Hall Ticket No. Question Paper Code: A2433 Be, CMR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY (UGC AUTONOMOUS) B.Tech VI Semester Supplementary Examinations November/December -2019 (Regulation: CMRCET-R15) Subject Name: SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS (Electronics & Communication Engineering) Date: 20.12.2019 (FN) Time: 3 hours Max.Marks:70 PART-A Answer all TEN questions (Compulsory) Each question carries TWO marks. 10x2=20M 1, Describe briefly the main Advantages offered by satellite communication. 2M 2. Explain about the Orbital perturbations? 2M 3. Classify the methods used for Altitude Control? 2M 4. Define free space losses (FSL). 2M 5. Explain about the lonospherie Scintillation? 2M 6. A satellite downlink of 12GHz operates with a Transmit power of 6 w and an Antenna Gainof 2M 48.2 dB, Determine the EIRP in dBw. 7. Discuss the different signals transmitted by GPS satellite? 2M 8. What are the Common HPA’s and LNA’s used in earth station? 2M 9. List out the Advantages and disadvantages of FDMA. 2M 10, Describe the PURE ALOHA Scheme. 2M PART-B Answer any FIVE questions. One question from each unit either A or B (Compulsory) Each question cat TEN Marks. 5x10=50M ILA. Apply the Kepler's Laws to satellite communication and Discuss its importance with 10M neat diagrams and relevant Mathematical Equations. OR . 11.B. i), Briefly Discuss about placement of satellite in a Geo stationary orbit 5M ji). The farthest and the closest points in a satellite's elliptical eccentric orbit from earth's | SM surface are 30000 Km and 200 Km respectively. Determine the Apogee, the Perigee and the Orbit Eccentricity. Assume Radius of Earth to be 6370 Km. 12.A. Explain the operation of a TT&C system using relevant Block diagram. 10M OR 12.B. i), What is Link Budget? Explain the steps involved in the Link Design procedure of a ™ satellite communication. ii), The Range between Ground station and a satellite is 42000 Km, Determine the free 3M space loss at a frequency of 6 GHz. (P.T.0..)13.A. Explain the principle of CDMA and Spread Spectrum Transmission and reception. oR i), Distinguish the terms multiplexing and multiple access. i). Explain about the Intermodulation in DMA. 1B.B. 14.A. Draw the Block diagram of a typical Earth station Receiver and Explain about each Block. OR 4). Write the main components and Applications of GPS. i). Explain about the differential GPS 15.A. Define packet switching and explain in detail about packet Reservation, OR 15.B. Explain the Tree-Algorithm with neat diagram and Example. tris 10M 5M 5M 10M SM 10M 10M