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| Acknowledgement | |
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| Acronyms | |
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| Notation | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The birth of satellite communications | |
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| Development of satellite communications | |
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| The configuration of a satellite communications system | |
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| Types of orbit | |
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| Radio regulations | |
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| Technology trends | |
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| Services | |
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| The way forward | |
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| References | |
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| Orbits and Related Issues | |
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| Keplerian orbits | |
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| Useful orbits for satellite communication | |
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| Perturbations of the orbit | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Baseband Signals and Quality of Service (QoS) | |
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| Baseband signals | |
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| Performance objectives | |
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| Availability objectives | |
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| Delay | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Communications Techniques | |
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| Analogue transmission | |
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| Digital communications | |
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| Conclusion: comparison between analogue and digital transmission | |
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| References | |
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| Up/Down Link, Intersatellite Link and Overall Link Performance | |
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| Configuration of a link | |
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| Antenna parameters | |
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| Radiated power | |
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| Received signal power | |
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| Noise power spectral density at the receiver input | |
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| Individual link performance | |
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| Influence of the atmosphere | |
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| Mitigation of atmospheric impairments | |
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| Overall link performance with transparent satellite | |
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| Overall link performance with regenerative satellite | |
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| Intersatellite link performance | |
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| References | |
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| Multiple Access | |
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| Traffic parameters | |
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| Traffic routing | |
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| Multiple access | |
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| Frequency division multiple access (FDMA) | |
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| Time division multiple access (TDMA) | |
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| Code division multiple access (CDMA) | |
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| Fixed and on-demand assignment | |
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| Random access | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Satellite Networking | |
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| Advantages and disadvantages of multibeam satellites | |
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| Interconnection by transponder hopping | |
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| Interconnection by on-board switching (SS/TDMA) | |
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| Interconnection by beam scanning | |
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| On-board processing | |
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| Intersatellite links (ISL) | |
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| References | |
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| Earth Stations | |
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| Station organisation | |
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| Radio-frequency characteristics | |
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| The antenna subsystem | |
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| The radio-frequency subsystem | |
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| Communication subsystems | |
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| The network interface subsystem | |
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| Monitoring and control; auxiliary equipment | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| The Communication Payload | |
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| Mission and characteristics of the payload | |
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| Transparent repeaters | |
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| Multibeam satellite repeater | |
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| Regenerative repeater | |
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| Solid state equipment technology | |
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| Antenna coverage | |
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| Antenna characteristics | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| The Platform | |
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| Subsystems | |
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| Attitude control | |
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| The propulsion subsystem | |
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| The electric power supply | |
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| Telemetry, tracking and command (TTC) and on-board data handling (OBDH) | |
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| Thermal control and structure | |
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| Developments and trends | |
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| References | |
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| Satellite Installation and Launch Vehicles | |
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| Installation in orbit | |
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| Launch vehicles | |
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| References | |
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| The Space Environment | |
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| Vacuum | |
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| The mechanical environment | |
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| Radiation | |
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| Flux of high energy particles | |
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| The environment during installation | |
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| References | |
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| Reliability of Satellite Communications Systems | |
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| Introduction of reliability | |
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| Satellite system availability | |
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| Sub-system reliability | |
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| Component reliability | |
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| Index | |