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Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology Karachi

Department of Telecommunication Engineering
Satellite Communicaions (TE-434)
Lecture Plan

% of
Lecture Assignme course
Week Topics Book/Pg. No CLO
No. nt/Quiz coverage

1 1. Introduction: Overview of Earth: 15 CLO1

100%
1.1 Earth our Satellite
1 2 1.2 Longitude and Latitude 17 CLO1 100%

3 1.3 Compass and Bearings 18 CLO1 100%

1.3.1 Origin and Destination
4 1.3.2 Map Plotting 26 CLO1 100%

5 2. Brief Description of Orbits: 26 CLO1 100%

2 2.1 Kepler Laws and implications
6 2.2 Definitions of terms 27 CLO1 100%
2.3 Keplerian data and two line
elements
7 2.4 Orbit Perturbations 30 CLO4 ASSIGNM 100%
ENT # 01
(Map
Plotting)
8 2.5 Other considerations 31 CLO1 QUIZ # 100%
01(Coordin
ate
3 plotting,
GEO,MEO
, HEO,
Definitions
)
9 3. Types of Orbits and Satellites 35 CLO1 100%
3.1 Conditions for geostationary orbits
3.2 Antenna Look Angles
10 3.3 Visibility Limits 37 CLO4 100%
3.4 Frequency Issues
11 3.4.1 Frequency ranges 40 CLO1 100%
4 3.4.2 Frequency allocations
12 3.4.3 Satellite Frequency Bands 45 CLO1 100%
3.4.4 Interference and Co
ordination
5 13 4. Propagation of Radio Waves 46 CLO2 100%
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4.1 Atmospheric Losses

14 4.2 Ionospheric effects 56 CLO2 100%

15 4.3 Rain Attenuation 59 CLO2 100%

4.4 Other factors affecting signal
propagation
16 5. Wave Polarization 62 CLO2 ASSIGNM 100%
5.1 Basic concepts of polarization ENT # 02
(Uplink
and
Downlink
Frequency,
LNB Down
converter,
Disadvanta
ges of
using
Liquid
Batteries in
6
Satellite)
17 5.2 Polarization of Satellite signals 69 CLO2 QUIZ # 02 100%
(Uplink,
Downlink
frequency,
Parabolic
Reflector
LNB Down
Converter,
Numerical)
18 5.3 Signal Depolarization 77 CLO2 100%

19 6. Antennas for Satellite Systems 79 CLO2 100%

6.1 Reciprocity Theorem
20 6.2 Parameters defining an antenna CLO2 100%
7
81
21 6.3 Radiation Pattern 83 CLO2 100%

22 7. DBS Services 83 CLO2 100%

7.1 DBS considerations: Spacing,
Power and Frequency
8
23 7.2 Signal Compression 86 CLO2

24 Revision
115 CLO3
25 7.3 The Outdoor Unit(ODU) 116 CLO3 100%
9
26 7.4 Uplink 119 CLO3 100%
27 8. Satellite Services 125 CLO3 100%
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8.1 Mobile Satellite Services

28 8.2 VSATS 129 CLO5 QUIZ # 03 100%
8.2.1 VSAT, VSAT topologies, (TDMA,F
Application DMA,
Carrier to
Noise
Ratio, Gr
Numerical,
Figure of
Merit
10
29 8.3 GPS 130 CLO5 100%

30 8.3.1 Introduction CLO5 ASSIGNM 100%

145 ENT #
03(Calculat
ion of
Lookup
angles )
31 8.3.2 Trilateration 146 CLO5

32 8.3.3 Tringulation 157 CLO5

11
33 8.3.4 Dilution of Position 166 CLO5

34 8.3.5 GPS Numerical 168 CLO5

35 GPS Numerical contine.. CLO5

12
171
36 9. Satellite Internet Access 172 CLO5
9.1 History of satellite Internet
37 9.2 Function 173 CLO5

38 9.2.1 Satellite 176 CLO5

13
39 9.2.2 Gateways 221 CLO5

40 9.2.3 Antenna dish and Modem 222 CLO5

41 9.2.4 Outdoor Unit(ODU) & CLO5

14 Indoor Unit (IDU) 223

42 9.3 Challenges and limitations CLO5

223
43 9.3.1 Signal Latency 225 CLO5
15 9.3.2 Geostationary unsuitable
for low-latency
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applications
44 9.3.3 Acceptable Latencies, but 226 CLO5
lower speeds of lower
orbits
9.3.4 Ultralight atmospheric
aircraft as satellites
9.4 Interference, Line of sight,
Fresnel Zone
45 9.5 System Components 227 CLO5
9.5.1 System Hardware
Components
9.5.2
46 9.5.3 System Software 238 CLO5
Components
16 47 9.5.4 Services 249 CLO1
48 Revision

Note: 1. Class Test will be taken after completion of each chapter.

2. Midterm will be taken after the coverage of eight weeks syllabus.

Recommended Books:

 Satellite Communications, Fourth Edition (Professional Engineering), Hardcover, January 20,

2006 by Dennis Roddy
 Principles of Satellite Communications, by Michael J. Ryan, ISBN: 0-980238-3-2,
Published: January 2004