Ground Segment and Earth Station Engineering for Satellite Communications

UCLA Extension-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States

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Course Description:

'' Satellite communications systems rely on orbiting satellites to provide reliable wireless transmission, in conjunction with the ground-based infrastructure that delivers a wide range of narrowband and broadband services. This ground segment comprises major earth stations and user terminals that have been configured and optimized for cost-effective fixed and mobile applications. Owing to the diversity of new applications based on the Internet protocol and the MPEG series of standards and the availability of high-power satellite capacity on a global basis, these systems have become vital to users in both the commercial and government sectors. This course presents a comprehensive up-to-date development of ground segment engineering principles and practical techniques for satellite communications engineers; earth station developers and operators; enterprise network engineers; electronics maintenance engineers; and providers of voice, data, video, and Internet services with GEO and non-GEO satellites. Instruction addresses earth station design, user terminal configuration and production, and facility design and operation, providing a detailed and integrated understanding of how to proceed with complex projects of any scope. Throughout the course, emphasis is on the latest technologies and techniques, particularly in the areas of digital communications and standards, RF and wireless design, and production of a workable ground-based facility that meets both current needs and future requirements. Course methodologies and examples come from a variety of applications in satellite communications and networking, including fixed and mobile voice and data, Internet services via satellite, digital video and audio broadcasting, high-speed transmission for broadband and multimedia, and international telecommunications services that integrate both satellite and land-based cable and wireless systems. These capabilities apply to commercial as well as government military and civil uses. Participants learn to design an earth station from system requirements (top down) and component and subsystem performance (bottom up), taking into account RF terminal, baseband system, and supporting facility needs in reliable power and the physical plant; perform tradeoff studies to determine the optimal RF terminal design; evaluate the critical questions that can hamper the introduction of the ground segment and earth stations, including radio frequency interference and coordination, maintainability and survivability, and effective monitor and control of the entire terrestrial infrastructure; create performance budgets and allocations using link budgets and RF gain and noise budgeting techniques; understand the design and construction of major earth stations used as digital TV broadcast origination centers, VSAT hubs, and mobile gateways; and select appropriate devices for user terminal implementation, including antenna, RF electronics, baseband functions, and the end user interface for fixed installation and mobile terminals for handheld, vehicular, and airborne use. The course is intended for practicing earth station designers and operators in the commercial and government sectors, satellite systems engineers and system architects, network engineers and managers who are implementing earth station networks, and equipment designers and manufacturers. Throughout the course, participants are encouraged to ask questions and discuss the specific issues that they face on the job. ...''

Phone:(310) 825-9971

School Address:

10995 Le Conte Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90024-2883
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(310) 825-9971 or (818) 784-7006

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