The document discusses differences between satellite and terrestrial wireless communications. Satellite systems have greater coverage area but limited bandwidth and power. Transmission via satellite has a fixed cost regardless of distance and can accommodate various applications like broadcasting. However, satellite communications suffer from higher propagation delays and require line-of-sight transmission. The document also covers various types of satellite orbits and their characteristics, as well as modulation techniques like FDMA, TDMA, and CDMA used for satellite communications.
The document discusses differences between satellite and terrestrial wireless communications. Satellite systems have greater coverage area but limited bandwidth and power. Transmission via satellite has a fixed cost regardless of distance and can accommodate various applications like broadcasting. However, satellite communications suffer from higher propagation delays and require line-of-sight transmission. The document also covers various types of satellite orbits and their characteristics, as well as modulation techniques like FDMA, TDMA, and CDMA used for satellite communications.
The document discusses differences between satellite and terrestrial wireless communications. Satellite systems have greater coverage area but limited bandwidth and power. Transmission via satellite has a fixed cost regardless of distance and can accommodate various applications like broadcasting. However, satellite communications suffer from higher propagation delays and require line-of-sight transmission. The document also covers various types of satellite orbits and their characteristics, as well as modulation techniques like FDMA, TDMA, and CDMA used for satellite communications.
The document discusses differences between satellite and terrestrial wireless communications. Satellite systems have greater coverage area but limited bandwidth and power. Transmission via satellite has a fixed cost regardless of distance and can accommodate various applications like broadcasting. However, satellite communications suffer from higher propagation delays and require line-of-sight transmission. The document also covers various types of satellite orbits and their characteristics, as well as modulation techniques like FDMA, TDMA, and CDMA used for satellite communications.
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Satellite Communications
Differences Between Satellite-Based
and Terrestrial Wireless Satellite-system has greater area of coverage Spacecraft power and allocated bandwidth are limited resources Conditions in Satellite-to-satellite comm. are more time invariant (constant) Transmission cost is independent of dist. Broadcast, multicast, and point-to-point apps are readily accommodated Differences Between Satellite-Based and Terrestrial Wireless Very high bandwidths or data rates for user Quality of transmission is normally extremely high For geostationary satellite, earth-satellite-earth propagation delay of about a second Satellite-Related Terms Earth Stations antenna systems on or near earth Uplink transmission from an earth station to a satellite Downlink transmission from a satellite to an earth station Transponder electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals Ways to Categorize Communications Satellites Coverage area Global, regional, national Service type Fixed service satellite (FSS) Broadcast service satellite (BSS) Mobile service satellite (MSS) General usage Commercial, military, amateur, experimental Classification of Satellite Orbits Circular or elliptical orbit Circular with center at earths center Elliptical with one foci at earths center Orbit around earth in different planes Equatorial orbit above earths equator Polar orbit passes over both poles Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits Altitude of satellites Geostationary orbit (GEO) Medium earth orbit (MEO) or Middle-earth orbit Low earth orbit (LEO) Geometry Terms Elevation angle ideal would be 0 Minimum elevation angle 3 problems dictate this angle be greater than 0 Downlinks 5 to 20 Uplinks min of 5 required Coverage angle - the measure of the portion of the earth's surface visible to the satellite Minimum Elevation Angle Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stations antenna (>0o) Buildings, trees, and other terrestrial objects block the line of sight Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation angles Electrical noise generated by the earth's heat near its surface adversely affects reception Satellite Parameters as a Function of Orbital Height Geostationary Earth Orbit GEO Orbit Advantages of the the GEO orbit Tracking of the satellite is simplified High coverage area Good for broadcasting TV because of large area covered by frequencies Disadvantages of the GEO orbit Weak signal after traveling over 35,000 km Polar regions are poorly served Signal sending delay is substantial LEO LEO Satellite Characteristics Circular/slightly elliptical orbit under 2000 km Orbit period ranges from 1.5 to 2 hours Diameter of coverage is about 8000 km Round-trip signal propagation delay less than 20 ms Maximum satellite visible time up to 20 min System must cope with large Doppler shifts Atmospheric drag results in orbital deterioration LEO Categories Little LEOs Frequencies below 1 GHz 5MHz of bandwidth Data rates up to 10 kbps Aimed at paging, tracking, and low-rate messaging Big LEOs Frequencies above 1 GHz Support data rates up to a few megabits per sec Offer same services as little LEOs in addition to voice and positioning services (ie. Globalstar) MEO MEO Satellite Characteristics Circular orbit at an altitude in the range of 5000 to 12,000 km Orbit period of 6 hours Diameter of coverage is 10,000 to 15,000 km Round trip signal propagation delay less than 50 ms Maximum satellite visible time is a few hours Frequency Bands Available for Satellite Communications Satellite Link Performance Factors Distance between earth station antenna and satellite antenna For downlink, terrestrial distance between earth station antenna and aim point of satellite Displayed as a satellite footprint (Figure 9.6) Atmospheric attenuation Affected by oxygen, water, angle of elevation, and higher frequencies Satellite Footprint Minimum Free Space Loss as a Function of Orbital Height Capacity Allocation Strategies Frequency division multiple access (FDMA) Time division multiple access (TDMA) Code division multiple access (CDMA) Frequency-Division Multiplexing Alternative uses of channels in point-to-point configuration 1200 voice-frequency (VF) voice channels One 50-Mbps data stream 16 channels of 1.544 Mbps each 400 channels of 64 kbps each 600 channels of 40 kbps each One analog video signal Six to nine digital video signals Typical Satellite Transponder Frequency Plan for the Downlink Channels Frequency-Division Multiple Access Factors which limit the number of subchannels provided within a satellite channel via FDMA Thermal noise Intermodulation noise Crosstalk Forms of FDMA Fixed-assignment multiple access (FAMA) The assignment of capacity is distributed in a fixed manner among multiple stations Demand may fluctuate Results in the significant underuse of capacity Demand-assignment multiple access (DAMA) Capacity assignment is changed as needed to respond optimally to demand changes among the multiple stations FAMA-FDMA FAMA logical links between stations are preassigned FAMA multiple stations access the satellite by using different frequency bands Uses considerable bandwidth DAMA-FDMA Single channel per carrier (SCPC) bandwidth divided into individual VF channels Attractive for remote areas with few user stations near each site Suffers from inefficiency of fixed assignment DAMA set of subchannels in a channel is treated as a pool of available links For full-duplex between two earth stations, a pair of subchannels is dynamically assigned on demand Demand assignment performed in a distributed fashion by earth station using CSC Reasons for Increasing Use of TDM Techniques Cost of digital components continues to drop Advantages of digital components Use of error correction Increased efficiency of TDM Lack of intermodulation noise Example of TDMA Frame Format FAMA-TDMA Operation Transmission in the form of repetitive sequence of frames Each frame is divided into a number of time slots Each slot is dedicated to a particular transmitter Earth stations take turns using uplink channel Sends data in assigned time slot Satellite repeats incoming transmissions Broadcast to all stations Stations must know which slot to use for transmission and which to use for reception FAMA-TDMA Uplink FAMA-TDMA Downlink