Video Course 2:
Fixed Satellite Systems
The satellite communications industry is today a very complex global market with more than a dozen major components. The depth and breadth of these services are too broad to cover in a single course. This first course on satellite communications applications and services will thus focus on Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) which were the initial satellite services.
This course explores the evolution of fixed satellite services over time and includes the development of new types of ground systems such as VSATs, the ability of satellites to operate in increasingly "noisy" urban environments, the evolution of digital services, digital encryption, and the pathway from C-band to higher frequencies. It addresses how various satellite systems are addressing orbital congestion, open trade, provision of service through long term lease, short-term on-demand access to satellite networks by broadcasters, as well as defense systems and business user needs.
It also addresses current FSS services issues such as digital video and new MPEG standards, DVB and DOCSIS, the impact of the Internet and broadband IP services on the satellite world, the evolution of the new IPoS standard and "accelerators." It also examines the ways the communications satellite industry will likely evolve in the future to meet commercial, security and defense related needs.
Objectives, Key Definitions and Systems Growth
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Evolution of FSS Networks - Technology Trends, Ground Antennas and TTC&M
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Regulatory Shifts, Trade Constraints, Frequency Allocations and New Business Trends
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Space Systems Tutorial
Fall 2006
Video Course 1: Basics of Satellite Communications by Dr. Joseph N. Pelton, includes:
Lecture 1:
Services, History and OrbitsLecture 2:
Frequency Allocations, Spectrum and Key TermsLecture 3:
Components of Communication SatellitesLecture 4:
Modulation, Multiplexing and Link BudgetsLecture 5:
Ground Segment and Practical Aspects of Satcom
Video Course 2: Fixed Satellite Systems by Dr. Joseph N. Pelton, includes:
Lecture 1:
Objectives, Key Definitions and Systems GrowthLecture 2:
Evolution of FSS Networks - Technology Trends, Ground Antennas and TTC&MLecture 3:
Regulatory Shifts, Trade Constraints, Frequency Allocations and New Business Trends
Video Course 3: Satellite Communication Services by Dr. Don Flournoy, includes:
Lecture 1:
DBS and DABLecture 2:
MSS-LEO and MSS-GEOLecture 3:
FSS-VSAT and IP-Sat
Video Course 4: Space Remote Sensing Systems by Dr. Scott Madry, includes:
Lecture 1:
Introduction to Space Remote SensingLecture 2:
Current and Future Remote Sensing SystemsLecture 3:
High Resolution and Advanced SystemsLecture 4:
Active Radar Remote Sensing Systems
Video Course 5: Foundations in Space Marketing by Dr. Daniel D. Butler, includes:
Lecture 1:
Marketing ConceptLecture 2:
Market SegmentationLecture 3:
Packaging and PromotionLecture 4:
Consumer Behavior
