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Author:   B.G. Evans (University of Surrey, Centre for Communication Systems Research, UK)
Publisher:   Institution of Engineering and Technology
Imprint:   Institution of Engineering and Technology
Edition:   3rd edition
Volume:   No. 38
ISBN:  

9780852968994

ISBN 10:   085296899
Pages:   754
Publication Date:   12 January 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Historical overview of satellite communications Chapter 3: The satellite communications business Chapter 4: Radio regulatory considerations relating to satellite communications systems Chapter 5: Introduction to antennas Chapter 6: Propagation considerations relating to satellite communications systems Chapter 7: Interference considerations relating to satellite communications Chapter 8: Satellite access techniques Chapter 9: Modulation and modems Chapter 10: Channel coding Chapter 11: Satellite systems planning Chapter 12: Earth-station engineering Chapter 13: Satellite engineering for communications satellites Chapter 14: Payload engineering Chapter 15: Earth-station and satellite antennas Chapter 16: Satellite networking Chapter 17: Digital audio broadcasting by satellite Chapter 18: Digital video broadcasting by satellite Chapter 19: Mobile satellite communications Chapter 20: Satellite personal communication networks Chapter 21: Satellite navigations: a brief introduction Chapter 22: VSATs for business systems Chapter 23: Military satellite communications Chapter 24: Microsatellites and minisatellites for affordable access to space Chapter 25: Future trends in satellite communications Appendices

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'An excellent introduction to the key aspects of satellite communications, including regulatory and planning as well as technical considerations' * IEE Review *

'An excellent introduction to the key aspects of satellite communications, including regulatory and planning as well as technical considerations' IEE Review

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Barry Evans is currently director of the Centre for Communication Systems Research at the University of Surrey, the UK's largest academic group in mobile and satellite communications. He is well known in the field of satellite communications, having made innovations in SCPC-CFM, on-board processing, dual polarisation antennas and propagation, new orbit constellations, speech coding and multiple access. Before coming to Surrey he was BT Lecturer/Reader in Telecommunication Systems at the University of Essex and he has lectured and consulted widely as an ITU expert. He is the founder editor of the International Journal of Satellite Communications and is currently advisor to OFTEL (the UK telecoms regulator) and a member of the UK Government's think-tank Foresight Committee on IT and Communications. He has been the chairman of the organising committee for the IEE Vacation School on Satellite Communications since its inception in 1984 and is the author of three books and over 400 published papers.

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