 4 2 2 COURSE
TITLE
SATELLITE COMMUNICATION
COURSE OBJECTIVES: To provide students with the understandin o! sate""ite #o$$uni#ation% and
its app"i#ation areas
&RE'RE(UISITES:)ECE*+2,-na"o #o$$uni#ation s.ste$
COURSE CO/TE/TS:
S0 /o0 Des#ription
1 Telecommunications and Satellites: Introdu#tion and So$e 2istori#a" Ba#3round%The
Lea" and Reu"ator. Environ$ent o! Te"e#o$$uni#ations% Sate""ite Te"e#o$$uni#ations:
Users% -pp"i#ations% and 4ar3ets
2 Technical Background: Basi# De!initions and 4easure$ents% The Spe#tru$ and Its Uses
* -na"o and Diita" Sina"s% Carr.in In!or$ation on 5aves%Sina" 6"ow% (ua"it.% and /oise
4 The Spa#e Environ$ent% Or7its% Or7ita" S"ots% 6re8uen#ies% 6ootprints% and Coverae% Out to
Laun#h
9 Sate""ite S.ste$s and Constru#tion% Sate""ite Operations: 2ouse3eepin and
Co$$uni#ations
4id ter$ e:a$
; Earth Stations: T.pes% 2ardware% and &ointin% Earthstations: -ntenna &roperties
< Earthstations: Sina" 6"ow% E"e#troni#s% EIR&% and =>T% The Sate""ite ' Earth Lin3%
-t$ospheri# E!!e#ts on Sina"s &uttin It -"" Toether: Lin3 Budets% 4u"tip"e -##ess
? TD4- 6ra$e Stru#ture% 7urst a#8uisition and s.n#hroni@ation% 7ea$ hoppin% Er"an #a""
#onestion !or$u"a% Sate""ite Co$$uni#ations &roviders and Co$petitors% Issues% Trends
and the 6uture
A Introdu#tion B Or7ita" Spa#ins B &ower Ratin and /u$7er o! Transponders B 6re8uen#ies
and &o"ari@ation B Transponder Capa#it. B Bit Rates !or Diita" Te"evision B 4&E=
Co$pression Standards B 6orward Error Corre#tion B 2o$e Re#eiver Outdoor Unit CODUD B
2o$e Re#eiver Indoor Unit CIDUD
1+ Down"in3 -na".sis B Up"in3 '&ro7"e$s ' Sate""ite 4o7i"e Servi#es B VS-Ts B Radarsat B
="o7a" &ositionin Sate""ite S.ste$ B Or7#o$$0
L-B 5ORE:
TEFT BOOES: Leo Chartrand% Sate""ite Co$$uni#ation Cenae Learnin India &vt0 Ltd% 1
st
Edition%
OT2ER RE-DI/=S:
20 Dennis Rodd.% Sate""ite Co$$uni#ations% 4#=raw'2i"" &u7"i#ation Third edition 2++?0
*0Ti$oth. &ratt B Char"es Bostian G Jere$. -""$uti% Sate""ite Co$$uni#ations% John 5i"". G
Sons C-siaD &vt0 Ltd0 2++4
40 5i"7ur L0 &rit#hars 2enri =0Su.der 2ond Ro7ert -0/e"son% Sate""ite
Co$$uni#ation S.ste$s Enineerin% &earson Edu#ation Ltd0% Se#ond edition 2++*0
90 D0C aarwa" % sate""ite #o$$uni#ation% 3hanna pu7"i#ation
Salient Pedagogical eatures:
C"osin (ui@>Review (ui@
Dri"" &ro7"e$s
Dis#ussion Based Tutoria"s
Re#ent Trends Topi#s
Use o! LCD and Si$u"ation So!twares
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