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Communications
at Sea: Marine Radio, Email, Satellite, and Internet Services
As ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore communications grow increasingly
important to long and short term cruising, Mike Harris, a veteran sailor
and the author of Understanding Weatherfax, offers this complete guide to
all forms of communication at sea. He examines the international marine
use of cell phones, satellites, amateur radio, and email, cutting through
the jargon and sales hype and enabling readers to make the right choices
for their needs.
Mike Harris
Format: Paperback, 192pp
Publisher: Sheridan House, Incorporated
Published: May 2003
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Internetworking
and Computing over Satellite Networks
Internetworking and Computing over Satellite Networks's emphasis is
on data networking, internetworking and distributed computing issues. The
material surveys recent work in the area of satellite networks, introduces
certain state-of-the-art technologies, and presents recent research
results in these areas. A variety of issues involving applications,
network architecture, medium access controls, multicast routing,
asymmetric routing, transport protocols, TCP performance enhancement
techniques, data broadcast, and information disseminations, are addressed.
This is one of the first books to be focused on the internetworking and
computing aspect of satellite networks.
Yongguang Zhang
Format: Hardcover, 288pp
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Published: March 2003
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Satellite
Communications
Whereas most texts in the field concentrate on a mathematical
description of the communications link, Satellite
Communications gives the reader a thorough knowledge of the
subject by going on to cover orbits, propagation, and the equipment that
comprises a working system. Pratt and Bostian go beyond the standard
treatment of ideal channels (which ignores some very real practical
limitations) to deal with the problems associated with transmitting
digitally modulated signals through real satellites and earth stations.
Included are chapters on orbital mechanics, spacecraft construction,
satellite-path radio wave propagation, modulation techniques, multiple
access, and a detailed analysis of the communications link.
Timothy Pratt, Charles W. Bostian, Jeremy Allnutt
Format: Hardcover, 2nd ed., 472pp.
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons
Published: October 2002
Edition Desc: 2ND
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Satellite
Communications Systems: Systems,Techniques and Technology
Satellite communications refers to the utilisation of geostationary
orbiting satellites to relay the transmission received from one earth
station to one or more earth stations. They are the outcome of research in
the area of communications whose objective is to achieve ever-increasing
ranges and capacities with the lowest possible costs. Since publication of
the first edition, satellite communications systems have become
increasingly sophisticated. This revised, updated and extended fourth
edition covers the entire field of satellite communications engineering
from the techniques of orbital mechanics and radio wave propagation to the
design of communication links and earth stations.
Gerard Maral, Michel Bousquet
Format: Hardcover, 4th ed., 724pp.
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons
Published: April 2002
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Satellite
Communications
Classic guide to satellite communications fundamentals. Highly
regarded for more than a decade as both teaching text and professional
reference/tutorial, Satellite Communications
has been revised, updated, and expanded to include the hottest
applications in a rapidly growing field. Always the most complete and
accessible entry point to this dynamic area of engineering, Satellite
Communications spotlights practical issues that interest
professionals and students alike. The author delivers worked examples that
clearly illustrate best methods, and uses a writing style that makes both
basics and finer technical points easy to absorb, whether you're in a
class or tutoring yourself.
Dennis Roddy
Format: Hardcover, 3rd ed., 500pp.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Published: March 2001
Edition Desc: 3rd
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Satellite
Orbits: Models, Methods and Applications with Cdrom
This is a modern textbook that guides the reader through the theory
id practice of satellite orbit prediction and determination. Starting from
basic principles of orbital mechanics, it covers elaborate force models as
well as precise methods of satellite tracking. Emphasis is on numerical
treatment and a multitude of algorithms adopted in modern satellite
trajectory computation are described in detail. Numerous exercises and
applications are provided and supplemented by a unique collection of
computer programs with associated C++ source codes included on the
accompanying CD-ROM. These programs are built around a powerful
spaceflight dynamics library well suited to the development of individual
applications.
Oliver Montenbruck, Eberhard Gill
Format: Hardcover, 383pp.
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
Published: September 2000
Edition Desc: Book & CD-ROM
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Satellite
Encryption
A step above any other book on satellite encryption, John Vacca
presents a secure encrypted wireless environment encompassing direct
satellite communications and land based communications links. Satellite
Encryption will leave little doubt that a new world
infrastructure in satellite communications and encryption is about to be
constructed. The implications of the coming boom in satellites are
revolutionary for those who do not have access to secure data in remote
locations around the world. This book discusses how the new satellites
(SubLEOs, LEOs, MEOs and GEOs) will carry encrypted high-speed voice calls
from hand-held phones, and depending on the system, low and high speed
data.
John R. Vacca
Format:Textbook Paperback, 980pp.
Publisher: Academic Press, Inc
Published: July 1999
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Satellite
Television: Analogue and Digital Reception Techniques
This comprehensive reference book, written by the author of the
highly successful 'Digital Television', provides a technical overview of
both analogue and digital satellite TV. Written concisely and thoroughly,
it covers all aspects of satellite TV necessary to understand its
operation and installation. It also covers the evolution of satellite
television, and contains a detailed glossary of technical terms.
Herve Benoit
Format: Paperback, 189pp
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology Books
Published: July 1999
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Satellite
Communication Systems
Satellite Communications Systems is the
only guide that covers the entire technology, from groundlinks through
signaling, access, spacecraft, and positioning. Featuring an easy-to-read
style and a step-by-step approach, this essential reference: walks you
through satellite system design, step by step; features special new
sections on geosynchronous satellites for global mobile communications,
non-geostationary constellations, and low- and medium-orbit systems;
covers the latest technology and concepts - plus future trends; and is
packed with examples, guidelines, models, case studies, useful orbit
related formulas, and references.
Second Edition
M. Richharia
Format:Textbook Hardcover, 500pp.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Published: January 1999
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Introduction
to Satellite Communication
This comprehensive, yet highly understandable, overview of satellite
communication technology explores the inner workings of today's commercial
"satcom" systems and explains how the key elements function and
interact in the modern satellite communication network. The author
provides engineers and nontechnical professionals alike with a clear
picture of how satellites, ground control systems, and Earth stations
work, separately and together, and explains which elements in the network
are most critical to success.
Bruce R. Elbert
Second Edition
Format:Textbook Hardcover, 628pp.
Publisher: Artech House, Inc
Published: January 1999
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Video
Scrambling and Descrambling for Satellite and Cable TV
Video Scrambling and Descrambling for Satellite
and Cable TV provides the "how and why" of encoding
and decoding video signals. Most of the currently used methods are
discussed, with the necessary technical background. Since digital
scrambling methods will undoubtedly supplant analog methods, information
on analog/digital conversion, phase-locked loops, digital techniques, and
IC data sheets are included.
Second Edition
Rudolf F. Graf, William Sheets
Format: Paperback, 2nd ed., 292pp.
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Published: November 1998
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