Understanding Satellite Communications: Earth Station Design and Analysis™

Training Format: ILT
Course Code: SATCOM

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Description

Throughout this course, the student will gain an in-depth understanding of the technical aspects of earth station design, deployment and link budget analysis through calculator exercises and detailed analysis using provided spreadsheets. Each module of this course builds upon the previous modules, culminating in a complete performance analysis of a Satellite network, based on equipment specifications, system configuration and satellite parameters.

Expected Outcome

Upon completion of this course the student should be able to:

Develop a system design based on communications requirements and limitations
Select system components, based on their specifications, to satisfy system requirements
Perform detailed EIRP and G/T analysis
Establish proper signal levels for optimum performance
Select the proper access technique based on system requirements and network topology
Perform availability analysis based on required fade margin, equipment reliability and sparing strategy
Perform detailed end-to-end link budget analysis based on system limitations and equipment parameters

Course Outline

Digital Communications for Geosynchronous Satellites

Digital vs. Analog
Line Codes: Bit Rate, Baud Rate and Bandwidth
Voice Encoding Techniques: Bandwidth vs. Latency
Digital Communications Protocols
Network Timing and Synchronization

Geosynchronous Satellites

Satellite Communications Overview
Geosynchronous Satellites: Strengths and Weaknesses
Overview of Satellite Access Techniques

Earth Station Equipment

A Quick Review of Decibels
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Radio Building Blocks
Earth Station Uplink Equipment
Antennas and Tracking Systems
Earth Station Downlink Equipment
Modems and Error Correction
Thermal Noise and C/N
Power and M&C Systems

Earth Station Design

A Comparison of Access Techniques
Uplink Design Considerations
Downlink Design Considerations
Determining System Availability

Link Analysis Techniques

Overview of Link Analysis
Spreading Loss and Path Loss
Satellite Transponder Parameters
Performing Link Budgets for Bent-pipe Satellites
Ka-band and Processing Satellites