On-The-Move Broadband Satellite

On-The-Move Broadband Satellite Communications, To Be Scheduled in 2009 at UCLA Extension, Westwood, CA.  This course is being updated to focus on broadband satellite systems that serve all forms of moving platforms. These include vehicles, vessels and aircraft. The growing demand for communications bandwidth over all wireless media is a powerful motivator for the introduction of new satellite systems that exploit the frequency spectrum above 10 GHz. Broadband satellite networks can address the two primary telecommunications segments – access services to provide high-speed connectivity from various locations, and backbone services to expand the national, regional and global infrastructure. This course provides a comprehensive understanding of how such systems and networks can be developed and introduced to the full range of applications in commercial, government and international arenas. Building upon the fundamentals of satellite communications technology and systems, the specific approaches for designing a modern satellite network using Ku, Ka and higher frequencies are covered in sufficient detail so attendees can configure the major elements (space and ground), evaluate sources of equipment, and select the most appropriate satellite architecture and bandwidth. Applications in the commercial, government and international areas are detailed. New among this is the delivery of broadband communications to aeronautical platforms, including various aircraft and Unmanned Aeronautical Vehicles (UAVs). 

Among the principles to be reviewed in detail include:

·        Design of microwave, millimeter-wave and optical satellite links, including radio wave propagation (influenced heavily by rain attenuation) and system level approaches for dealing with it.

·        Architecture of the space segment, applying multi-beam antenna systems, wideband transponder channels, medium and high power electronics, and application of on-board processing and switching technology.

·        Definition and design of Ku and Ka-band access applications that may compete with broadband services such as DSL and cable modems.

·       Evaluation of wide area telecommunications for regional and international services to augment the fiber optic links already dominant in developed regions of the world.

·       Special characteristics of mobile platforms on commercial aircraft, ships and vehicles

·        Configuration of the ground segment using Ku, Ka and higher frequencies, taking into account the unique aspects of these bands and likely requirements for broadband services.

Broadband Satellite Course Description