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Introduction
The
design
of
satellite
communication system is a complex
process
requiring
compromises
between many factors to achieve
the best performance at an
acceptable cost
The cost to build and launch a GEO
satellite is about $25000 per kg
Introduction
Weight is the critical factor
Heavier the satellite
higher the cost
capital cost of the satellite must be
recovered over its lifetime by selling
communication services
Introduction
Weight of the satellite is driven by 2 factors
The number and output power of transponders on
the satellite
Weight of the station keeping fuel
Introduction
Three other factors influence system
design
The choice of frequency band
Atmospheric propagation effects
Multiple access technique
Introduction
Introduction
RAIN in the atmosphere attenuates
radio signals
Effect is more severe as the
frequency increases
Little attenuation at 4 and 6 GHz
Significant attenuation above 10GHz
Introduction
Introduction
Mobile satellite terminals must
operate with low gain antennas at
the mobile unit
Link between the satellite and the
major earth station (hub station)is
usually in a different frequency band
as it is a fixed link
Maritime
Satellite
Communicati
on system
especially
30/20GHz band link outage
system
In decibel terms
A Satellite
link, LNA
Noise power
The noise power at the demodulator
input is
Pno=kTsBnGrx
Grx=overall end-to-end gain of the
receiver
This is a ratio not in decibels
This can also be said as the gain of
the receiver from RF input to
demodulator input
Noise power
Noise power referred to the input of
the receiver is
Pn=kTsBn watts
Set top
receiver
DBS TV
20MHz
Note:
When the RF amplifier in the receiver
front end has a high gain, the noise
contributed by the IF amplifier and
later stages can be ignored
system noise temperature is simply
the sum of the antenna noise
temperature and the LNA noise
temperature
Ts=Tantenna+TLNA
N=kTnBnG
Design of Downlink
Design of satellite communication is
based on two objectives:
1) Meeting a minimum C/N for a
specified percentage of time and
2) Carrying the maximum revenue
earning traffic at minimum cost
Design of Downlink
All satellite communications links are
affected by rain attenuation
C band links can be designed to
achieve 99.99% reliability because
the rain attenuation rarely exceeds 1
or 2 dB
0.01% corresponds to 52.56 min an
year
The link is said to suffer an outage
Design of Downlink
Ka-band links cannot be designed to
achieve 99.99% reliability because
rain attenuation generally exceeds
10dB and often 20dB
Outage times of 8 to 40 hours are
usually tolerated in Ka-band links
Link Budgets
C/N ratio calculation is simplified
It is a tabular method for evaluating the
received power and noise power in a radio
link
Link budgets invariably use decibel units for
all quantities so that signal and noise powers
can be calculated by addition and subtraction
It is usually impossible to design a satellite
link at the first attempt
Link budgets make the task much easier
Link Budgets
The link budget must be calculated
for an individual transponder, and
must be repeated for each of the
individual links
When a bent pipe transponder is
used the uplink and downlink C/N
ratios must be combined to give an
overall C/N
Link budgets are usually calculated
for a worst case
Recall..
When more than one signal shares a
transponder using FDMA,
The power amplifier must be run below its
maximum output power to
MAINTAIN LINEARITY and
REDUCE INTERMODULATION PRODUCTS
C-Band
GEO
Satellite
Link
Budget
in Clear
Air
Tno = Tp ( 1 GI)
GI=10
-A/10
UPLINK Design
Analysis
of
uplink
requires
calculation of the power level at
the input to the transponder so
that the uplink C/N ratio can be
found
Link equation is used to make
this calculation, using either a
specified transponder C/N ratio or a
required transponder output power
level
UPLINK Design
Let (C/N)up be the specified C/N ratio
in the transponder, measured in a
noise bandwidth Bn Hz
Bandwidth Bn Hz is the bandwidth of
the band-pass filter in the IF stage of
the earth station receiver for which
the uplink signal is intended
UPLINK Design
Where Txp = system noise temperature of the transponder in
dBK
Bn=dBHz , Nxp = dBW
Prxp=Pt+Gt+Gr-Lp-Lup dBW
UPLINK Design
Note:
To achieve a similar satellite EIRP with
a small-diameter earth stations,
A high power earth station transmitter is
required
Note:
Since the downlink is always at a
different frequency from the uplink,
a downlink attenuation of A dB must be
scaled to estimate uplink attenuation
The uplink attenuation is given by
Solution:
Solution:
If we provide extra 7dB of output
power to compensate for fading on
the path due to rain, the transmitter
output power will be:
Pt=7.2 + 7=14.2dBW or 26.3 W
Learning Objectives
Solving calculations of Link Budget
for various satellite systems
We have learnt the calculation of
C/N ratio for a single link (uplink or
downlink)
We shall now learn the calculation of
C/N ratio for a complete satellite
communication link
Receiver itself
Receiving Antenna
Sky noise
Satellite Transponder from which it receives the signal
Adjacent satellite and terrestrial transmitters which share the
same frequency band
Rain
Attenuation
and
Downlink Rain
and (C/N)dn
Attenuation