Satellite Communications: Commercial, Military
- Introduction
- Limitations of terrestrial communications
- Advantages and disadvantages of satellites
- History
- Commercial Markets and Applications
- Analog and digital transmission
- Business applications
- Radio
- Television
- Military Markets and Applications
- GPS
- Remote sensing
- DOD tactical & strategic
- Systems
- Geo, Meo, Leo
- Mobile satellite systems
- Satellite Systems Architecture
- Network configuration: Mesh vs. star
- Remotes
- Satellite subsystems
- Ground station
- Network management
- Satellite Deployment
- Orbital dynamics
- Propulsion
- Launch vehicles
- Sun outages/eclipses
- Communications Theory
- OSI layers
- Modems
- LNA
- HPA
- Antennas
- System Planning
- Design
- Link budget
- Satellite coverage
- Frequency bands
- Eb/No
- Modulation
- Interference
- Propagation
- Frequency
- Rain
- Repeaters
- Tall buildings
- Protocols/Air Interface
- Security
- Wrap-up: System View
- Putting it all together
- End-to-end performance
- Future of satellite communications
