Satellite Communications

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xv

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2. Introduction to Satellite Communications

   • Michael Miller

   Pages 1-56

3. Propagation

   • Branka Vucetic

   Pages 57-101

4. Mobile Satellite System Design

   • Nick Hart

   Pages 103-143

5. Traffic Capacity and Access Control

   • Les Berry, Sanjay Bose

   Pages 145-188

6. Digital Modem Design

   • William G. Cowley

   Pages 189-232

7. Speech Codec Systems

   • Andrew Perkis

   Pages 233-268

8. Error Control Coding

   • Branka Vucetic

   Pages 269-316

9. Signalling Systems

   • Jean-Luc Thibault

   Pages 317-343

10. Satellites in Non-Geostationary Orbits

    • Zoran M. Markovic

    Pages 345-391

11. Back Matter

    Pages 393-410

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Satellite Communications: Mobile and Fixed Services is based on the premise that designers of future satellite systems must take account of the strong competition that satellites face from optical fibers. In future years, satellites will continue to be commercially viable media for telecommunications only if systems designers take account of the unique features that satellites have to offer. Accordingly, Satellite Communications places more emphasis on satellite mobile services and broadcasting, and less emphasis on fixed, point-to-point, high-capacity services than traditional textbooks in the field. Also, an emphasis is given in the book to design issues. Numerous illustative system design examples and numerical problems are provided. The particular attention given to methods of design of satellite mobile communications systems should make it an indispensable resource for workers in this field. The book also contains some recent results of propagation modelling and system design studies which should be of particular value to researchers and designers of satellite systems for mobile communications services.
Satellite Communications is suitable for use as a textbook for advanced courses on satellite communications, and is a valuable reference for all those working in the field.

• Signal
• coding
• communication
• model
• modeling
• telecommunications

• University of South Australia, Australia

  Michael J. Miller

• University of Sydney, Australia

  Branka Vucetic

• Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia

  Les Berry

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