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Digital Satellite Communications Training
By Editor | September 30, 2007
If someone is looking to learn more about digital satellite communications, there are various courses, schools and books available.
Below is a few schools that provide courses in digital satellite communications along with the course descriptions.
Applied Technology Institute
Digital Satellite Communications course
Summary:
This four-day short course covers all the technology areas which comprise digital satellite communications. The course is designed to convey the fundamental communications principles behind current state-of-the-art satellite communications equipment. New and promising technologies will be covered to develop an understanding of the major approaches. System design approaches for Big LEO, Little LEO, DTH, Direct Radio, VSAT, commercial satellite imaging, and multimedia satellite services.
Johns Hopkins University
525.789 - Digital Satellite Communications Course
Course Description:
This course covers advanced topics in satellite communications systems, with emphasis on digital communications. After a review of basic concepts, the following topics are addressed: the distinctions between digital and nondigital communications systems; reasons for preferring some forms of modulation and coding over others for spacecraft implementation; the relationships between spectrum management, signal propagation characteristics, orbitology, constellation design, and communications system design; the use of spread spectrum (CDMA and frequency-hopping), TDMA, and FDMA architectures; protocol design and usage; GPS; digital audio radio satellites; the use of geostationary satellites for mobile telephone systems; satellite television; and VSAT terminals.
BBC Training and Development
Digital Satellite Communications [01BRT027]
Description:
For engineers and operators who will use digital satellite equipment to plan, set up, and operate digital satellite uplink and downlink equipment for television and radio.
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