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Satellite communications networks and applications from system and service perspectives. Learn the fundamentals, architecture, and development of modern satellite networks, with emphasis on cutting-edge broadcast, broadband interactive, and mobile applications. satellite and ground station principles, basic satellite link budgets, digital image and full-motion video for broadcast distribution using the MPEG 4 and DVB-S2 and DVB-S2x standards and extensions, Internet Protocol (IP)-based data performance optimization over satellite; Ku- and Ka-band Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs); and advanced broadband capabilities of high throughput satellite systems currently in use and under development. |