SUBJECT: APPLICATION OF MICROPROCESSORS

MEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

FRM-001/01/QSP-004

Dec. 01, 2001TENTATIVE TEACHING PLANDEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

Name of Teacher: Engr. Zulfiqar Ali Arain Subject: Satellite Communication Batch: 08TL (Section-I/II) Year: Final. Term: 1st

Term Starting Date: 04-01-2011

Term Suspension date: 24-04-2011

Sr.#TopicNo. of Lectures required

1Introduction & Historical background, need of satellite communication02

2Uplink & downlink frequencies, synchronous satellite, international regulation & frequency coordination.02

3Satellite frequency allocation & band spectrum, general & technical characteristics of satellite communication signals.02

4Orbit introduction, Keplers Laws02

5Definition of terms for earth orbiting satellites, orbital elements, apogee and perigee heights, orbital perturbations. Effect of non- spherical earth, atmospheric drag02

6The geo-stationary orbit, antenna look angles02

7Polar mount antenna, limit of visibility, earth eclipse of satellite, sun transit outage.02

8Launches and launch vehicles / class test # 0102

9Radio wave propagation introduction, Atmospheric losses, Ionospheric effects. Rain attenuation, other propagation impairments02

10Introduction to polarization 02

11Polarization of satellite signals02

12Cross polarization discrimination, Ionospheric depolarization, Rain depolarization, Ice depolarization 02

13Space segment introduction, Power supply, Altitude control, Station keeping, Thermal control 02

14TT&C subsystem, Transponders, Antenna subsystem 02

15Earth segment introduction, Receive-only home TV system , Transmit-receive earth station02

16Space link introduction, Equivalent isotropic radiated power (EIRP)02

17Transmission losses (free space losses, feeder losses, antenna misalignment losses). Link power budget equation02

18System noise (antenna noise, amplifier noise temperature), carrier-to- noise ratio / class test # 0202

19Interference introduction, interference between satellite circuits 02

20Combine (C/I) ration due to interference on both uplink & downlink. Antenna gain function & pass band interferences02

21Satellite access introduction, single access, Introduction to FDMA/TDMA, pre-assigned FDMA, Demand assigned FDMA 02

22Pre-assigned TDMA, Demand assigned TDMA, Satellite switched TDMA, Code division multiple access (CDMA)02

23Satellite services introduction, Direct broadcast satellite services (DBS), Mobile satellite services (MSATs)02

24Very small aperture terminals (VSATs) 02

25Radar sat , Global positioning satellite system (GPS) 02

26Orbcomm , Iridium / class test # 0302

Total lectures52

Sr.#TopicNo. of Lectures required

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