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CryptographyCryptographic keymanagementDecodingDecryptionDemodulationDelayDownlinkDragEarth stationEncryption(enciphering)FeedFootprintForward errorcorrectionA science that comprises encryption, decryption, <strong>and</strong>a cryptographic key management unit.The generation, distribution, recognition, <strong>and</strong> reception<strong>of</strong> the cryptographic keys (passwords).The process required to reconstruct the data bitsequence encoded onto the carrier.The unlocking <strong>of</strong> the locked (decrypted) message; thereverse <strong>of</strong> encryption.A process by which the original signal is recoveredfrom a modulated carrier; the reverse <strong>of</strong> modulation.Time a signal takes to go from the sending stationthrough the satellite to the receiving station.The space-to-earth telecommunication pathway.The friction between a moving vehicle through theearth’s atmosphere opposing the vehicle’s forwardmotion.A terrestrial terminal that provides a means <strong>of</strong> transmittingthe modulated RF carrier to the satellite withinthe uplink frequency spectrum <strong>and</strong> receiving the RFcarrier from the satellite with the downlink frequencyspectrum. It is the vital link between satellite <strong>and</strong>communications users.The process <strong>of</strong> converting messages, information, ordata into a form unreadable by anyone except theintended recipient.The radi<strong>of</strong>requency (RF) input=output device.An area on earth illuminated by a satellite antenna. Itsshape <strong>and</strong> size depend on a number <strong>of</strong> factors,including the antenna design <strong>and</strong> the satellite’s angle<strong>of</strong> elevation.A transmission error detection <strong>and</strong> correction techniquethat, in addition to detecting errors, also correctserrors at the receive end <strong>of</strong> the link.Copyright © 2002 by Marcel Dekker, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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