The Satellite Communication Ground Segment and Earth Station Handbook

Authored by a leading authority in the field, the book provides you with the knowledge you need to devise your own approach to implementing and managing earth stations and the overall ground segment.

You find practical guidance in an array of critical areas, including: preparing requirements, performing preliminary analyses, reviewing hardware designs, managing the introduction of the overall ground segment, and more. In over 400 pages with nearly 200 illustrations, this valuable book covers dozens of essential topics, including...

• Earth station and ground segment design philosophy and principles
• GEO and non-GEO satellite orbit configurations
• Video, data, and digital audio, and multimedia transmission
• Uplink power control, RF Filtering, decoding, and Internet interfaces
• Major earth station configurations and antennas
• Building design, environmental concerns, and O&M principles
• Supplier negotiations, cost evaluation, and support services

Contents

• Introduction to the Satellite Communication Ground Segment.
• Earth Station Design Philosophy.
• Space-Ground Interface Requirements.
• Space-Ground Interface Requirements.
• Two-way Communications Service Requirements.
• One-way (Broadcast) Service Requirements.
• Ground Segment Baseband Architecture.
• Earth Station RF Design and Equipment.
• Signal Impairments and Analysis Tools.
• Fixed and Mobile User Terminals.
• Earth Station Facility Design and Site Selection.
• Principles of Effective Operations and Maintenance.