Satellite communications / Dennis Roddy.

By: Roddy, Dennis, 1931-Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : McGraw-Hill, c2006Edition: 4th edDescription: xii, 636 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 0071462988; 9780071462983Subject(s): Artificial satellites in telecommunicationDDC classification: 621.382/5 LOC classification: TK5104 | .R627 2006Other classification: ZN 6520 Online resources: Publisher description | Table of contents only | Table of contents
Contents:
Overview of satellite systems -- Orbits and launching methods -- The geostationary orbit -- Radio wave propagation -- Polarization -- Antennas -- The space segment -- The earth segment -- Analog signals -- Digital signals -- Error control coding -- The space link -- Interference -- Satellite access -- Satellites in networks -- Direct broadcast satellite (DBS) television -- Satellite mobile and specialized services.
Summary: Annotation Master the fundamentals of satellite communicationsHighly regarded for more than a decade as both a teaching text and professional tutorial, this classic guide to satellite communications has been revised, updated, and expanded to cover global wireless applications, digital television, and Internet access via satellite. 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview of satellite systems -- Orbits and launching methods -- The geostationary orbit -- Radio wave propagation -- Polarization -- Antennas -- The space segment -- The earth segment -- Analog signals -- Digital signals -- Error control coding -- The space link -- Interference -- Satellite access -- Satellites in networks -- Direct broadcast satellite (DBS) television -- Satellite mobile and specialized services.

Annotation Master the fundamentals of satellite communicationsHighly regarded for more than a decade as both a teaching text and professional tutorial, this classic guide to satellite communications has been revised, updated, and expanded to cover global wireless applications, digital television, and Internet access via satellite. 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.

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