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Author:   A. Nejat Ince
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
Volume:   186
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.949kg
ISBN:  

9781461365907

ISBN 10:   1461365902
Pages:   604
Publication Date:   12 October 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contributing Authors.- Preface.- Acknowledgments.- 1: INTRODUCTION.- 1.1 Objective and approach.- 1.2 Content of the book.- 2: CURRENT NATO COMMUNICATIONS PLANNING (SATCOM AND THE NATO C3 ARCHITECTURE).- 2.1 Planned evolution of the NICS.- 2.2 Implications of the C3 architecture for NATO SATCOM.- 2.3 Planned evolution of the NATO SATCOM system.- 2.4 Future requirements.- 2.5 References.- 3: COMPARISON OF NATO AND OTHER SYSTEMS.- 3.1 Objective.- 3.2 Services and system characteristics.- 3.3 Environmental factors.- 3.4 References.- 4: ISSUES AND FUTURE TRENDS IN SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS.- 4.1 Objective.- 4.2 Issues.- 4.3 Responses.- 4.4 Areas to be considered.- 5: THREAT TO SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS.- 5.1 The threat to NATO SATCOM post-2000.- 5.2 Uplink jamming.- 5.3 Downlink jamming.- 5.4 Interception.- 5.5 Nuclear threat.- 5.6 Physical attack.- 5.7 Piracy (unauthorized access).- 5.8 References.- 6: THREAT IMPLICATIONS AND COUNTER¬MEASURES.- 6.1 ECCM techniques.- 6.2 Information coding.- 6.3 Speech coding.- 6.4 Satellite hardening.- 6.5 References.- 7: ENVIRONMENT.- 7.1 Propagation factors.- 7.2 Precipitation effects.- 7.3 Frequency bands.- 7.4 Interference and noise.- 7.5 Countering propagation effects.- 7.6 References.- 8: TECHNOLOGY REVIEW.- 8.1 Device technologies for signal processing.- 8.2 Digital and SAW techniques for on-board processing.- 8.3 Spacecraft phased-array and MBA antennas.- 8.4 Solid-state spaceborne power amplifiers.- 8.5 Laser communications for intersatellite links.- 8.6 Laser communications to submerged submarines.- 8.7 Advanced materials for spacecraft.- 8.8 Superconductivity.- 8.9 Artificial intelligence and neural networks.- 8.10 Robotics and control.- 8.11 Power generation in space (*).- 8.12 Spacecraft propulsion systems.- 8.13 Spacetransportation.- 8.14 Earth station technology.- 8.15 Principles for selecting sponsored R & D projects.- 9: NATIONAL SATCOM SYSTEMS AND DEVELOPMENTS.- 9.1 Introduction.- 9.2 UK systems.- 9.3 Systems and developments in the USA.- 9.4 Canadian systems.- 9.5 French systems and developments.- 9.6 Systems of The Federal Republic of Germany.- 9.7 ESA systems.- 9.8 Russian systems.- 10: POSSIBLE SATCOM SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES.- 10.1 Desired characteristics.- 10.2 Inclined elliptical orbits (Molniya, Tundra, and Loopus types).- 10.3 Satellite cluster systems (CloudSat and MEWS).- 10.4 Tethered satellite systems.- 10.5 LightSat and proliferated LEO systems.- 10.6 Summary evaluation.- 10.7 Candidate architectures.- 10.8 References.- 11: COST-PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS.- 11.1 System features.- 11.2 Cost-performance comparison of candidate architectures.- 11.3 Approaches to cost reduction.- 12: CONCLUDING REMARKS.

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