Understanding VSAT Systems and Protocols

A unique, high-value, fast-track coverage of VSAT systems, capabilities, technologies and protocols
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Course benefits
 This unique, fast-track course enables individuals and organisations to understand VSAT systems, technology and protocols, and to assess VSAT system for deployment into corporate wide area network solutions.

Why this course?
In just three days, this unique course from LEVER Technology Group plc provides an essential, fast-track coverage of the VSAT systems, networks and protocols used throughout the World.

The course assesses the benefits of employing VSAT networks and provides a thorough coverage of VSAT manufacturers, and the VSAT network offerings available World-wide.

Who should attend?
This course is ideal for engineers, communications managers, IT managers, technicians and all those working with satellite communications and VSATs. In addition, IT and communications decision makers wanting to evaluate VSAT products and networks will find this course invaluable.

Pre-requisites
Delegates should have existing experience in telecommunications or data networking prior to attending this course.

Course 605: Content

What are VSATs?
VSAT principles
VSAT features
VSAT architecture
VSAT star and mesh networks
VSAT network design
Bandwidth provision

The VSAT market
Why use VSAT?
Who uses VSAT?
VSAT regulatory constraints
VSAT service provision
Broadband multimedia services
DVB and video distribution via satellite
Multicasting via satellite
Multimedia meshed networking using VSATs
Satellite digital broadcasting
Market projections
Growth in usage

Essential principles of radio communications

Essential principles of satellite communications
Geostationary satellites
Frequency bands and polarisation
Frequency Band Tradeoffs-L, S, C, X, Ku, and Ka
Satellite Footprints
Multibeam Coverage
Frequency Reuse
Power spectrum, thermal noise, G/T, EIRP, Eb/No
RF power, intermodulation noise and Back Off
Link budgets
Modulation and coding in VSAT systems
Satellite earth station components: LNC, transceiver, modem, multiplexer, other base band equipment

Satellite links and access methods
Multiple Access Systems
Frequency Division Multiple Access
Time Division Multiple Access and ALOHA
Code Division Multiple Access
Information, data rate, coding
FEC, Convolutional coding
Reed Solomon and Viterbi decoding, Turbo Coding Coding/processing gain

VSAT data transmission and protocols
Network configurations
Satellite access techniques
Meshed Networks: FDMA: SCPC, MCPC
Star networks: FDMA-SCPC/FDMA-SCPC
FDMA-SCPC/FDMA-MCPC
FDMA-SCPC/TDM
FDMA-MCPC/TDM
TDM/TDMA
CDMA systems
FA-FDMA, DA-FDMA
FA-TDMA, DA-TDMA
Aloha, Slotted Aloha
Reservation Aloha, PRMA, Reservation TDMA
DAMA SCPC mesh
TDM SCPC mesh
TDMA mesh
Propagation effects for VSAT systems
Carrying voice, data, video

Evolution of equipment and systems
Antennas for VSAT Systems
Equipment portability
Commercial VSAT equipment and manufacturers
Review of major VSAT systems

VSAT products and systems
Use of VSAT systems World-wide
Systems used by military
Integration of PCs, LANs, and Interacts
Capacity Planning
Collecting Requirements for the VSAT Network

Working with VSATs
How to buy terminals
How to set up VSAT terminals
Using VSAT terminals
Power usage
Aperture size

Evolution of VSAT systems
Current VSAT programmes
Advanced VSAT networks and technology
Next-generation VSAT


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