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Satellite Link Budget Training Using SatMaster SoftwareCourse # P222February 3-5, 2015Columbia, Maryland$1895 (8:30am - 4:30pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryLink budgets are the standard tool for designing andassessing satellite communications transmissions,considering radio-wave propagation, satelliteperformance, terminal equipment, radio frequencyinterference (RFI), and other physical layer aspects offixed and mobile satellite systems. The format andcontent of the link budget must be understood by manyengineers and managers with design and operationresponsibilities. SatMaster is a highly-recognized yetlow-cost PC-based software tool offered through theweb by Arrowe Technical Services of the UK. Thisthree-day course reviews the principles and use of thelink budget along with hands-on training in SatMaster9, the latest version, for one- and two-way transmissionof digital television; two-way interactive services usingvery small aperture terminals (VSATs); point-to-pointtransmission at a wide range of data rates; andinteractive communications with mobile terminals.Services at UHF, L, S, C, X, Ku, and Ka bands to fixedand mobile terminals are considered. The courseincludes several computer workshop examples toenhance participants' confidence in using SatMasterand to improve their understanding of the linkbudgeting process. Participants should gainconfidence in their ability to prepare link budgets andtheir facility with SatMaster. Examples from the classare employed as time allows. The course notes areprovided.Bring a Windows OS laptop to class with SatMastersoftware. It can be purchased directly fromwww.satmaster.com (a discount is available toregistered attendees).InstructorBruce R. Elbert, MSEE, MBA, adjunct professor (retired),College of Engineering, University ofWisconsin, Madison. Mr. Elbert is arecognized satellite communications expertand has been involved in the satellite andtelecommunications industries for over 40years. He founded Application TechnologyStrategy, L.L.C., to assist major private andpublic sector organizations that develop and operate cuttingedgenetworks using satellite and other wireless technologiesand services. During 25 years with Hughes Space andCommunications (now Boeing Satellite Systems), he directedcommunications engineering of several major satelliteprojects. Mr. Elbert has written seven books on satellitecommunications, including The Satellite CommunicationApplications Handbook, Second Edition (Artech House,2004); The Satellite Communication Ground Segment andEarth Station Handbook (Artech House, 2001); andIntroduction to Satellite Communication, Third Edition (ArtechHouse, 2008).Course OutlineDay 1(Principles of Satellite Links and Applicability ofSatMaster)• Standard ground rules for satellite link budgets.• Frequency band selection: UHF, L, S, C, X, Ku, and Ka.• Satellite footprints (EIRP, G/T, and SFD) and transponderplans; application of on-board processors.• Propagation considerations: the isotropic source, line ofsight, antenna principles.• Atmospheric effects: troposphere (clear air and rain) andionosphere (Faraday and scintillation).• Rain effects and rainfall regions; use of the built-in DAHand Crane rain models.• Modulation systems (QPSK, OQPSK, MSK, GMSK,8PSK, 16 QAM, and 32 APSK).• Forward error correction techniques (Viterbi, Reed-Solomon, BCH, Turbo, and LDPC codes).• Transmission equation and its relationship to the linkbudget.• Introduction to the user interface of SatMaster.• Differences between SatMaster 9, the current version,and previous versions.• File formats: antenna pointing, database, digital linkbudget, and digital processing/regenerative repeater linkbudget.• Built-in reference data and calculators .• Example of a digital one-way link budget (DVB-S2) usingequations and SatMaster.Day 2(Detailed Link Design in Practice: Computer Workshop)• Earth station block diagram and characteristics.• Antenna characteristics (main beam, sidelobe, X-polconsiderations, mobile antennas).• HPA characteristics, intermodulation and sizing , uplinkpower control.• Link budget workshop example using SatMaster: SingleChannel Per Carrier (SCPC).• Transponder loading and optimum multi-carrier backoff;power equivalent bandwidth.• Review of link budget optimization techniques using theprogram's built-in features.• Transponder loading and optimization for minimum costand resources, maximum throughput and availability.• Computing the minimum transmit power; uplink powercontrol (UPC).• Interference sources (X-pol, adjacent satelliteinterference, adjacent channel interference).• Earth station power flux density limits and the use ofspread spectrum for disadvantaged antennas.Day 3(Consideration of Interference and Workshop in DigitalLink Budgets)• C/I estimation and trade studies.• Performance estimation for carrier-in-carrier (PairedCarrier Multiple Access) transmission.• Discussion of VSAT parameters and technology optionsas they relate to the link budget.• Example: digital VSAT, multi-carrier operation.• Use of batch location files to prepare link budgets for alarge table of locations.• Case study from the class using the above elements andSatMaster.Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 119 – 57