Research Catalog

Title

Satellite communications systems : systems, techniques, and technology / G. Maral, M. Bousquet ; translated by J.C.C. Nelson.

Author

Maral, Gérard.

Publication

Chichester ; New York : Wiley, ©1993.

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Details

Additional Authors

Bousquet, Michel.

Description

xvi, 688 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.

Series Statement

Wiley series in communication and distributed systems

Uniform Title

• Systèmes de télécommunications par satellites. English
• Wiley series in communication and distributed systems

Alternative Title

Systèmes de télécommunications par satellites.

Subject

• Artificial satellites in telecommunication
• communications satellites
• Artificial satellites in telecommunication

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Introduction -- 1.1. The birth of satellite communications systems -- 1.2. Development -- 1.3. The architecture of a satellite communications system -- 1.4. Types of orbit -- 1.5. Technological progress -- 1.6. The development of services -- 1.7. Conclusions and prospects -- 2. Link Analysis -- 2.1. The characteristic parameters of an antenna -- 2.2. The power emitted in a given direction -- 2.3. Received signal power -- 2.4. Noise power at the receiver input -- 2.5. Signal-to-noise ratio at the receiver input -- 2.6. Influence of the propagating medium -- 2.7. Compensation for the effects of the propagating medium -- 2.8. Constraints -- 2.9. Signal-to-noise ratio for a station-to-station link (single access) -- 2.10. Example -- 3. Transmission Techniques for a Satellite Channel -- 3.1. Signal characteristics -- 3.2. A model of the channel -- 3.3. Performance objectives -- 3.4. Availability objectives -- 3.5. Propagation time -- 3.6. Analogue transmission -- 3.7. Digital transmission -- 4. Multiple Access -- 4.1. Traffic laws -- 4.2. Traffic routing -- 4.3. The principle of multiple access -- 4.4. Frequency division multiple access (FDMA) -- 4.5. Time division multiple access (TDMA) -- 4.6. Code division multiple access (CDMA) -- 4.7. Fixed and on-demand assignment -- 4.8. Random access -- 4.9. Conclusion -- 5. Multibeam Satellite Networks -- 5.1. Advantages and disadvantages of multibeam satellites -- 5.2. Interconnection by transponder hopping -- 5.3. Interconnection by on-board switching (SS/TDMA) -- 5.4. Interconnection by beam scanning -- 5.5. Intersatellite links (ISL) -- 5.6. Conclusion -- 6. Regenerative Satellite Networks -- 6.1. Conventional and regenerative transponders -- 6.2. Comparison of link budgets -- 6.3. On-board processing -- 6.4. Impact on the earth segment -- 6.5. Conclusion -- 7. Orbits -- 7.1. Keplerian orbits -- 7.2. Useful orbits for space communication -- 7.3. Perturbations of the orbit -- 7.4. Conclusion -- 8. Earth Stations -- 8.1. Station organisation -- 8.2. Radio-frequency characteristics -- 8.3. The antenna subsystem -- 8.4. The radio-frequency sub-system -- 8.5. Communication sub-systems -- 8.6. The network interface sub-system -- 8.7. Monitoring and control: auxiliary equipment -- 8.8. Conclusion -- 9. The Communication Payload -- 9.1. Mission and characteristics of the payload -- 9.2. Conventional transponders -- 9.3. Transponders for multibeam satellites -- 9.4. Regenerative transponders -- 9.5. Antenna coverage -- 9.6. Antenna characteristics -- 9.7. Conclusion -- 10. Organisation of Telecommunication Platforms -- 10.1. Subsystems -- 10.2. Attitude control -- 10.3. The propulsion subsystem -- 10.4. The electric power supply -- 10.5. Telecontrol, tracking and command (TTC) -- 10.6. Thermal control and structure -- 10.7. Developments and trends -- 11. Satellite Installation and Launchers -- 11.1. Installation in orbit -- 11.2. Launchers -- 12. The Space Environment -- 12.1. Vacuum -- 12.2. The mechanical environment -- 12.3. Radiation -- 12.4. Flux of high energy particles -- 12.5. The environment during installation -- 13. Reliability of Satellite Communications Systems -- 13.1. Introduction of reliability -- 13.2. Satellite system availability -- 13.3. Sub-system reliability -- 13.4. Component reliability.

ISBN

• 0471930326
• 9780471930327
• 0471935824
• 9780471935827

LCCN

93122288

OCLC

• ocm28184186
• 28184186
• SCSB-1997004

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library