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December 9-11, 2014Columbia, MarylandMarch 3-5, 2015Columbia, Maryland$1895 (8:30am - 4:30pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."Video!Satellite Communications Design & EngineeringA comprehensive, quantitative tutorial designed for satellite professionals Course # P214www.aticourses.com/satellite_communications_systems.htmInstructorNewlyUpdated!SummaryThis three-day (or four-day virtual) course isdesigned for satellite communications engineers,spacecraft engineers, and managers who want toobtain an understanding of the "big picture" of satellitecommunications. Each topic is illustrated by detailedworked numerical examples, using published data foractual satellite communications systems. The course istechnically oriented and includes mathematicalderivations of the fundamental equations. It will enablethe participants to perform their own satellite linkbudget calculations. The course will especially appealto those whose objective is to develop quantitativecomputational skills in addition to obtaining aqualitative familiarity with the basic concepts.Chris DeBoy- leads the RF Engineering Group in theSpace Department at the JohnsHopkins University <strong>Applied</strong> PhysicsLaboratory, and is a member of APL’sPrincipal Professional Staff. He hasover 20 years of experience in satellitecommunications, from systemsengineering (he is the lead RFcommunications engineer for the New HorizonsMission to Pluto) to flight hardware design for both low-Earth orbit and deep-space missions. He holds aBSEE from Virginia Tech, a Master’s degree inElectrical Engineering from Johns Hopkins, andteaches the satellite communications course for theJohns Hopkins UniversityWhat You Will Learn• A comprehensive understanding of satellitecommunication.• An understanding of basic vocabulary.• A quantitative knowledge of basic relationships.• Ability to perform and verify link budget calculations.• Ability to interact meaningfully with colleagues andindependently evaluate system designs.• A background to read the literature.Course Outline1. Mission Analysis. Kepler’s laws. Circular andelliptical satellite orbits. Altitude regimes. Period ofrevolution. Geostationary Orbit. Orbital elements. Groundtrace.2. Earth-Satellite Geometry. Azimuth and elevation.Slant range. Coverage area.3. Signals and Spectra. Properties of a sinusoidalwave. Synthesis and analysis of an arbitrary waveform.Fourier Principle. Harmonics. Fourier series and Fouriertransform. Frequency spectrum.4. Methods of Modulation. Overview of modulation.Carrier. Sidebands. Analog and digital modulation. Need forRF frequencies.5. Analog Modulation. Amplitude Modulation (AM).Frequency Modulation (FM).6. Digital Modulation. Analog to digital conversion.BPSK, QPSK, 8PSK FSK, QAM. Coherent detection andcarrier recovery. NRZ and RZ pulse shapes. Power spectraldensity. ISI. Nyquist pulse shaping. Raised cosine filtering.7. Bit Error Rate. Performance objectives. Eb/No.Relationship between BER and Eb/No. Constellationdiagrams. Why do BPSK and QPSK require the samepower?8. Coding. Shannon’s theorem. Code rate. Coding gain.Methods of FEC coding. Hamming, BCH, and Reed-Solomon block codes. Convolutional codes. Viterbi andsequential decoding. Hard and soft decisions.Concatenated coding. Turbo coding. Trellis coding.9. Bandwidth. Equivalent (noise) bandwidth. Occupiedbandwidth. Allocated bandwidth. Relationship betweenbandwidth and data rate. Dependence of bandwidth onmethods of modulation and coding. Tradeoff betweenbandwidth and power. Emerging trends for bandwidthefficient modulation.10. The Electromagnetic Spectrum. Frequency bandsused for satellite communication. ITU regulations. FixedSatellite Service. Direct Broadcast Service. Digital AudioRadio Service. Mobile Satellite Service.11. Earth Stations. Facility layout. RF components.Network Operations Center. Data displays.12. Antennas. Antenna patterns. Gain. Half powerbeamwidth. Efficiency. Sidelobes.13. System Temperature. Antenna temperature. LNA.Noise figure. Total system noise temperature.14. Satellite Transponders. Satellite communicationspayload architecture. Frequency plan. Transponder gain.TWTA and SSPA. Amplifier characteristics. Nonlinearity.Intermodulation products. SFD. Backoff.15. Multiple Access Techniques. Frequency divisionmultiple access (FDMA). Time division multiple access(TDMA). Code division multiple access (CDMA) or spreadspectrum. Capacity estimates.16. Polarization. Linear and circular polarization.Misalignment angle.17. Rain Loss. Rain attenuation. Crane rain model.Effect on G/T.18. The RF Link. Decibel (dB) notation. Equivalentisotropic radiated power (EIRP). Figure of Merit (G/T). Freespace loss. Power flux density. Carrier to noise ratio. TheRF link equation.19. Link Budgets. Communications link calculations.Uplink, downlink, and composite performance. Linkbudgets for single carrier and multiple carrier operation.Detailed worked examples.20. Performance Measurements. Satellite modem.Use of a spectrum analyzer to measure bandwidth, C/N,and Eb/No. Comparison of actual measurements withtheory using a mobile antenna and a geostationary satellite.52 – Vol. 119 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805
Satellite CommunicationsAn Essential IntroductionCourse # P212SummaryThis three-day (or four-day virtual ) course has been taughtto thousands of industry professionals for almost thirty years, inpublic sessions and on-site to almost every major satellitemanufacturer and operator, to rave reviews. The course isintended primarily for non-technical people who mustunderstand the entire field of commercial satellitecommunications (including their increasing use by governmentagencies), and by those who must understand andcommunicate with engineers and other technical personnel. Thesecondary audience is technical personnel moving into theindustry who need a quick and thorough overview of what isgoing on in the industry, and who need an example of how tocommunicate with less technical individuals. The course is aprimer to the concepts, jargon, buzzwords, and acronyms of theindustry, plus an overview of commercial satellitecommunications hardware, operations, business and regulatoryenvironment. Concepts are explained at a basic level,minimizing the use of math, and providing real-world examples.Several calculations of important concepts such as link budgetsare presented for illustrative purposes, but the details need notbe understood in depth to gain an understanding of theconcepts illustrated. The first section provides non-technicalpeople with an overview of the business issues, including majoroperators, regulation and legal issues, security issues andissues and trends affecting the industry. The second sectionprovides the technical background in a way understandable tonon-technical audiences. The third and fourth sections coverthe space and terrestrial parts of the industry. The last sectiondeals with the space-to-Earth link, culminating with theimportance of the link budget and multiple-access techniques.Attendees use a workbook of all the illustrations used in thecourse, as well as a copy of the instructor's textbook, SatelliteCommunications for the Non-Specialist. Plenty of time isallotted for questionsInstructorDr. Mark R. Chartrand is a consultant and lecturer in satellitetelecommunications and the space sciences.Since 1984 he has presented professionalseminars on satellite technology and spacesciences to individuals and businesses in theUnited States, Canada, Latin America,Europe, and Asia. Among the manycompanies and organizations to which he haspresented this course are Intelsat, Inmarsat,Asiasat, Boeing, Lockheed Martin,PanAmSat, ViaSat, SES, Andrew Corporation, Alcatel Espace,the EU telecommunications directorate, the Canadian SpaceAgency, ING Bank, NSA, FBI, and DISA. Dr. Chartrand hasserved as a technical and/or business consultant to NASA,Arianespace, GTE Spacenet, Intelsat, Antares Satellite Corp.,Moffett-Larson-Johnson, Arianespace, Delmarva Power,Hewlett-Packard, and the International CommunicationsSatellite Society of Japan, among others. He has appeared asan invited expert witness before Congressional subcommitteesand was an invited witness before the National Commission OnSpace. He was the founding editor and the Editor-in-Chief of theannual The World Satellite Systems Guide, and later thepublication Strategic Directions in Satellite Communication. Heis author of seven books, including an introductory textbook onsatellite communications, and of hundreds of articles in thespace sciences. He has been chairman of several internationalsatellite conferences, and a speaker at many others.What You Will Learn• How do commercial satellites fit into the telecommunicationsindustry?• How are satellites planned, built, launched, and operated?• How do earth stations function?• What is a link budget and why is it important?• What is radio frequency interference (RFI) and how does it affectlinks?• What legal and regulatory restrictions affect the industry?• What are the issues and trends driving the industry?December 2-4, 2014Columbia, MarylandFebruary 2-5, 2015LIVE Instructor-led Virtual (Noon - 4:30pm)$1895 (8:30am - 4:30pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."Video!www.aticourses.com/communications_via_satellite.htmCourse Outline1. Satellite Services, Markets, and Regulation.Introduction and historical background. The place of satellitesin the global telecommunications market. Major competitorsand satellites strengths and weaknesses. Satellite servicesand markets. Satellite system operators. Satellite economics.Satellite regulatory issues: role of the ITU, FCC, etc.Spectrum issues. Licensing issues and process. Satellitesystem design overview. Satellite service definitions: BSS,FSS, MSS, RDSS, RNSS. The issue of government use ofcommercial satellites. Satellite real-world issues: security,accidental and intentional interference, regulations. State ofthe industry and recent develpments. Useful sources ofinformation on satellite technology and the satellite industry.2. Communications Fundamentals. Basic definitionsand measurements: channels, circuits, half-circuits, decibels.The spectrum and its uses: properties of waves, frequencybands, space loss, polarization, bandwidth. Analog and digitalsignals. Carrying information on waves: coding, modulation,multiplexing, networks and protocols. Satellite frequencybands. Signal quality, quantity, and noise: measures of signalquality; noise and interference; limits to capacity; advantagesof digital versus analog. The interplay of modulation,bandwidth, datarate, and error correction.3. The Space Segment. Basic functions of a satellite. Thespace environment: gravity, radiation, meteoroids and spacedebris. Orbits: types of orbits; geostationary orbits; nongeostationaryorbits. Orbital slots, frequencies, footprints, andcoverage: slots; satellite spacing; eclipses; sun interference,adjacent satellite interference. Launch vehicles; the launchcampaign; launch bases. Satellite systems and construction:structure and busses; antennas; power; thermal control;stationkeeping and orientation; telemetry and command.What transponders are and what they do. Advantages anddisadvantages of hosted payloads. Satellite operations:housekeeping and communications. High-throughput andprocessing satellites. Satellite security issues.4. The Ground Segment. Earth stations: types, hardware,mountings, and pointing. Antenna properties: gain;directionality; sidelobes and legal limits on sidelobe gain.Space loss, electronics, EIRP, and G/T: LNA-B-C’s; signalflow through an earth station. The growing problem ofaccidental and intentional interference.5. The Satellite Earth Link. Atmospheric effects onsignals: rain effects and rain climate models; rain fademargins. The most important calculation: link budgets, C/Nand Eb/No. Link budget examples. Improving link budgets.Sharing satellites: multiple access techniques: SDMA, FDMA,TDMA, PCMA, CDMA; demand assignment; on-boardmultiplexing. Signal security issues. Conclusion: industryissues, trends, and the future.Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 119 – 53
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