Satellite Communications Systems Advanced Training

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This three-day Satellite Communications Systems Advanced Training course covers all the technology of advanced satellite communications, as well as the principles behind current state-of-the-art satellite communications equipment. New and promising technologies will be covered to develop an understanding of the major approaches, including network topologies, VSAT and IP networking over satellite. Material will be complemented with a continuously evolving example of the application of systems engineering practice to a specific satellite communications system. The example of WCDMA over a GEO satellite will address issues from the highest system architecture down to component details, budgets, specifications, etc.

Satellite Communications Systems Advanced TrainingDuration: 3 days

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  • We can adapt this Satellite Communications Systems Advanced course to your group’s background and work requirements at little to no added cost.
  • If you are familiar with some aspects of this Satellite Communications Systems Advanced course, we can omit or shorten their discussion.
  • We can adjust the emphasis placed on the various topics or build the Satellite Communications Systems Advanced Training Course around the mix of technologies of interest to you (including technologies other than those included in this outline).
  • If your background is nontechnical, we can exclude the more technical topics, include the topics that may be of special interest to you (e.g., as a manager or policy-maker), and present the Satellite Communications Systems Advanced course in manner understandable to lay audiences.
AUDIENCE/TARGET GROUP

The target audience for this Satellite Communications Systems Training course:

  • All
CLASS PREREQUISITES

The knowledge and skills that a learner must have before attending this Satellite Communications Systems Advanced course are:

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Satellite Communications Systems Advanced Training - OBJECTIVES

Upon completing this Satellite Communications Systems Training course, learners will be able to meet these objectives:

  • Characteristics of satellites – GEO vs. non-GEO, area coverage vs. spot beam, bent pipe vs. processor-based
  • Characteristics of satellite networks – broadcast, interactive, star and mesh, high-throughput satellite (HTS) alternatives
  • The tradeoffs between major alternatives in SATCOM system design.
  • SATCOM modulation and coding tradeoffs and link budget analysis.
  • DAMA/BoD for FDMA, TDMA, and CDMA systems.
  • Critical RF parameters in terminal equipment and their effects on performance.
  • Technical details of RF antennas, amplifiers and receivers.
  • Use of spread spectrum for Comm-on-the-Move, aeronautical broadband and WCDMA from MUOS.
  • Use of spread spectrum for Comm-on-the-Move and aeronautical broadband.
  • Characteristics of IP traffic over satellite.
  • Innovative approaches using phased arrays, cancellation and adaptive coding and modulation
Satellite Communications Systems Advanced Training - COURSE SYLLABUS
  1. Introduction to SATCOM. History and overview. Examples of current military and commercial systems.
  2. Satellite orbits and transponder characteristics – area coverage, high throughput at Ku and Ka bands, advanced L and S band systems.
  3. Traffic Connectivities: Mesh, Hub-Spoke, Point-to-Point, Broadcast.
  4. Multiple Access Techniques: FDMA, TDMA, CDMA, Random Access. DAMA and Bandwidth-on-Demand.
  5. Communications Link Calculations. Definition of EIRP, G/T, Eb/No, Es/No. Noise Temperature and Figure. Transponder gain and SFD. Link Budget Calculations.
  6. Digital Modulation Techniques. BPSK, QPSK, 8PSK, 16QAM, 32/64APSK. Nyquist signal shaping (raised cosine). Ideal BER performance, implementation margin, adaptive codes and modulation (ACM).
  7. RF Components. HPA, SSPA (GaN), LNA, Up/down converters. Intermodulation, band limiting, oscillator phase noise. Examples of BER Degradation.
  8. TDMA Networks. Time Slots. Preambles. Suitability for DAMA and BoD, ALOHA.
  9. Characteristics of IP and TCP/UDP over satellite. Need for Performance Enhancing Proxy (PEP) techniques, acceleration.
  10. VSAT Networks and their system characteristics; DVB-S2 and DVB-RCS standards and MF-TDMA.
  11. Earth Station Antenna types. Pointing/Tracking. Small antennas at Ku band. Mobile antennas – planar array, phased array. FCC-Intelsat-ITU antenna requirements and EIRP density limitations.
  12. Application of Wideband CDMA over satellite – applied in the US MUOS GEO system.
  13. Emerging Technology Developments and Future Trends.
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