Satellite Communications Systems: Systems, Techniques and Technology, 4th EUpplaga 4

Advances in satellite communications systems have enabled diversified services to be delivered to end users from ever smaller earth stations due to the dramatic increase in the size and complexity of the satellites themselves. On board processing and switching, advanced modulation and coding schemes, frequency reuse and hybrid multiple access techniques have allowed operators to benefit from both increased capacity and flexibility in their service provision. Building on the success of previous editions, this fully revised and updated fourth edition covers the entire field of satellite communications engineering from orbital mechanics to satellite design and launch, configuration and installation of earth stations, including the implementation of communications links and the set–up of the satellite network. * Provies a comprehensive treatment of fundamental satellite communications systems engineering and discusses the technological applications * Demonstrates how system components interact and details the relationship between the system and its environment * Covers systems aspects such as techniques enabling equipment and system dimensioning and state of the art technology for satellite platforms, payloads and earth stations * Enables the reader to evaluate system performance and reliability by considering technological, regulatory and competitive constraints New features and updates for fourth edition include: * Exhaustive presentation of signals and related Quality of Service (QoS) requirements * Recent developments in the modulation and coding schemes used on satellite links for new services (including concatenated coding, coded modulation and DVB–S) * Logical and comprehensive derivation of link configuration and performance for transparent and regenerative satellites * Updates on the propogation impairments calculation * Recent developments in satellite networking * New technologies for satellite platform and payload * Updates on new launch vehicles