Satellite Communications

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The leading reference and text in the field for over a decade, Satellite Communications, has been revised, updated, and expanded to cover breakthroughs in global wireless applications, digital television, and Internet access via satellite. Filled with worked examples and 200 illustrations, the new edition offers a clear, state-of-the-art presentation of all satellite communications topics. Readers will find detailed coverage of orbits and launching methods…radio wave propagation… polarization…antennas…analog signals…digital signals …the space link…interference…FDMA, TDMA, and CDMA…satellite services, the Internet, ATM and TCP/IP…digital television broadcasting…mobile services and networking...and much more.

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Dennis Roddy is Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada and has more than 40 years of experience in both industrial and technical education. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Overview of Satellite Systems Chapter 2: Orbits and Launching Methods Chapter 3: The Geostationary Orbit Chapter 4: Radio Wave Propagation Chapter 5: Polarization Chapter 6: Antennas Chapter 7: The Space Segment Chapter 8: The Earth Segment Chapter 9: Analog Signals Chapter 10: Digital Signals Chapter 11: Error Control Coding Chapter 12: The Space Link Chapter 13: Interference Chapter 14: Satellite Access Chapter 15: Satellites in Networks Chapter 16: Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) Television Chapter 17: Satellite Mobile and Specialized Services