Satellite Communication Systems

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Free Online Course: Satellite Communication Systems provided by Swayam is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 8 weeks long. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Satellite Communication Systems is taught by Kalyan Kumar Bandyopadhyay.

Overview
  • Satellite communication is a form of wireless communication that covers large area and long distance using satellites as repeaters. Course prerequisite is digital communication. In this course the participants will get the basic technical knowledge of orbital dynamics, subsystems used in space segment and ground segment, power and bandwidth requirement, effect of the transmission medium, other impairments and techniques to mitigate them, regulatory aspect and standards, and some value added  examples.

Syllabus
  • Week 1:
    Orbit
    Week 2:
    Space segment
    Week 3:
    Ground segment, propagation effect
    Week 4:
    Link Budget
    Week 5:
    Link Budget, Multiple Access
    Week 6:
    Multiple Access, Capacity enhancement
    Week 7:
    Nonlinearity, Synchronization
    Week 8:
    TCP over satellite, ITU regulations, Standards and examples