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Sub Code &Name: EC1015 SATELLITE COMMUNICATION
Unit : I Branch : EC Semester: VIII
UNIT – I OVERVIEW OF SATELLITE SYSTEMS, ORBITS AND LAUNCHING
METHODS
Syllabus
Introduction – Frequency Allocations for Satellite Services – Intelsat – U.S.Domsats – Polar Orbiting Satellites – Problems – Kepler’s First Law – Kepler’s Second Law – Kepler’s Third Law – Definitions of Terms for Earth-orbiting Satellites – Orbital Elements – Apogee and Perigee Heights – Orbital Perturbations – Effects of a Nonspherical Earth – Atmospheric Drag – Inclined Orbits – Calendars – Universal Time – Julian Dates – Sidereal Time – The Orbital Plane – The Geocentric-Equatorial Coordinate System – Earth Station Referred to the IJK Frame – The Topcentric-Horizon Co-ordinate System – The Sub-satellite Point – Predicting Satellite Position.
Objective
Overview of Satellite systems to other terrestrial systems and study of satellite orbits and lauching.
Session No / Topics to be covered / Time / Ref / Teaching Method1 / Introduction, Frequency Allocations for Satellite Services / 50m / 1-4 / BB
2 / Intelsat / 50m / 1,2,4 / BB
3 / U.S.Domsats / 50m / 1,2,4 / BB
4 / Polar Orbiting Satellites / 50m / 1 / BB
5 / Kepler’s First Law – Kepler’s Second Law – Kepler’s Third Law – Definitions of Terms for Earth-orbiting Satellites / 50m / 1,4 / BB
6 / Orbital Elements,Apogee and Perigee Heights, Orbital Perturbations- Effects of a Nonspherical Earth, / 50m / 1,2,4 / BB
7 / Atmospheric Drag ,Inclined Orbits, Calendars – Universal Time – Julian Dates / 50m / 1 / BB
8 / Sidereal Time – The Orbital Plane, The Geocentric-Equatorial Coordinate System / 50m / 1 / BB
9 / Earth Station Referred to the IJK Frame – The Topcentric Horizon Co-ordinate System, The Sub-satellite Point – Predicting Satellite Position,
Problems / 50m / 1 / BB
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Sub Code & Name: EC1015 SATELLITE COMMUNICATION
Unit : II Branch : EC Semester: VIII
UNIT – II GEOSTATIONARY ORBIT & SPACE SEGMENT
Syllabus
Introduction – Antenna Look Angels – The Polar Mount Antenna – Limits of Visibility – Near Geostationary Orbits – Earth Eclipse of Satellite – Sun Transit Outage – Launching Orbits – Problems – Power Supply – Attitude Control – Spinning Satellite Stabilization – Momentum Wheel Stabilization – Station Keeping – Thermal Control – TT&C Subsystem – Transponders – Wideband Receiver – Input Demultiplexer – Power Amplifier – Antenna Subsystem – Morelos – Anik-E – Advanced Tiros-N Spacecraft
Objective
To study about earth segment and space segment components
Session No / Topics to be covered / Time / Ref / Teaching Method10 / Introduction – Antenna Look Angels / 50m / 1,4 / BB
11 / The Polar Mount Antenna – Limits of Visibility – Near Geostationary Orbits / 50m / 1,4 / BB
12 / Earth Eclipse of Satellite – Sun Transit Outage – Launching Orbits / 50m / 1 / BB
13 / Power Supply – Attitude Control / 50m / 1,4 / BB
14 / Spinning Satellite Stabilization – Momentum Wheel Stabilization – Station Keeping / 50m / 1 / BB
15 / Station Keeping – Thermal Control – TT&C Subsystem – Transponders / 50m / 1,4 / BB
16 / Wideband Receiver – Input Demultiplexer / 50m / 1 / BB
17 / Power Amplifier, Antenna Subsystem – Morelos / 50m / 1 / BB
18 / Anik-E – Advanced Tiros-N Spacecraft, Problems / 50m / 1 / BB
19 / CAT-I / 75m
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Sub Code & Name:EC1015 SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONUnit : III Branch : EC Semester:VIII
UNIT – III EARTH SEGMENT & SPACE LINK
Syllabus
Introduction – Receive-Only Home TV Systems – Outdoor Unit – Indoor Unit for Analog (FM) TV – Master Antenna TV System – Community Antenna TV System – Transmit-Receive Earth Stations – Problems – Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power – Transmission Losses – Free-Space Transmission – Feeder Losses – Antenna Misalignment Losses – Fixed Atmospheric and Ionospheric Losses – Link Power Budget Equation – System Noise – Antenna Noise – Amplifier Noise Temperature – Amplifiers in Cascade – Noise Factor – Noise Temperature of Absorptive Networks – Overall System Noise Temperature – Carrier-to-Noise Ratio – Uplink – Saturation Flux Density – Input Back Off – The Earth Station HPA – Downlink – Output Back off – Satellite TWTA Output – Effects of Rain – Uplink rain-fade margin – Downlink rain-fade margin – Combined Uplink and Downlink C/N Ratio – Intermodulation Noise.
Objective
To Study about Earth segment and space segment components
Session No / Topics to be covered / Time / Ref / Teaching Method20 / Introduction – Receive-Only Home TV Systems – Outdoor Unit – Indoor Unit for Analog (FM) TV / 50m / 1,2,4 / BB
21 / Master Antenna TV System – Community Antenna TV System, Transmit-Receive Earth Stations – Problems / 50m / 1 / BB
22 / Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power – Transmission Losses – Free-Space Transmission / 50m / 1 / BB
23 / Feeder Losses – Antenna Misalignment Losses – Fixed Atmospheric and Ionospheric Losses – Link Power Budget Equation / 50m / 1,4 / BB
24 / System Noise – Antenna Noise – Amplifier Noise Temperature, Amplifiers in Cascade – Noise Factor – / 50m / 1,4 / BB
25 / Noise Temperature of Absorptive Networks ,Overall System Noise Temperature – Carrier-to-Noise Ratio – Uplink / 50m / 1 / BB
26 / Saturation Flux Density – Input Back Off – The Earth Station HPA – Downlink / 50m / 1,2 / BB
27 / Output Back off – Satellite TWTA Output – Effects of Rain, Uplink rain-fade margin – Downlink rain-fade margin / 50m / 1,2 / BB
28 / Combined Uplink and Downlink C/N Ratio – Intermodulation Noise / 50m / 1,2 / BB
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Sub Code & Name:EC1015 SATELLITE COMMUNICATION
Unit : IV Branch : EC Semester:VIIIUNIT – IV SATELLITE ACCESS
Syllabus
Single Access – Preassigned FDMA, Demand-Assigned FDMA, SPADE System. Bandwidth-limited a Power-limited TWT amplifier operation, FDMA downlink analysis.TDMA : Reference Burst; Preamble and Postamble, Carrier recovery, Network synchronization, unique word detection, Traffic Date, Frame Efficiency and Channel capacity, preassigned TDMA, Demand assigned TDMA, Speech Interpolation and Prediction, Downlink analysis for Digital transmission.Companion of uplink Power requirements for FDMA & TDMA. On-board signal Processing for TDMA / FDMA operation, Satellite switched TDMA.Code-Division Multiple Access – Direct-Sequence spread spectrum – code signal c(t) – autocorrelation function for c(t) – Acquisition and tracking – Spectrum spreading and dispreading – CDMA throughput – Problems – Network Layers – TCP Link – Satellite Links and TCP – Enhancing TCP Over Satellite Channels Using Standard Mechanisms (RFC-2488) – Requests for comments – Split TCP connections – Asymmetric Channels – Proposed Systems.
Objective
Study of Satellite access by various users
Session No / Topics to be covered / Time / Ref / Teaching Method29 / Single Access – Preassigned FDMA, Demand-Assigned FDMA, SPADE System / 50m / 1,2,4 / BB
30 / Bandwidth-limited a Power-limited TWT amplifier operation, FDMA downlink analysis, TDMA : Reference Burst / 50m / 1,2,4 / BB
31 / Preamble and Postamble, Carrier recovery, Network synchronization(Open loop,Loopback and feedback timing control), unique word detection, / 50m / 1,2,4 / BB
32 / Traffic Date, Frame Efficiency and Channel capacity ,preassigned TDMA, Demand assigned TDMA, Speech Interpolation and Prediction / 50m / 1,2,4 / BB
33 / Downlink analysis for Digital transmission.Companion of uplink Power requirements for FDMA & TDMA / 50m / 1,2,4 / BB
34 / On-board signal Processing for TDMA / FDMA operation, Satellite switched TDMA / 50m / 1,2,4 / BB
35 / Code-Division Multiple Access – Direct-Sequence spread spectrum / 50m / 1,2,4 / BB
36 / code signal c(t) – autocorrelation function for c(t) – Acquisition and tracking / 50m / 1,2,4 / BB
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Sub Code & Name: EC1015 SATELLITE COMMUNICATION Branch : EC Semester:VIII
Session No / Topics to be covered / Time / Ref / Teaching Method
37 / Spectrum spreading and dispreading – CDMA throughput, Network Layers – TCP Link, Satellite Links and TCP – Enhancing TCP Over Satellite / 50m / 1,2,4 / BB
38 / Channels Using Standard Mechanisms (RFC-2488), Requests for comments – Split TCP connections, Asymmetric Channels – Proposed Systems, Problems / 50m / 1 / BB
39 / CAT-II / 75m
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Sub Code & Name:EC1015 SATELLITE COMMUNICATION
Unit : V Branch : EC Semester:VIIIUNIT – V DIRECT BROADCAST SATELLITE SERVICES
Syllabus
Introduction – Orbital Spacings – Power Rating and Number of Transponders – Frequencies and Polarization – Transponder Capacity – Bit Rates for Digital Television – MPEG Compression Standards – Forward Error Correction – Home Receiver Outdoor Unit (ODU) – Home Receiver Indoor Unit (IDU) – Downlink Analysis – Uplink -Problems - Satellite Mobile Services – VSATs – Radarsat – Global Positioning Satellite System – Orbcomm.
Objective
Study of Satellite services and compression standards
Session No /Topics to be covered
/ Time / Ref / Teaching Method40 / Introduction – Orbital Spacings – Power Rating and Number of Transponders / 50m / 1,2 / BB
41 / Frequencies and Polarization – Transponder Capacity / 50m / 1,2 / BB
42 / Bit Rates for Digital Television – MPEG Compression Standards / 50m / 1,2 / BB
43 / Forward Error Correction – Home Receiver Outdoor Unit (ODU) / 50m / 1 / BB
44 / Home Receiver Indoor Unit (IDU) – Downlink Analysis / 50m / 1 / BB
45 / Uplink -Problems / 50m / 1 / BB
46 / Satellite Mobile Services – VSATs / 50m / 1 / BB
47 / Radarsat – Global Positioning Satellite System / 50m / 1 / BB
48 / Orbcomm, Problems / 50m / 1 / BB
49 / CAT-III / 75m
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Course Delivery Plan
Week / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15I II / I II / I II / I II / I II / I II / I II / I II / I II / I II / I II / I II / I II / I II / I II
Units / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 5
Text Book
1. Dennis Roddy, Satellite Communications, McGraw-Hill Publication Third edition 2001
Reference Books
2. Timothy Pratt – Charles Bostian & Jeremy Allmuti, Satellite Communications, John Willy & Sons (Asia) Pvt. Ltd. 2004
3. Wilbur L. Pritchars Henri G.Suyder Hond Robert A.Nelson, Satellite Communication
Systems Engineering, Pearson Education Ltd., Second edition 2003.
4. M.Richharia : Satellite Communication Systems (Design Principles Macmillan Press Ltd.Second Edition 2003.
Prepared by / Approved bySignature
Name / K.Srividhya , S.P Sivagnana Subramanian / Prof. E.G.GovindanDesignation / Assistant Professor / HOD, Department of EC
Date / 13.12.10