Atmospheric Effects, Satellite Link Design and System Performance

Preface

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

1.1 Early History of Satellite Communications

1.2 Some Basic Communications Satellite System Definitions

1.3 Regulatory Process for Satellite Communications

1.4 Overview of Book Structure and Topics

1.5 Chapter 1 References

CHAPTER 2 SATELLITE ORBITS

2.1 Kepler’s Laws

2.2 Orbital Parameters

2.3 Orbits in Common Use

2.4 Geometry of GSO Links

2.5 Chapter 2 References

2.6 Chapter 2 Problems

CHAPTER 3 SATELLITE SUBSYSTEMS

3.1 Satellite Bus

3.2 Satellite Payload

3.3 Chapter 3 References

CHAPTER 4 THE RF LINK

4.1 Transmission Fundamentals

4.2 System Noise

4.3 Link Performance Parameters

4.4 Chapter 4 References

4.5 Chapter 4 Problems

CHAPTER 5 LINK SYSTEM PERFORMANCE

5.1 Link Considerations

5.2 Uplink

5.3 Downlink

5.4 Percent of Time Performance Specifications

5.5 Chapter 5 References

5.6 Chapter 5 Problems

CHAPTER 6 TRANSMISSION IMPAIRMENTS

6.1 Radiowave Frequency and Space Communications

6.2 Radiowave Propagation Mechanisms

6.3 Propagation Below About 3 GHz

6.4 Propagation Above About 3 GHz

6.5 Radio Noise

6.6 Chapter 6 References

6.7 Chapter 6 Problems

CHAPTER 7 PROPAGATION EFFECTS MODELING & PREDICTION

7.1 Atmospheric Gases

7.2 Clouds and Fog

7.3 Rain Attenuation

7.4 Depolarization

7.5 Tropospheric Scintillation

7.6 Chapter 7 References

7.7 Chapter 7 Problems

CHAPTER 8 RAIN FADE MITIGATION

8.1 Power Restoral Techniques

8.2 Signal Modification Restoral Techniques

8.3 Summary

8.4 Chapter 8 References

8.5 Chapter 8 Problems

CHAPTER 9 THE COMPOSITE LINK

9.1 Frequency Translation (FT) Satellite

9.2 On-Board Processing (OBP) Satellite

9.3 Comparison of FT and OBP Performance

9.4 Intermodulation Noise

9.5 Link Design Summary

9.6 Chapter 9 References

9.7 Chapter 9 Problems

CHAPTER 10 SATELLITE MULTIPLE ACCESS

10.1 Frequency Division Multiple Access

10.2 Time Division Multiple Access

10.3 Code Division Multiple Access

10.4 Chapter 10 References

10.5 Chapter 10 Problems

CHAPTER 11 THE MOBILE SATELLITE CHANNEL

11.1 Mobile Channel Propagation

11.2 Narrowband Channel

11.3 Wideband Channel

11.4 Multi-Satellite Mobile Links

11.5 Chapter 11 References

APPENDIX A SATELLITE SIGNAL PROCESSING ELEMENTS

A.1 Analog Systems

A.1.1 Analog Baseband Formatting

A.1.2 Analog Source Combining

A.1.3 Analog Modulation

A.2 Digital Baseband Formatting

A.3 Digital Source Combining

A.4 Digital Carrier Modulation

A.4.1 Binary Phase Shift Keying

A.4.2 Quadrature Phase Shift Keying

A.4.3 Higher Order Phase Modulation

A.5 Summary

A.6 Appendix A References

APPENDIX B ERROR FUNCTIONS AND BIT ERROR RATE

B.1 Error Functions

B.2 Approximation for BER