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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