Satellite Communication Systems
3rd Edition
Published on 12. January 1999
Book
Hardback
754 pages
978-0-85296-899-4 (ISBN)
Description
This updated and extended new edition has been compiled from the course material of the highly successful IEE Vacation School of the same name. The vacation school was designed to give a broad introduction to the subject of satellite communications and provide the background knowledge and tools of the trade for those entering the field. The 3rd edition of the book continues this theme and up-to-date information on mobile and personal satellite constellations, navigation and positioning, and military and small satellite systems has been added, as well as a look to future Ka-band multimedia systems. We have also included updated ITU information and sections on history, organisation and the satellite business. The book differs from others on the subject in its pragmatic and engineering-oriented approach. The contributors are all current practitioners from industry or academics specialising in the field.
The book is ideal for undergraduate or postgraduate students and practising engineers meeting the subject for the first time. However, it also providers the breadth and detail that make it suitable as a reference text.
The book is ideal for undergraduate or postgraduate students and practising engineers meeting the subject for the first time. However, it also providers the breadth and detail that make it suitable as a reference text.
Reviews / Votes
'An excellent introduction to the key aspects of satellite communications, including regulatory and planning as well as technical considerations' * IEE Review *More details
Series
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Stevenage
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 44 mm
Weight
1288 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-85296-899-4 (9780852968994)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
B. G. Evans
Satellite Communication Systems
Book
07/1991
2nd Edition
Institution of Engineering and Technology
€104.18
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Person
Barry Evans is currently director of the Centre for Communication Systems Research at the University of Surrey, the UK's largest academic group in mobile and satellite communications. He is well known in the field of satellite communications, having made innovations in SCPC-CFM, on-board processing, dual polarisation antennas and propagation, new orbit constellations, speech coding and multiple access.
Before coming to Surrey he was BT Lecturer/Reader in Telecommunication Systems at the University of Essex and he has lectured and consulted widely as an ITU expert. He is the founder editor of the International Journal of Satellite Communications and is currently advisor to OFTEL (the UK telecoms regulator) and a member of the UK Government's think-tank Foresight Committee on IT and Communications. He has been the chairman of the organising committee for the IEE Vacation School on Satellite Communications since its inception in 1984 and is the author of three books and over 400 published papers.
Before coming to Surrey he was BT Lecturer/Reader in Telecommunication Systems at the University of Essex and he has lectured and consulted widely as an ITU expert. He is the founder editor of the International Journal of Satellite Communications and is currently advisor to OFTEL (the UK telecoms regulator) and a member of the UK Government's think-tank Foresight Committee on IT and Communications. He has been the chairman of the organising committee for the IEE Vacation School on Satellite Communications since its inception in 1984 and is the author of three books and over 400 published papers.
Content
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Historical overview of satellite communications
Chapter 3: The satellite communications business
Chapter 4: Radio regulatory considerations relating to satellite communications systems
Chapter 5: Introduction to antennas
Chapter 6: Propagation considerations relating to satellite communications systems
Chapter 7: Interference considerations relating to satellite communications
Chapter 8: Satellite access techniques
Chapter 9: Modulation and modems
Chapter 10: Channel coding
Chapter 11: Satellite systems planning
Chapter 12: Earth-station engineering
Chapter 13: Satellite engineering for communications satellites
Chapter 14: Payload engineering
Chapter 15: Earth-station and satellite antennas
Chapter 16: Satellite networking
Chapter 17: Digital audio broadcasting by satellite
Chapter 18: Digital video broadcasting by satellite
Chapter 19: Mobile satellite communications
Chapter 20: Satellite personal communication networks
Chapter 21: Satellite navigations: a brief introduction
Chapter 22: VSATs for business systems
Chapter 23: Military satellite communications
Chapter 24: Microsatellites and minisatellites for affordable access to space
Chapter 25: Future trends in satellite communications
Appendices
Chapter 2: Historical overview of satellite communications
Chapter 3: The satellite communications business
Chapter 4: Radio regulatory considerations relating to satellite communications systems
Chapter 5: Introduction to antennas
Chapter 6: Propagation considerations relating to satellite communications systems
Chapter 7: Interference considerations relating to satellite communications
Chapter 8: Satellite access techniques
Chapter 9: Modulation and modems
Chapter 10: Channel coding
Chapter 11: Satellite systems planning
Chapter 12: Earth-station engineering
Chapter 13: Satellite engineering for communications satellites
Chapter 14: Payload engineering
Chapter 15: Earth-station and satellite antennas
Chapter 16: Satellite networking
Chapter 17: Digital audio broadcasting by satellite
Chapter 18: Digital video broadcasting by satellite
Chapter 19: Mobile satellite communications
Chapter 20: Satellite personal communication networks
Chapter 21: Satellite navigations: a brief introduction
Chapter 22: VSATs for business systems
Chapter 23: Military satellite communications
Chapter 24: Microsatellites and minisatellites for affordable access to space
Chapter 25: Future trends in satellite communications
Appendices