Satellite Communications has been revised, updated, and expanded to cover global wireless applications, digital television, and Internet access via satellite.

Features:

• In-depth, textbook-style coverage combined with an intuitive, low-math approach makes this book particularly appealing to the wireless and networking markets
• New to this edition: Global wireless services, including 3G; Antenna Options, Error Coding

Contents

1. Overview of Satellite Systems
2. Orbits and Launching Methods
3. The Geostationary Orbit
4. Radio Wave Propagation
5. Polarization
6. Antennas
7. The Space Segment
8. The Earth Segment
9. Analog Signals
10. Digital Signals
11. Error Control Coding
12. The Space Link
13. Interference
14. Satellite Access
15. Satellites in Networks
16. Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) Television
17. Satellite Mobile and Specialized Services

Index

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