The above theory should enable the reader to design satellite links for prescribed quality of service and availability and to dimension the earth stations in terms of dish sizes, transmitter powers, receiver noise, performance etc. Familiarity with the concepts and technologies will only be acquired by performing sample calculations.

Inspec keywords: quality of service; satellite links; telecommunication network reliability

Other keywords: earth station; satellite link; receiver noise; transmitter power; quality of service; dish size

Subjects: Satellite communication systems