CU4071 Advanced Satellite Communication and Navigation Systems Syllabus:

CU4071 Advanced Satellite Communication and Navigation Systems Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

To enable the students to
 Learn M2M developments and satellite applications
 Understand Satellite Communication In Ipv6 Environment

UNIT I OVERVIEW OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATION

Overview of satellite communication and orbital mechanics Link budget Parameters, Link budget calculations, Auxiliary Equations, Performance Calculations.

UNIT II M2M DEVELOPMENTS AND SATELLITE APPLICATIONS

Overview of the Internet of Things and M2M- M2M Applications Examples and Satellite Support Satellite Roles Context and Applications- Antennas for Satellite M2M Applications- M2M Market Opportunities for Satellite Operators-Ultra HD Video/TV and Satellite Implications-High Throughput Satellites (HTS) and Ka/Ku Spot Beam Technologies-Aeronautical, Maritime and other Mobility Services.

UNIT III SATELLITE COMMUNICATION IN IPV6 ENVIRONMENT

Overview of IPv6 and its benefits for Satellite Networks – Migration and Coexistence-Implementation scenarios and support- Preparations for IPv6 in Satellite communication- Satellite specific Protocol issues in IPv6 – Impact of IPv6 on Satellite Network architecture and services Detailed transitional plan- IPv6 demonstration over satellites – Key results and recommendations.

UNIT IV SATELLITE NAVIGATION AND GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM

Overview of Radio and Satellite Navigation, GPS Principles, Signal model and Codes, Satellite Signal Acquisition, Mathematical model of GPS observables, Methods of processing GPS data , GPS Receiver Operation and Differential GPS. IRNSS, GAGAN, GLONASS and Galileo.

UNIT V DEEP SPACE NETWORKS AND INTER PLANETARY MISSIONS

Introduction – Functional description – Design procedure and performance criterion-Mars exploration Rover- Mission and spacecraft summary-Telecommunication subsystem overview Ground Subsystem-Telecom subsystem and Link performance Telecom subsystem Hardware and software Chandrayaan-1 Mission – Mission and spacecraft summary-Telecommunication subsystem overview-Ground Subsystem-Telecom subsystem and Link performance. Mangalyaan Mission – Mission and spacecraft summary-Telecommunication subsystem overview- Ground Subsystem-Telecom subsystem and Link performance

COURSE OUTCOMES:

Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to:
CO1: Discuss Satellite navigation and global positioning system
CO2: Understand deep space networks and inter planetary missions
CO3: Demonstrate an understanding of the different interferences and attenuation mechanisms affecting the satellite link design.
CO4: Demonstrate an understanding of the different communication, sensing and navigational applications of satellite.
CO5: Familiar with the implementation aspects of existing satellite based systems.

TOTAL:45 PERIODS

REFERENCES

1. Adimurthy. V,”Concept design and planning of India’s first interplanetary mission” Current Science, VOL. 109, NO. 6, 1054 25 SEPTEMBER 2015.
2. Anil K. Maini, Varsha Agrawal, ‘Satellite Technology: Principles and Applications’, Third Edition, Wiley, 2014.
3. Daniel Minoli’ “Innovations in Satellite Communication and Satellite Technology” Wiley, 2015
4. Daniel Minoli, “Satellite Systems Engineering in an IPv6 Environment”, CRC Press, First Edition, 2009.
5. Hofmann-Wellenhof B., Lichtenegger H., and Elmar Wasle, “Global Navigational Satellite Systems” Springer-Verlag, 2008.
6. Jim Taylor, “ Deep Space Communications” John Wiley & Sons, 2016.
7. Louis J. Ippolito, Jr. “Satellite Communications Systems Engineering: Atmospheric Effects, Satellite Link Design and System Performance”, Second Edition, 2017
8. http://www.isro.gov.in/pslv-c25-mars-orbiter-mission