EE 659 Satellite Communications

This course deals with subsystems, operations and applications of satellite communication systems. Topics to be included are: Spacecraft subsystems: Telemetry,Tracking and Command subsystem, Communication subsystem, and Antennas. Satellite link design: uplink and downlink, effect of propagation impairments, examples.Efficient modulation and multiplexing techniques. Multiple access techniques: FDM/FM/FDMA, TDMA, CDMA and DAMA. Encoding for forward error correction: Linear block codes, Binary cyclic codes and convolutional codes. VSATs. Applications: satellite television, ATM over satellite. Prerequisite: EE 413 or equivalent.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

EE 413