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Features an improved presentation of satellite applications with regards to services Discusses the most recent developments in this evolving field, including MPEG2, concatenated coding, digital TV and examples of transmission of digital telephony Practical approach and extensive illustrations are highly valued by student audience A single source, comprehensive and thorough reference covering the entire field of satellite communications engineering. New features include: An updated section on the evolution of satellite communications and the deployment of services  Inclusion of MPEG2, concatenated coding and coded modulation  Discusses examples for the transmission of digital telephony, digital TV and date, introduction of DVB-s (Digital Video Broadcasting by satellite) standard  Complete re-organisation of Chapters 5 and 6 resulting in a unique new Chapter 5 entitled 'Service Oriented Satellite Networks'  Recent developments in deployable antennas  Lithium batteries  New launchers such as Atlas 3 and 4  A leading edge resource for advanced students, engineers and designers in the field of satellite and mobile radio communications and also communication engineers.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49565718872337,"sku":"GOR006302490","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0471496545.jpg?v=1751359296"},{"product_id":"vsat-networks-book-gerard-maral-9780471953029","title":"VSAT Networks","description":"Networks covers all the important issues involved with the installation of a very small aperture terminal system. 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Features include:Coverage of radio frequency link analysis, focusing on basic formulae and the evaluation of RF link performance.Discussion of the network and link layers protocols of the OSI Reference Layer Model.Presentation of analysis tools for the dimensioning of VSAT networks from traffic demand and user specifications in terms of blocking probability and response time.Practical applications of VSAT networks and description of some of the existing VSAT networks and description of some of the existing VSAT products.Written by a well-known academic, this book will appeal to students of telecommunications, electronics and computer science. 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The authors – noted experts on the topic – cover the state-of-the-art satellite communication systems and technologies and examine the relevant topics concerning communication and network technologies, concepts, techniques and algorithms. New to this edition is information on internetworking with the broadband satellite systems, more intensive coverage of Ka band technologies, GEO high throughput satellite (HTS), LEO constellations and the potential to support the current new broadband Internet services as well as future developments for global information infrastructure.   The authors offer details on digital communication systems and broadband networks in order to provide high-level researchers and professional engineers an authoritative reference. In addition, the book is designed in a user-friendly format. 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