Title: Satellite Communications, 4th Edition Author: Dennis Roddy ISBN: 0071462988 / 9780071462983 Format: Hard Cover Pages: 636 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Year: 2006 Availability: 45-60 days
Description
Contents
Master the fundamentals of satellite communications
Highly 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
Preface
Chapter 1 : Overview of Satellite Systems Chapter 2 : Orbits and Launching Methods Chapter 3 : The Geostationary Orbit Chapter 4 : Radio Wave Propagation Chapter 5 : Polarization Chapter 6 : Antennas Chapter 7 : The Space Segment Chapter 8 : The Earth Segment Chapter 9 : Analog Signals Chapter 10 : Digital Signals Chapter 11 : Error Control Coding Chapter 12 : The Space Link Chapter 13 : Interference Chapter 14 : Satellite Access Chapter 15 : Satellites in Networks Chapter 16 : Direct Broadcast Satellite (Dbs) Television Chapter 17 : Satellite Mobile and Specialized Services
Appendix A : Answers to Selected Problems
Appendix B : Conic Sections
Appendix C : Nasa Two-Line Orbital Elements
Appendix D : Listings of Artificial Satellites
Appendix E : Illustrating Third-Order Intermodulation Products
Appendix F : Acronyms
Appendix G : Logarithmic Units
Index