This up-to-date reference/text provides a simple and concise overview of the fundamental principles common to information communications-highlighting satellite and earth station design, links and communications systems, error detection and correction, and regulations and procedures for system modeling, integration, testing, and evaluation.

Supplies a capacity comparison of multiple access methods.

Satellite Communication Engineering

• discusses block and feedback ciphering
• covers orbital errors
• evaluates geometric area coverage and multi-beam satellite networks
• illustrates bus, electrical, and mechanical systems design
• analyzes system reliability and availability
• elucidates on reflector/lens, phased array, and helical antenna systems
• explores channel filters and multiplexers
• explains low noise and high power amplifiers
• assesses system capacity, cost, and availability in antenna tracking
• considers fiber optic and microwave terrestrial links
• reviews convolutional codes
• addresses cellular mobile systems
• includes end-of-chapter problems for further study

With 530 references, tables, figures, and display equations, Satellite Communication Engineering is essential reading for electrical, electronics, signal, digital design, computer circuits and systems, and communications engineers; satellite communications scientists; and an invaluable text for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.