ATI Catalog Of Space, Satellite, Radar, Defense and Systems Engineering Technical Training Short Courses

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3. Table of Contents
Space & Satellite Systems Defense, Missiles, & Radar
Advanced Satellite Communications Systems Advanced Undersea Warfare
Jan 22-24, 2013 • Cocoa Beach, Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Mar 12-14, 2013 • Newport, Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Apr 2-4, 2013 • Colorado Springs, Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Combat Systems Design and Engineering
Communications Payload Design - Satellite System Architecture Feb 27- Mar 1, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Mar 25-28, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Cyber Warfare - Global Trends
Directions in Space Remote Sensing Dec 11-13, 2012 • Laurel, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Jan 15-17, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Jun 18-20, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Earth Station Design NEW!
Electronic Warfare Overview
Apr 15-18, 2013 • Colorado Springs, Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Apr 2-3, 2013 • Laurel, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
May 13-16, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Fundamentals of Rockets & Missiles
Fundamentals of Orbital & Launch Mechanics
Jan 7-10, 2013 • Cape Canaveral, Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Jan 29-31, 2013 • Albuquerque, New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Mar 25-28, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Mar 5-7, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Ground Systems Design & Operation GPS Technology
Mar 11-13, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Jan 28-31, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Hyperspectral & Multispectral Imaging Apr 22-25, 2013 • Cocoa Beach, Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Mar 5-7, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Missile System Design
IP Networking over Satellite Mar 25-28, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Mar 5-6, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Modern Missile Analysis
Jun 11-13, 2013 • Virtual Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Apr 1-4, 2013 • Huntsville, Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
SATCOM Technology & Networks May 13-16, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Dec 11-13, 2012 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Multi-Target Tracking & Multi-Sensor Data Fusion (MSDF)
Jun 4-6, 2013 • Albuquerque, New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Jan 29-31, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Satellite Communications - An Essential Introduction May 21-23, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Dec 11-13, 2012 • Cocoa Beach, Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Principles of Modern Radar
Mar 12-14, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Apr 15-18, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Apr 15-18, 2013 • Virtual Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Propagation Effects of Radar & Comm Systems
Satellite Communications Design & Engineering
Apr 9-11, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Dec 4-6, 2012 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Radar Systems Design & Engineering
Apr 9-11, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
May 13-16, 2013 • Virtual Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Feb 25-28, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Satellite Laser Communications NEW! Software Defined Radio Engineering NEW!
Feb 5-7, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Jan 29-31, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Satellite RF Communications and Onboard Processing Jun 18-20, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Apr 9-11, 2013 • Greenbelt, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Strapdown & Integrated Navigation Systems
Space Environment - Implications on Spacecraft Design Jan 21-24, 2013 • Cape Canaveral, Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Jan 30-31, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Apr 8-11, 2013 • Minneapolis, Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Spacecraft Reliability, Quality Assurance, Integration & Testing Synthetic Aperture Radar - Fundamentals
Mar 19-20, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Feb 4-5, 2013 • Albuquerque, New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Space Mission Analysis & Design Synthetic Aperture Radar - Advanced
Feb 5-7, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Feb 6-7, 2013 • Albuquerque, New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Space Systems & Space Subsystems Tactical Battlefield Communications Electronic Warfare
Mar 11-14, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Jan 14-17, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Space Systems Fundamentals Unmanned Aircraft System Fundamentals NEW!
Feb 4-7, 2013 • Albuquerque, New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Feb 26-28, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Systems Engineering & Project Management Engineering & Communications
Agile Boot Camp Practitioner's Real-World Solutions NEW! Antenna & Array Fundamentals
Dec 2012 - Jun 2013 • (Please See Page 22 For Available Dates). . . 22
Feb 26-28, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Agile Project Management Certification Workshop NEW!
Computational Electromagnetics NEW!
Dec 2012 - Jun 2013 • (Please See Page 23 For Available Dates). . . 23
Jan 15-17, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Agile in the Government Environment
May 14-16, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Dec 2012 - Jun 2013 • (Please See Page 24 For Available Dates). . . 24
Design for Electromagnetic Compatibility / Signal Integrity NEW!
Applied Systems Engineering
Feb 19-20, 2013 • Orlando, Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Feb 18-21, 2013 • Chantilly, Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Architecting with DODAF Feb 27-28, 2013 • San Diego, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Apr 15-17, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 EMI / EMC in Military Systems
Certified Scrum Master Workshop Apr 9-11, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Dec 13-14, 2012 • Arlington, Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Kalman, H-Infinity & Nonlinear Estimation
CSEP Preparation Jun 11-13, 2013 • Laurel, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Dec 13-14, 2012 • Orlando, Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Practical Statistical Signal Processing Using MATLAB
Apr 9-10, 2013 • Minneapolis, Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Jan 8-11, 2013 • Laurel, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Cost Estimating Jun 10-13, 2013 • Boston, Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Feb 19-20, 2013 • Albuquerque, New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 RF Engineering - Fundamentals
Fundamentals of COTS-Based Systems Engineering Mar 19-20, 2013 • Laurel, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Feb 19-21, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Understanding Sensors for Test & Measurement
Fundamentals of Systems Engineering Jun 11-13, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Apr 11-12, 2013 • Minneapolis, Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Wavelets Analysis: A Concise Guide NEW!
Model Based Systems Engineering Feb 25-26, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Apr 9-11, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Wavelets: A Conceptual, Practical Approach
Systems Engineering - Requirements Feb 27 - Mar 1, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Jan 9-11, 2013 • Albuquerque, New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Wireless Digital Communications
Mar 20-22, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 May 7-8, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Test Design & Analysis
Jan 14-16, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Topics for On-site Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Mar 11-13, 2013 • Los Angeles, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Popular “On-site” Topics & Ways to Register. . . . . . . . . . 64
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4. Advanced Satellite Communications Systems:
Survey of Current and Emerging Digital Systems
January 22-24, 2013
Cocoa Beach, Florida
April 2-4, 2013
Colorado Springs, Colorado
$1740 (8:30am - 4:00pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Off The Course Tuition."
Summary
This three-day course covers all the technology
of advanced satellite communications as well as the
principles behind current state-of-the-art satellite
communications equipment. New and promising
technologies will be covered to develop an Course Outline
understanding of the major approaches. Network 1. Introduction to SATCOM. History and overview.
topologies, VSAT, and IP networking over satellite. Examples of current military and commercial systems.
2. Satellite orbits and transponder characteristics.
Instructor 3. Traffic Connectivities: Mesh, Hub-Spoke,
Dr. John Roach is a leading authority in satellite Point-to-Point, Broadcast.
communications with 35+ years in the SATCOM 4. Multiple Access Techniques: FDMA, TDMA,
industry. He has worked on many development CDMA, Random Access. DAMA and Bandwidth-on-
Demand.
projects both as employee and consultant /
contractor. His experience has focused on the 5. Communications Link Calculations. Definition
systems engineering of state-of-the-art system of EIRP, G/T, Eb/No. Noise Temperature and Figure.
Transponder gain and SFD. Link Budget Calculations.
developments, military and commercial, from the
worldwide architectural level to detailed terminal 6. Digital Modulation Techniques. BPSK, QPSK.
tradeoffs and designs. He has been an adjunct Standard pulse formats and bandwidth. Nyquist signal
shaping. Ideal BER performance.
faculty member at Florida Institute of Technology
where he taught a range of graduate comm- 7. PSK Receiver Design Techniques. Carrier
recovery, phase slips, ambiguity resolution, differential
unications courses. He has also taught SATCOM coding. Optimum data detection, clock recovery, bit
short courses all over the US and in London and count integrity.
Toronto, both publicly and in-house for both
8. Overview of Error Correction Coding,
government and commercial organizations. In Encryption, and Frame Synchronization. Standard
addition, he has been an expert witness in patent, FEC types. Coding Gain.
trade secret, and government contracting cases. Dr.
9. RF Components. HPA, SSPA, LNA, Up/down
Roach has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from converters. Intermodulation, band limiting, oscillator
Georgia Tech. Advanced Satellite Communications phase noise. Examples of BER Degradation.
Systems: Survey of Current and Emerging Digital 10. TDMA Networks. Time Slots. Preambles.
Systems. Suitability for DAMA and BoD.
11. Characteristics of IP and TCP/UDP over
What You Will Learn satellite. Unicast and Multicast. Need for Performance
• Major Characteristics of satellites. Enhancing Proxy (PEP) techniques.
• Characteristics of satellite networks. 12. VSAT Networks and their system
characteristics; DVB standards and MF-TDMA.
• The tradeoffs between major alternatives in
13. Earth Station Antenna types. Pointing /
SATCOM system design. Tracking. Small antennas at Ku band. FCC - Intelsat -
• SATCOM system tradeoffs and link budget ITU antenna requirements and EIRP density
analysis. limitations.
• DAMA/BoD for FDMA, TDMA, and CDMA 14. Spread Spectrum Techniques. Military use
systems. and commercial PSD spreading with DS PN systems.
• Critical RF parameters in terminal equipment and Acquisition and tracking. Frequency Hop systems.
their effects on performance. 15. Overview of Bandwidth Efficient Modulation
(BEM) Techniques. M-ary PSK, Trellis Coded 8PSK,
• Technical details of digital receivers. QAM.
• Tradeoffs among different FEC coding choices. 16. Convolutional coding and Viterbi decoding.
• Use of spread spectrum for Comm-on-the-Move. Concatenated coding. Turbo & LDPC coding.
• Characteristics of IP traffic over satellite. 17. Emerging Technology Developments and
• Overview of bandwidth efficient modulation types. Future Trends.
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5. Communications Payload Design and Satellite System Architecture
March 25-28, 2013 Course Outline
1. Communications Payloads and Service
Columbia, Maryland Requirements. Bandwidth, coverage, services and
applications; RF link characteristics and appropriate use of link
$2045 (8:30am - 4:00pm) budgets; bent pipe payloads using passive and active
components; specific demands for broadband data, IP over
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each satellite, mobile communications and service availability;
Off The Course Tuition." principles for using digital processing in system architecture,
Video! and on-board processor examples at L band (non-GEO and
GEO) and Ka band.
www.aticourses.com/Communications_Payload_Design_etc.html
2. Systems Engineering to Meet Service
Requirements. Transmission engineering of the satellite link
Summary and payload (modulation and FEC, standards such as DVB-S2
and Adaptive Coding and Modulation, ATM and IP routing in
This four-day course provides communications and space); optimizing link and payload design through
satellite systems engineers and system architects with a consideration of traffic distribution and dynamics, link margin,
comprehensive and accurate approach for the RF interference and frequency coordination requirements.
specification and detailed design of the communications
payload and its integration into a satellite system. Both 3. Bent-pipe Repeater Design. Example of a detailed
standard bent pipe repeaters and digital processors (on block and level diagram, design for low noise amplification,
board and ground-based) are studied in depth, and down-conversion design, IMUX and band-pass filtering, group
delay and gain slope, AGC and linearizaton, power
optimized from the standpoint of maximizing throughput amplification (SSPA and TWTA, linearization and parallel
and coverage (single footprint and multi-beam). combining), OMUX and design for high power/multipactor,
Applications in Fixed Satellite Service (C, X, Ku and Ka redundancy switching and reliability assessment.
bands) and Mobile Satellite Service (L and S bands) are
addressed as are the requirements of the associated 4. Spacecraft Antenna Design and Performance. Fixed
ground segment for satellite control and the provision of reflector systems (offset parabola, Gregorian, Cassegrain)
services to end users. The text, Satellite Communication – feeds and feed systems, movable and reconfigurable
Third Edition (Artech House, 2008) is included. antennas; shaped reflectors; linear and circular polarization.
5. Communications Payload Performance Budgeting.
Gain to Noise Temperature Ratio (G/T), Saturation Flux
Instructor Density (SFD), and Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP);
repeater gain/loss budgeting; frequency stability and phase
Bruce R. Elbert (MSEE, MBA) is president of an noise; third-order intercept (3ICP), gain flatness, group delay;
independent satellite communications non-linear phase shift (AM/PM); out of band rejection and
consulting firm. He is a recognized satellite amplitude non-linearity (C3IM and NPR).
communications expert with 40 years of
experience in satellite communications 6. On-board Digital Processor Technology. A/D and D/A
payload and systems engineering conversion, digital signal processing for typical channels and
beginning at COMSAT Laboratories and formats (FDMA, TDMA, CDMA); demodulation and
including 25 years with Hughes Electronics remodulation, multiplexing and packet switching; static and
dynamic beam forming; design requirements and service
(now Boeing Satellite). He has contributed impacts.
to the design and construction of major
communications satellites, including Intelsat V, Inmarsat 4, 7. Multi-beam Antennas. Fixed multi-beam antennas
Galaxy, Thuraya, DIRECTV, Morelos (Mexico) and Palapa using multiple feeds, feed layout and isloation; phased array
A (Indonesia). Mr. Elbert led R&D in Ka band systems and approaches using reflectors and direct radiating arrays; on-
is a prominent expert in the application of millimeter wave board versus ground-based beamforming.
technology to commercial use. He has written eight books, 8. RF Interference and Spectrum Management
including: The Satellite Communication Applications Considerations. Unraveling the FCC and ITU international
Handbook – Second Edition (Artech House, 2004), The regulatory and coordination process; choosing frequency
Satellite Communication Ground Segment and Earth bands that address service needs; development of regulatory
Station Handbook (Artech House, 2004), and Introduction and frequency coordination strategy based on successful case
to Satellite Communication - Third Edition (Artech House, studies.
2008), is included. 9. Ground Segment Selection and Optimization.
Overall architecture of the ground segment: satellite TT&C and
communications services; earth station and user terminal
What You Will Learn capabilities and specifications (fixed and mobile); modems and
• How to transform system and service requirements into baseband systems; selection of appropriate antenna based on
payload specifications and design elements. link requirements and end-user/platform considerations.
• What are the specific characteristics of payload 10. Earth station and User Terminal Tradeoffs: RF
components, such as antennas, LNAs, microwave filters, tradeoffs (RF power, EIRP, G/T); network design for provision
channel and power amplifiers, and power combiners. of service (star, mesh and hybrid networks); portability and
• What space and ground architecture to employ when mobility.
evaluating on-board processing and multiple beam
antennas, and how these may be configured for optimum 11. Performance and Capacity Assessment.
end-to-end performance. Determining capacity requirements in terms of bandwidth,
power and network operation; selection of the air interface
• How to understand the overall system architecture and the (multiple access, modulation and coding); interfaces with
capabilities of ground segment elements - hubs and remote satellite and ground segment; relationship to available
terminals - to integrate with the payload, constellation and standards in current use and under development.
end-to-end system.
• From this course you will obtain the knowledge, skill and 12. Satellite System Verification Methodology.
ability to configure a communications payload based on its Verification engineering for the payload and ground segment;
service requirements and technical features. You will where and how to review sources of available technology and
understand the engineering processes and device software to evaluate subsystem and system performance;
characteristics that determine how the payload is put guidelines for overseeing development and evaluating
together and operates in a state - of - the - art alternate technologies and their sources; example of a
telecommunications system to meet user needs. complete design of a communications payload and system
architecture.
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6. Directions in Space Remote Sensing
January 15-17, 2013 Course Outline
Columbia, Maryland 1. Fundamentals of remote sensing. Historical
origins, the development of remote sensing, systems,
$1740 (8:30am - 4:00pm) active and passive systems, etc.
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each 2. Current and future market status, projections
Off The Course Tuition." and trends. Major players, nations, and
organizations. Market size and projections. Major
applications.
3. Remote Sensing Data. Active and passive
data. Data structures. Data management issues, data
formats and standards.? Integrating different data
structures and data types.
4. General Overview of Remote Sensing
Capabilities and Functions. The remote sensing
data process from collection to results. Data collection,
management, manipulation, analysis, display and
visualization. Final data presentation.
Summary 5. Components of Remote Sensing Systems.
This three-day course will provide a technical Onboard components, sensors, telemetry, data pre-
overview of the current state of space remote sensing processing and telemetry.
systems, with a focus on new and emerging 6. Remote Sensing Applications. What are the
technologies and applications. This course is designed major applications, who is using what data for what
for those new to the field, those currently using remote purpose, what are the emerging new markets for new
sensing systems, those who are considering systems.
purchasing remote sensing data, and managers who
wish to better understand the issues involved in 7. Image Processing. Software, operating
properly utilizing these tools. systems, hardware, peripherals, data, people,
management, infrastructure.
The course provides an overview of the origins,
current status, and future directions and applications of 8. Data Sources. Government sources and web
space remote sensing systems. Information on portals (USGS, etc.) Commercial sources, Sources
resources, new trends in data and data processing, of international data, remote sensing data sources.
and making these tools work well in your own 9. New Directions. Ultra-high resolution data and
organization are highlighted. applications.
10. Radar systems. Current and future Radar
Instructor systems, new high resolution systems, applications.
Dr. Scott Madry is president of Informatics 11. Remote Sensing Resources. Web resources,
International, Inc., an international journals, magazines, societies, meetings and
consulting firm in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. conferences.
Madry has over 20 years experience in 12. Remote Sensing and GIS. Incorporation of
remote sensing and GIS applications remote sensing data into GIS. GIS data types and
and has conducted a variety of research sources, issues of incorporating and processing raster
and application projects in Europe, remote sensing data with vector GIS. issues of
Africa, and North America. He has given incorporating and processing point and time data
over 130 short courses and seminars in over 25 within the GIS environment.
countries. He is a Research Assoc. Professor at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a 13. Visualization and Simulation. The role of
member of the Faculty of The International Space visualization and simulation technologies in Space
University. Remote Sensing, new directions and markets.
14. Practical Issues in successfully and
productively using these technologies. Where do I
What You Will Learn start? Defining a plan to choose the right
• What is space remote sensing, what are the software/hardware/data, common problems and issues
components of the systems, and how does it work? in organizing your remote sensing operation.
• What is the current status of these tools? Successes and horror stories.
• What are the areas of future growth and new 15. The Future of Space Remote Sensing. Where
commercial markets for space remote sensing? is this all going? What are the major new issues and
• How are remote sensing imagery, GIS, and GPS developing technologies, including policy and legal
other tools functionally integrated? issues? What are the new commercial, scientific, and
• How can I successfully harness these tools and avoid governmental applications and markets? Trends in
problems? data, software and hardware.
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7. Earth Station Design, Implementation, Operation and Maintenance
for Satellite Communications
April 15-18, 2013
NEW!
Colorado Springs, Colorado
May 13-16, 2013 Course Outline
Columbia, Maryland 1. Ground Segment and Earth Station Technical
Aspects.
$2045 (8:30am - 4:00pm) Evolution of satellite communication earth stations—
teleports and hubs • Earth station design philosophy for
performance and operational effectiveness • Engineering
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each principles • Propagation considerations • The isotropic source,
Off The Course Tuition." line of sight, antenna principles • Atmospheric effects:
Video! troposphere (clear air and rain) and ionosphere (Faraday and
scintillation) • Rain effects and rainfall regions • Use of the
www.aticourses.com/earth_station_design.htm DAH and Crane rain models • Modulation systems (QPSK,
OQPSK, MSK, GMSK, 8PSK, 16 QAM, and 32 APSK) •
Summary Forward error correction techniques (Viterbi, Reed-Solomon,
This intensive four-day course is intended for satellite Turbo, and LDPC codes) • Transmission equation and its
communications engineers, earth station design relationship to the link budget • Radio frequency clearance
and interference consideration • RFI prediction techniques •
professionals, and operations and maintenance managers Antenna sidelobes (ITU-R Rec 732) • Interference criteria and
and technical staff. The course provides a proven coordination • Site selection • RFI problem identification and
approach to the design of modern earth stations, from the resolution.
system level down to the critical elements that determine 2. Major Earth Station Engineering.
the performance and reliability of the facility. We address RF terminal design and optimization. Antennas for major
the essential technical properties in the baseband and RF, earth stations (fixed and tracking, LP and CP) • Upconverter
and delve deeply into the block diagram, budgets and and HPA chain (SSPA, TWTA, and KPA) • LNA/LNB and
downconverter chain. Optimization of RF terminal
specification of earth stations and hubs. Also addressed configuration and performance (redundancy, power
are practical approaches for the procurement and combining, and safety) • Baseband equipment configuration
implementation of the facility, as well as proper practices and integration • Designing and verifying the terrestrial
for O&M and testing throughout the useful life. The overall interface • Station monitor and control • Facility design and
methodology assures that the earth station meets its implementation • Prime power and UPS systems. Developing
requirements in a cost effective and manageable manner. environmental requirements (HVAC) • Building design and
construction • Grounding and lightening control.
Each student will receive a copy of Bruce R. Elbert’s text
3. Hub Requirements and Supply.
The Satellite Communication Ground Segment and Earth Earth station uplink and downlink gain budgets • EIRP
Station Engineering Handbook, Artech House, 2001. budget • Uplink gain budget and equipment requirements •
G/T budget • Downlink gain budget • Ground segment supply
Instructor process • Equipment and system specifications • Format of a
Request for Information • Format of a Request for Proposal •
Bruce R. Elbert, (MSEE, MBA) is president of an Proposal evaluations • Technical comparison criteria •
independent satellite communications Operational requirements • Cost-benefit and total cost of
consulting firm. He is a recognized ownership.
satellite communications expert and has 4. Link Budget Analysis using SatMaster Tool .
been involved in the satellite and Standard ground rules for satellite link budgets • Frequency
telecommunications industries for over band selection: L, S, C, X, Ku, and Ka. Satellite footprints
40 years. He founded ATSI to assist (EIRP, G/T, and SFD) and transponder plans • Introduction to
the user interface of SatMaster • File formats: antenna
major private and public sector pointing, database, digital link budget, and regenerative
organizations that develop and operate digital video repeater link budget • Built-in reference data and calculators •
and broadband networks using satellite technologies Example of a digital one-way link budget (DVB-S) using
and services. During 25 years with Hughes equations and SatMaster • Transponder loading and optimum
Electronics, he directed the design of several major multi-carrier backoff • Review of link budget optimization
techniques using the program’s built-in features • Minimize
satellite projects, including Palapa A, Indonesia’s required transponder resources • Maximize throughput •
original satellite system; the Galaxy follow-on system Minimize receive dish size • Minimize transmit power •
(the largest and most successful satellite TV system in Example: digital VSAT network with multi-carrier operation •
the world); and the development of the first GEO Hub optimization using SatMaster.
mobile satellite system capable of serving handheld 5. Earth Terminal Maintenance Requirements and
user terminals. Mr. Elbert was also ground segment Procedures.
manager for the Hughes system, which included eight Outdoor systems • Antennas, mounts and waveguide •
Field of view • Shelter, power and safety • Indoor RF and IF
teleports and 3 VSAT hubs. He served in the US Army systems • Vendor requirements by subsystem • Failure modes
Signal Corps as a radio communications officer and and routine testing.
instructor. By considering the technical, business, and 6. VSAT Basseband Hub Maintenance Requirements
operational aspects of satellite systems, Mr. Elbert has and Procedures.
contributed to the operational and economic success IF and modem equipment • Performance evaluation • Test
of leading organizations in the field. He has written procedures • TDMA control equipment and software •
seven books on telecommunications and IT, including Hardware and computers • Network management system •
System software
Introduction to Satellite Communication, Third Edition
(Artech House, 2008). The Satellite Communication 7. Hub Procurement and Operation Case Study.
General requirements and life-cycle • Block diagram •
Applications Handbook, Second Edition (Artech Functional division into elements for design and procurement
House, 2004); The Satellite Communication Ground • System level specifications • Vendor options • Supply
Segment and Earth Station Handbook (Artech House, specifications and other requirements • RFP definition •
2001), the course text. Proposal evaluation • O&M planning
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8. Fundamentals of Orbital & Launch Mechanics
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January 7-10, 2013
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March 25-28, 2013
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Summary
Award-winning rocket scientist, Thomas S. Logsdon $2045 (8:30am - 4:00pm)
really enjoys teaching this short course because
everything about orbital mechanics is counterintuitive. "Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Off The Course Tuition."
Fly your spacecraft into a 100-mile circular orbit. Put on
the brakes and your spacecraft speeds up! Mash down
the accelerator and it slows down! Throw a banana
Video!
peel out the window and 45 minutes later it will come
back and slap you in the face! www.aticourses.com/fundamentals_orbital_launch_mechanics.htm
In this comprehensive 4-day short course, Mr.
Logsdon uses 400 clever color graphics to clarify these Course Outline
and a dozen other puzzling mysteries associated with 1. The Essence of Astrodynamics. Kepler’s
orbital mechanics. He also provides you with a few amazing laws. Newton’s clever generalizations.
simple one-page derivations using real-world inputs to Launch azimuths and ground-trace geometry. Orbital
illustrate all the key concepts being explored perturbations.
2. Satellite Orbits. Isaac Newton’s vis viva
Instructor equation. Orbital energy and angular momentum.
For more than 30 years, Thomas S. Logsdon, has Gravity wells. The six classical Keplerian orbital
conducted broadranging studies on elements.
orbital mechanics at McDonnell 3. Rocket Propulsion Fundamentals. The rocket
Douglas, Boeing Aerospace, and equation. Building efficient liquid and solid rockets.
Rockwell International His key research Performance calculations. Multi-stage rocket design.
projects have included Project Apollo, 4. Modern Booster Rockets. Russian boosters on
the Skylab capsule, the nuclear flight parade. The Soyuz rocket and its economies of scale.
stage and the GPS radionavigation Russian and American design philosophies. America’s
system. powerful new Falcon 9. Sleek rockets and highly
Mr. Logsdon has taught 300 short course and reliable cars.
lectured in 31 different countries on six continents. He 5. Powered Flight Maneuvers. The Hohmann
has written 40 technical papers and journal articles and transfer maneuver. Multi-impulse and low-thrust
29 technical books including Striking It Rich in Space, maneuvers. Plane-change maneuvers. The bi-elliptic
Orbital Mechanics: Theory and Applications, transfer. Relative motion plots. Deorbiting spent
Understanding the Navstar, and Mobile stages. Planetary swingby maneuvers.
Communication Satellites.
6. Optimal Orbit Selection. Polar and sun
synchronous orbits. Geostationary satellites and their
What You Will Learn on-orbit perturbations. ACE-orbit constellations.
• How do we launch a satellite into orbit and maneuver it into Libration point orbits. Halo orbits. Interplanetary
a new location? spacecraft trajectories. Mars-mission opportunities.
• How do today’s designers fashion performance-optimal Deep-space mission.
constellations of satellites swarming the sky? 7. Constellation Selection Trades. Civilian and
• How do planetary swingby maneuvers provide such military constellations. John Walker’s rosette
amazing gains in performance? configurations. John Draim’s constellations. Repeating
• How can we design the best multi-stage rocket for a ground-trace orbits. Earth coverage simulations.
particular mission? 8. Cruising Along JPL’s Superhighways in
• What are libration point orbits? Were they really discovered Space. Equipotential surfaces and 3-dimensional
in 1772? How do we place satellites into halo orbits circling manifolds. Perfecting and executing the Genesis
around these empty points in space? mission. Capturing ancient stardust in space.
• What are JPL’s superhighways in space? How were they Simulating thick bundles of chaotic trajectories.
discovered? How are they revolutionizing the exploration of Driving along tomorrow’s unpaved freeways in the sky.
space?
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9. Ground Systems Design and Operation
March 11-13, 2013
Columbia, Maryland
$1740 (8:30am - 4:00pm)
Summary "Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
This three-day course provides a practical Off The Course Tuition."
introduction to all aspects of ground system design and
operation. Starting with basic communications
principles, an understanding is developed of ground
system architectures and system design issues. The
function of major ground system elements is explained,
leading to a discussion of day-to-day operations. The
course concludes with a discussion of current trends in Course Outline
Ground System design and operations.
This course is intended for engineers, technical 1. The Link Budget. An introduction to
managers, and scientists who are interested in basic communications system principles and
acquiring a working understanding of ground systems theory; system losses, propagation effects,
as an introduction to the field or to help broaden their Ground Station performance, and frequency
overall understanding of space mission systems and selection.
mission operations. It is also ideal for technical
professionals who need to use, manage, operate, or 2. Ground System Architecture and
purchase a ground system. System Design. An overview of ground
system topology providing an introduction to
Instructor ground system elements and technologies.
Steve Gemeny is Director of Engineering for 3. Ground System Elements. An element
Syntonics. Formerly Senior Member of by element review of the major ground station
the Professional Staff at The Johns subsystems, explaining roles, parameters,
Hopkins University Applied Physics
Laboratory where he served as Ground
limitations, tradeoffs, and current technology.
Station Lead for the TIMED mission to 4. Figure of Merit (G/T). An introduction to
explore Earth’s atmosphere and Lead the key parameter used to characterize
Ground System Engineer on the New satellite ground station performance, bringing
Horizons mission to explore Pluto by all ground station elements together to form a
2020. Prior to joining the Applied Physics Laboratory,
Mr. Gemeny held numerous engineering and technical
complete system.
sales positions with Orbital Sciences Corporation, 5. Modulation Basics. An introduction to
Mobile TeleSystems Inc. and COMSAT Corporation modulation types, signal sets, analog and
beginning in 1980. Mr. Gemeny is an experienced digital modulation schemes, and modulator -
professional in the field of Ground Station and Ground demodulator performance characteristics.
System design in both the commercial world and on
NASA Science missions with a wealth of practical 6. Ranging and Tracking. A discussion of
knowledge spanning more than three decades. Mr. ranging and tracking for orbit determination.
Gemeny delivers his experiences and knowledge to his 7. Ground System Networks and
students with an informative and entertaining
presentation style.
Standards. A survey of several ground
system networks and standards with a
discussion of applicability, advantages,
What You Will Learn disadvantages, and alternatives.
• The fundamentals of ground system design,
8. Ground System Operations. A
architecture and technology.
discussion of day-to-day operations in a typical
• Cost and performance tradeoffs in the spacecraft-to-
ground communications link. ground system including planning and staffing,
• Cost and performance tradeoffs in the design and
spacecraft commanding, health and status
implementation of a ground system. monitoring, data recovery, orbit determination,
• The capabilities and limitations of the various and orbit maintenance.
modulation types (FM, PSK, QPSK). 9. Trends in Ground System Design. A
• The fundamentals of ranging and orbit determination discussion of the impact of the current cost and
for orbit maintenance. schedule constrained approach on Ground
• Basic day-to-day operations practices and System design and operation, including COTS
procedures for typical ground systems. hardware and software systems, autonomy,
• Current trends and recent experiences in cost and and unattended “lights out” operations.
schedule constrained operations.
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10. Hyperspectral & Multispectral Imaging
March 5-7, 2013
Columbia, Maryland
$1845 (8:30am - 4:00pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Off The Course Tuition."
Video!
www.aticourses.com/hyperspectral_imaging.htm
Course Outline
Taught by an internationally 1. Introduction to Multispectral and
recognized leader & expert Hyperspectral Remote Sensing.
2. Sensor Types and Characterization.
in spectral remote sensing! Design tradeoffs. Data formats and systems.
3. Optical Properties For Remote
Sensing. Solar radiation. Atmospheric
Summary transmittance, absorption and scattering.
This three-day class is designed for engineers, 4. Sensor Modeling and Evaluation.
scientists and other remote sensing professionals Spatial, spectral, and radiometric resolution.
who wish to become familiar with multispectral
and hyperspectral remote sensing technology. 5. Multivariate Data Analysis. Scatterplots.
Impact of sensor performance on data
Students in this course will learn the basic
characteristics.
physics of spectroscopy, the types of spectral
sensors currently used by government and 6. Assessment of unique signature
industry, and the types of data processing used characteristics. Differentiation of water,
for various applications. Lectures will be vegetation, soils and urban infrastructure.
enhanced by computer demonstrations. After 7. Hyperspectral Data Analysis. Frequency
taking this course, students should be able to band selection and band combination assessment.
communicate and work productively with other 8. Matching sensor characteristics to
professionals in this field. Each student will study objectives. Sensor matching to specific
receive a complete set of notes and the textbook, application examples.
Remote Sensing of the Environment, 2nd edition, 9. Classification of Remote Sensing Data.
by John R. Jensen. Supervised and unsupervised classification;
Parametric and non-parametric classifiers.
Instructor 10. Application Case Studies. Application
Dr. William Roper, P.E. holds PhD examples used to illustrate principles and show
Environmental Engineering, Mich. State in-the-field experience.
University and BS and MS in Engineering,
University of Wisconsin. He has served as a What You Will Learn
Senior Executive (SES), US Army, President and • The properties of remote sensing systems.
Founding Director Rivers of the World
• How to match sensors to project applications.
Foundation,. His research interests include
remote sensing and geospatial applications, • The limitations of passive optical remote
sustainable development, environmental sensing systems and the alternative systems
assessment, water resource stewardship, and that address these limitations.
infrastructure energy efficiency. Dr. Roper is the • The types of processing used for classification
author of four books, over 150 technical papers of image data.
and speaker at numerous national and • Evaluation methods for spatial, spectral,
international forums. temporal and radiometric resolution analysis.
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11. IP Networking Over Satellite Summary
This two-day course is designed for satellite engineers and
Performance and Efficiency managers in military, government and industry who need to increase
their understanding of how Internet Protocols (IP) can be used to
efficiently transmit mission-critical converged traffic over satellites. IP
March 5-6, 2013 has become the worldwide standard for converged data, video, voice
Columbia, Maryland communications in military and commercial applications. Satellites
extend the reach of the Internet and mission-critical Intranets.
Satellites deliver multicast content anywhere in the world. New
June 11-13, 2013 (Virtual Training) generation, high throughput satellites provide efficient transport for IP.
With these benefits come challenges. Satellite delay and bit errors
$1150 (8:30am - 5:00pm) can impact performance. Satellite links must be integrated with
terrestrial networks. IP protocols create overheads. Encryption
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each creates overheads. Space segment is expensive. There are routing
Off The Course Tuition." and security issues. This course explains techniques that can mitigate
these challenges, including traffic engineering, quality of service,
WAN optimization devices, voice multiplexers, data compression,
TDMA DAMA to capture statistical multiplexing gains, improved
Instructor satellite modulation and coding. Quantitative techniques for
Burt H. Liebowitz is Principal Network Engineer at the understanding throughput and response time are presented. System
MITRE Corporation, McLean, Virginia, diagrams describe the satellite/terrestrial interface. Detailed case
specializing in the analysis of wireless histories illustrate methods for optimizing the design of converged
services. He has more than 30 years real-world networks to produce responsive networks while minimizing
experience in computer networking, the last the use and cost of satellite resources. The course notes provide an
ten of which have focused on Internet-over- up-to-date reference. An extensive bibliography is supplied.
satellite services in demanding military and
commercial applications. He was President
of NetSat Express Inc., a leading provider of Course Outline
such services. Before that he was Chief
1. Overview of Data Networking and Internet Protocols.
Technical Officer for Loral Orion, responsible for Internet- Packet switching vs. circuit switching. Seven Layer Model (ISO). The
over-satellite access products. Mr. Liebowitz has authored Internet Protocol (IP). Addressing, Routing, Multicasting. Impact of bit
two books on distributed processing and numerous articles errors and propagation delay on TCP-based applications. User
on computing and communications systems. He has lectured Datagram Protocol (UDP). Introduction to higher level services. NAT
extensively on computer networking. He holds three patents and tunneling. Use of encryptors such as HAIPE and IPSec. Impact
for a satellite-based data networking system. Mr. Liebowitz of IP Version 6. Impact of IP overheads.
has B.E.E. and M.S. in Mathematics degrees from 2. Quality of Service Issues in the Internet. QoS factors for
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and an M.S.E.E. from streams and files. Performance of voice over IP (VOIP). Video issues.
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. Response time for web object retrievals using HTTP. Methods for
improving QoS: ATM, MPLS, DiffServ, RSVP. Priority processing and
packet discard in routers. Caching and performance enhancement.
What You Will Learn Use of WAN optimizers, header compression, caching to reduce
• IP protocols at the network, transport and application layers. Voice impact of data redundancies, and IP overheads. Performance
over IP (VOIP). enhancing proxies reduce impact of satellite delay. Network
• The impact of IP overheads and the off the shelf devices available to Management and Security issues including impact of encryption in IP
reduce this impact: WAN optimizers, header compression, voice networks.
and video compression, performance enhancement proxies, voice 3. Satellite Data Networking Architectures. Geosynchronous
multiplexers, caching, satellite-based IP multicasting. satellites. The link budget, modulation and coding techniques.
• How to deploy Quality of Service (QoS) mechanisms and use traffic Methods for improving satellite link efficiency (bits per second/Hz)–
engineering to ensure maximum performance (fast response time, including adaptive coding and modulation (ACM) and overlapped
low packet loss, low packet delay and jitter) over communication carriers. Ground station architectures for data networking: Point to
links. Point, Point to Multipoint using satellite hubs. Shared outbound
• How to use satellites as essential elements in mission critical data carriers incorporating DVB. Return channels for shared outbound
networks. systems: TDMA, CDMA, Aloha, DVB/RCS. Suppliers of DAMA
• How to understand and overcome the impact of propagation delay systems. Full mesh networks. Military, commercial standards for
and bit errors on throughput and response time in satellite-based IP DAMA systems. The JIPM IP modem and other advanced modems.
networks. 4. System Design Issues. Mission critical Intranet issues
• Impact of new coding and modulation techniques on bandwidth including asymmetric routing, reliable multicast, impact of user
efficiency – more bits per second per hertz. mobility: small antennas and pointing errors, low efficiency and data
• How adaptive coding and modulation (ACM) can improve bandwidth rates, traffic handoff, hub-assist mitigations. Comm. on the move vs.
efficiency. comm. on the halt. Military and commercial content delivery case
• How to link satellite and terrestrial circuits to create hybrid IP
histories.
networks. 5. Predicting Performance in Mission Critical Networks.
• How to use statistical multiplexing to reduce the cost and amount of Queuing models to help predict response time based on workload,
satellite resources that support converged voice, video, data performance requirements and channel rates. Single server, priority
networks with strict performance requirements. queues and multiple server queues.
• Link budget tradeoffs in the design of TDM/TDMA DAMA networks. 6. Design Case Histories. Integrating voice and data
• Standards for IP Modems: DVB in the commercial world, JIPM in requirements in mission-critical networks using TDMA/DAMA. Start
the military world. with offered-demand and determine how to wring out data
redundancies. Create statistical multiplexing gains by use of TDMA
• How to select the appropriate system architectures for Internet DAMA. Optimize space segment requirements using link budget
access, enterprise and content delivery networks.
tradeoffs. Determine savings that can accrue from ACM. Investigate
• The impact on cost and performance of new technology, such as hub assist in mobile networks with small antennas.
LEOs, Ka band, on-board processing, inter-satellite links, traffic
optimization devices, high through put satellites such as Jupiter, 7. A View of the Future. Impact of Ka-band and spot beam
Viasat-1. satellites. Benefits and issues associated with Onboard Processing.
LEO, MEO, GEOs. Descriptions of current and proposed commercial
After taking this course you will understand how to implement highly and military satellite systems including MUOS, GBS and the new
efficient satellite-based networks that provide Internet access,
generation of commercial high throughput satellites (e.g. ViaSat 1,
multicast content delivery services, and mission-critical Intranet
services to users around the world.
Jupiter). Low-cost ground station technology.
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12. SATCOM Technology & Networks December 11-13, 2012
Columbia, Maryland
Summary
This three-day short course provides accurate June 4-6, 2013
background in the fundamentals, applications and Albuquerque, New Mexico
approach for cutting-edge satellite networks for use in
military and civil government environments. The focus $1740 (8:30am - 4:30pm)
is on commercial SATCOM solutions (GEO and LEO)
and government satellite systems (WGS, MUOS and "Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
A-EHF), assuring thorough coverage of evolving Off The Course Tuition."
capabilities. It is appropriate for non-technical
professionals, managers and engineers new to the
field as well as experienced professionals wishing to Course Outline
update and round out their understanding of current 1. Principles of Modern SATCOM Systems.
systems and solutions. Fundamentals of satellites and their use in communications
networks of earth stations: Architecture of the space
segment - GEO and non-GEO orbits, impact on
Instructor performance and coverage. Satellite construction: program
requirements and duration; major suppliers: Boeing, EADS
Bruce Elbert is a recognized SATCOM technology and Astrium, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Orbital
network expert and has been involved in the Sciences, Space Systems/Loral, Thales Alenia. Basic
satellite and telecommunications industries design of the communications satellite - repeater, antennas,
for over 35 years. He consults to major spacecraft bus, processor; requirements for launch, lifetime,
satellite organizations and government and retirement from service. Network arrangements for one-
agencies in the technical and operations way (broadcast) and two-way (star and mesh); relationship
aspects of applying satellite technology. Prior to requirements in government and military. Satellite
to forming his consulting firm, he was Senior operators and service providers: Intelsat, SES, Inmarsat,
Vice President of Operations in the Eutelsat, Telenor, et al. The uplink and downlink: Radio
international satellite division of Hughes Electronics (now wave propagation in various bands: L, C, X, Ku and Ka.
Standard and adaptive coding and modulation: DVB-S2,
Boeing Satellite), where he introduced advanced broadband
Turbo Codes, Joint IP Modem. Link margin, adjacent
and mobile satellite technologies. He directed the design of channel interference, error rate. Time Division and Code
several major satellite projects, including Palapa A, Division Multiple Access on satellite links, carrier in carrier
Indonesia's original satellite system; the Hughes Galaxy operation.
satellite system; and the development of the first GEO mobile
2. Ground Segments and Networks of Yser
satellite system capable of serving handheld user terminals. Terminals. System architecture: point-to-point, TDMA
He has written seven books on telecommunications and IT, VSAT, ad-hoc connectivity. Terminal design for fixed,
including Introduction to Satellite Communication, Third portable and mobile application delivery, and service
Edition (Artech House, 2008), The Satellite Communication management/control. Broadband mobile solutions for
Applications Handbook, Second Edition (Artech House, COTM and UAV. Use of satellite communications by the
2004); and The Satellite Communication Ground Segment military - strategic and tactical: Government programs and
and Earth Station Handbook (Artech House, 2001). Mr. Elbert MILSATCOM systems (general review): UFO and GBS,
holds the MSEE from the University of Maryland, College WGS, MUOS, A-EHF. Commercial SATCOM systems and
Park, the BEE from the City University of New York, and the solutions: Mobile Satellite Service (MSS): Inmarsat 4 series
MBA from Pepperdine University. He is adjunct professor in and B-GAN terminals and applications; Iridium, Fixed
Satellite Service (FSS): Intelsat General and SES Americom
the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin -
Government Services (AGS) - C band and Ku band; XTAR
Madison, covering various aspects of data communications, - X band, Army and Marines use for short term and tactical
and presents satellite communications short courses through requirements - global, regional and theatre, Providers in the
UCLA Extension. He served as a captain in the US Army marketplace: TCS, Arrowhead, Datapath, Artel, et al.
Signal Corps, including a tour with the 4th Infantry Division in Integration of SATCOM with other networks, particularly the
South Vietnam and as an Instructor Team Chief at the Signal Global Information Grid (GIG).
School, Ft. Gordon, GA. 3. Internet Protocol Operation and Application. Data
Networking - Internet Protocol and IP Services. Review of
What You Will Learn computer networking, OSI model, network layers,
networking protocols. TCP/IP protocol suite: TCP, UDP, IP,
• How a satellite functions to provide communications IPv6. TCP protocol design: windowing; packet loss and
links to typical earth stations and user terminals. retransmissions; slow start and congestion, TCP
• The various technologies used to meet extensions. Operation and issues of TCP/IP over satellite:
requirements for bandwidth, service quality and bandwidth-delay product, acknowledgement and
retransmissions, congestion control. TCP/IP performance
reliability. enhancement over satellite links. TCP acceleration, HTTP
• Basic characteristics of modulation, coding and acceleration, CIFS acceleration, compression and caching
Internet Protocol processing. Survey of available standards-based and proprietary
optimization solutions: SCPS, XTP, satellite-specific
• How satellite links are used to satisfy requirements
optimization products, application-specific optimization
of the military for mobility and broadband network products, solution section criteria. Quality of service (QoS)
services for warfighters. and performance acceleration IP multicast: IP multicast
• The characteristics of the latest US-owned fundamentals, multicast deployment issues, solutions for
MILSATCOM systems, including WGS, MUOS, A- reliable multicast. User Application Considerations. Voice
EHF, and the approach for using commercial over IP, voice quality, compression algorithms Web-based
applications: HTTP, streaming VPN: resolving conflicts with
satellites at L, C, X, Ku and Ka bands. TCP and HTTP acceleration Video Teleconferencing: H.320
• Proper application of SATCOM to IP networks. and H.323. Network management architectures.
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13. Satellite Communications
An Essential Introduction
Summary
This three-day introductory course has been taught to
thousands of industry professionals for almost thirty years, in
December 11-13, 2012
public sessions and on-site to almost every major satellite Cocoa Beach, Florida
manufacturer and operator, to rave reviews. The course is
intended primarily for non-technical people who must
understand the entire field of commercial satellite
March 12-14, 2013
communications (including their increasing use by Columbia, Maryland
government agencies), and by those who must understand
and communicate with engineers and other technical
personnel. The secondary audience is technical personnel
April 15-18, 2013 (Virtual Training)
moving into the industry who need a quick and thorough
overview of what is going on in the industry, and who need an $1845 (8:30am - 4:30pm)
example of how to communicate with less technical "Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
individuals. The course is a primer to the concepts, jargon, Off The Course Tuition."
buzzwords, and acronyms of the industry, plus an overview of Video!
commercial satellite communications hardware, operations,
business and regulatory environment. Concepts are www.aticourses.com/communications_via_satellite.htm
explained at a basic level, minimizing the use of math, and
providing real-world examples. Several calculations of
important concepts such as link budgets are presented for Course Outline
illustrative purposes, but the details need not be understood 1. Satellite Services, Markets, and Regulation.
in depth to gain an understanding of the concepts illustrated. ntroduction and historical background. The place of satellites
The first section provides non-technical people with an in the global telecommunications market. Major competitors
overview of the business issues, including major operators,
regulation and legal issues, security issues and issues and and satellites strengths and weaknesses. Satellite services
trends affecting the industry. The second section provides the and markets. Satellite system operators. Satellite economics.
technical background in a way understandable to non- Satellite regulatory issues: role of the ITU, FCC, etc.
technical audiences. The third and fourth sections cover the Spectrum issues. Licensing issues and process. Satellite
space and terrestrial parts of the industry. The last section system design overview. Satellite service definitions: BSS,
deals with the space-to-Earth link, culminating with the FSS, MSS, RDSS, RNSS. The issue of government use of
importance of the link budget and multiple-access techniques. commercial satellites. Satellite real-world issues: security,
Attendees use a workbook of all the illustrations used in the accidental and intentional interference, regulations. State of
course, as well as a copy of the instructor's textbook, Satellite
the industry and recent develpments. Useful sources of
Communications for the Non-Specialist. Plenty of time is
allotted for questions information on satellite technology and the satellite industry.
2. Communications Fundamentals. Basic definitions
and measurements: channels, circuits, half-circuits, decibels.
Instructor The spectrum and its uses: properties of waves, frequency
Dr. Mark R. Chartrand is a consultant and lecturer in satellite bands, space loss, polarization, bandwidth. Analog and digital
telecommunications and the space sciences. signals. Carrying information on waves: coding, modulation,
For a more than twenty-five years he has multiplexing, networks and protocols. Satellite frequency
presented professional seminars on satellite bands. Signal quality, quantity, and noise: measures of signal
technology and on telecommunications to quality; noise and interference; limits to capacity; advantages
satisfied individuals and businesses of digital versus analog. The interplay of modulation,
throughout the United States, Canada, Latin
bandwidth, datarate, and error correction.
America, Europe and Asia.
Dr. Chartrand has served as a technical 3. The Space Segment. Basic functions of a satellite. The
and/or business consultant to NASA, Arianespace, GTE space environment: gravity, radiation, meteoroids and space
Spacenet, Intelsat, Antares Satellite Corp., Moffett-Larson- debris. Orbits: types of orbits; geostationary orbits; non-
Johnson, Arianespace, Delmarva Power, Hewlett-Packard, geostationary orbits. Orbital slots, frequencies, footprints, and
and the International Communications Satellite Society of coverage: slots; satellite spacing; eclipses; sun interference.
Japan, among others. He has appeared as an invited expert Launch vehicles; the launch campaign; launch bases.
witness before Congressional subcommittees and was an Satellite systems and construction: structure and busses;
invited witness before the National Commission on Space. He antennas; power; thermal control;?stationkeeping and
was the founding editor and the Editor-in-Chief of the annual orientation; telemetry and command. What transponders are
The World Satellite Systems Guide, and later the publication and what they do. Satellite operations: housekeeping and
Strategic Directions in Satellite Communication. He is author communications. Satellite security issues.
of six books and hundreds of articles in the space sciences.
4. The Ground Segment. Earth stations: types, hardware,
He has been chairman of several international satellite
conferences, and a speaker at many others. mountings, and pointing. Antenna properties: gain;
directionality; sidelobes and legal limits on sidelobe gain.
Space loss, electronics, EIRP, and G/T: LNA-B-C’s; signal
flow through an earth station. The problem of accidental and
What You Will Learn intentional interference.
• How do commercial satellites fit into the telecommunications
industry? 5. The Satellite Earth Link. Atmospheric effects on
signals: rain effects and rain climate models; rain fade
• How are satellites planned, built, launched, and operated?
margins. The most important calculation: link budgets, C/N
• How do earth stations function? and Eb/No. Link budget examples. Sharing satellites: multiple
• What is a link budget and why is it important? access techniques: SDMA, FDMA, TDMA, PCMA, CDMA;
• What legal and regulatory restrictions affect the industry? demand assignment; on-board multiplexing. Signal security
• What are the issues and trends driving the industry? issues. Conclusion: industry issues, trends, and the future.
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14. Satellite Communications Design & Engineering
A comprehensive, quantitative tutorial designed for satellite professionals
December 4-6, 2012 Course Outline
Columbia, Maryland 1. Mission Analysis. Kepler’s laws. Circular and
elliptical satellite orbits. Altitude regimes. Period of
April 9-11, 2013 revolution. Geostationary Orbit. Orbital elements. Ground
trace.
Columbia, Maryland 2. Earth-Satellite Geometry. Azimuth and elevation.
Slant range. Coverage area.
May 13-16, 2013 (Virtual Training) 3. Signals and Spectra. Properties of a sinusoidal
wave. Synthesis and analysis of an arbitrary waveform.
$1890 (8:30am - 4:30pm) Fourier Principle. Harmonics. Fourier series and Fourier
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transform. Frequency spectrum.
Off The Course Tuition." 4. Methods of Modulation. Overview of modulation.
Carrier. Sidebands. Analog and digital modulation. Need for
RF frequencies.
Video! 5. Analog Modulation. Amplitude Modulation (AM).
Frequency Modulation (FM).
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6. Digital Modulation. Analog to digital conversion.
BPSK, QPSK, 8PSK FSK, QAM. Coherent detection and
Instructor carrier recovery. NRZ and RZ pulse shapes. Power spectral
density. ISI. Nyquist pulse shaping. Raised cosine filtering.
Dr. Robert A. Nelson is president of Satellite 7. Bit Error Rate. Performance objectives. Eb/No.
Engineering Research Corporation, a Relationship between BER and Eb/No. Constellation
consulting firm in Bethesda, Maryland, diagrams. Why do BPSK and QPSK require the same
with clients in both commercial industry power?
and government. Dr. Nelson holds the 8. Coding. Shannon’s theorem. Code rate. Coding gain.
degree of Ph.D. in physics from the Methods of FEC coding. Hamming, BCH, and Reed-
University of Maryland and is a licensed Solomon block codes. Convolutional codes. Viterbi and
Professional Engineer. He is coauthor of sequential decoding. Hard and soft decisions.
the textbook Satellite Communication Concatenated coding. Turbo coding. Trellis coding.
Systems Engineering, 2nd ed. (Prentice Hall, 1993). 9. Bandwidth. Equivalent (noise) bandwidth. Occupied
He is a member of IEEE, AIAA, APS, AAPT, AAS, IAU, bandwidth. Allocated bandwidth. Relationship between
bandwidth and data rate. Dependence of bandwidth on
and ION. methods of modulation and coding. Tradeoff between
bandwidth and power. Emerging trends for bandwidth
Additional Materials efficient modulation.
In addition to the course notes, each participant will 10. The Electromagnetic Spectrum. Frequency bands
used for satellite communication. ITU regulations. Fixed
receive a book of collected tutorial articles written by Satellite Service. Direct Broadcast Service. Digital Audio
the instructor and soft copies of the link budgets Radio Service. Mobile Satellite Service.
discussed in the course. 11. Earth Stations. Facility layout. RF components.
Network Operations Center. Data displays.
Testimonials 12. Antennas. Antenna patterns. Gain. Half power
beamwidth. Efficiency. Sidelobes.
“Instructor truly knows material. The 13. System Temperature. Antenna temperature. LNA.
one-hour sessions are brilliant.” Noise figure. Total system noise temperature.
14. Satellite Transponders. Satellite communications
“Exceptional knowledge. Very effective payload architecture. Frequency plan. Transponder gain.
presentation.” TWTA and SSPA. Amplifier characteristics. Nonlinearity.
Intermodulation products. SFD. Backoff.
“Great handouts. Great presentation. Great 15. Multiple Access Techniques. Frequency division
real-life course note examples and cd. The multiple access (FDMA). Time division multiple access
instructor made good use of student’s (TDMA). Code division multiple access (CDMA) or spread
spectrum. Capacity estimates.
experiences.”
16. Polarization. Linear and circular polarization.
Misalignment angle.
“Very well prepared and presented. The
17. Rain Loss. Rain attenuation. Crane rain model.
instructor has an excellent grasp of Effect on G/T.
material and articulates it well” 18. The RF Link. Decibel (dB) notation. Equivalent
isotropic radiated power (EIRP). Figure of Merit (G/T). Free
“Outstanding at explaining and defining space loss. Power flux density. Carrier to noise ratio. The
quantifiably the theory underlying the RF link equation.
concepts.” 19. Link Budgets. Communications link calculations.
Uplink, downlink, and composite performance. Link
“Very well organized. Excellent reference budgets for single carrier and multiple carrier operation.
Detailed worked examples.
equations and theory. Good examples.”
20. Performance Measurements. Satellite modem.
Use of a spectrum analyzer to measure bandwidth, C/N,
“Good broad general coverage of a and Eb/No. Comparison of actual measurements with
complex subject.” theory using a mobile antenna and a geostationary satellite.
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