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5-The Composite Link

Here are the key steps to solve this problem: 1. Given: Eb/No required = 12 dB, Data Rate Rb = 60 Mbps, BW = 36 MHz, BER = 10^-9 2. Calculate required C/N: C/N = Eb/No + 10log(Rb) = 12 + 60.8 = 72.8 dBHz 3. Given: fu = 6 GHz, fd = 4 GHz, G/Tsat = -6 dBW/K, G/Te = 32.7 dBW/K, Rs = 40000 km 4. Calculate atmospheric losses: L = 0.5 dB (fu) + 0.5 dB (fd

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5-The Composite Link

Here are the key steps to solve this problem: 1. Given: Eb/No required = 12 dB, Data Rate Rb = 60 Mbps, BW = 36 MHz, BER = 10^-9 2. Calculate required C/N: C/N = Eb/No + 10log(Rb) = 12 + 60.8 = 72.8 dBHz 3. Given: fu = 6 GHz, fd = 4 GHz, G/Tsat = -6 dBW/K, G/Te = 32.7 dBW/K, Rs = 40000 km 4. Calculate atmospheric losses: L = 0.5 dB (fu) + 0.5 dB (fd

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Satellite Communication

Chapter 9
The Composite Link
The Composite Link
The overall link, comprising both the uplink and the downlink,
is usually referred to as the composite link.

The impact of link


degradations introduced in
the satellite communications
transmission
paths (uplink and downlink)
is quantitatively determined
by including them in the
transmission
channel portion of the
satellite communications
system
Path loss is the sum of one or more signal power losses caused
by effects such as gaseous attenuation, rain or cloud
attenuation, scintillation loss, angle of arrival loss, or antenna
gain degradation.

Path noise is the sum of one or more additive noise effects


such as noise caused by atmospheric gases, clouds, rain,
depolarization, surface emissions, or extra-terrestrial sources.
The total system carrier-to-noise ratio, (c/n) is
determined by developing the system equations for
the total link, including the path degradation
parameters
S Refer to Satellite
G Refer to Ground Station
The communications satellite transponder is
implemented in one of two general types

frequency translation (FT) satellite, which


comprises the vast majority of past and current
satellite systems,

On-board processing (OBP) satellite, which


utilizes on-board detection and re-modulation to
provide two essentially independent cascaded
(uplink and downlink) communications links
Frequency Translation (FT) Satellite
Frequency Translation (FT) Satellite
Uplink
Downlink
Composite Carrier to Noise Ratio
Performance Implications
Path Losses and Link Performance
Uplink
Downlink
Composite Carrier to Noise Ratio

Condition 1: The downlink transmit power, pST, for a


frequency translation satellite will contain both the
desired carrier component, cST, and noise introduced by
the uplink and by the satellite system itself, nST. That is
pST = cST + nST
Composite Carrier to Noise Ratio

Condition 2: Since there is no on-board processing or


enhancement of the information signal, the satellite
input carrier-to-noise ratio must equal the satellite
output carrier-to-noise ratio, i.e.
Composite Carrier to Noise Ratio
Uplink limited Downlink limited
Performance Implications
Case 1: One link is much stronger than the other link
Performance Implications
Case 2: Both links are the same
On-Board Processing (OBP) Satellite
Is define on a satellite that provides on-board demodulation and
remodulation of the information bearing signal.
The OBP satellite, also called a regenerative satellite or a smart
satellite, provides two essentially independent cascaded
communications links for the uplink and downlink. Figure below
shows a schematic block diagram of the on-board processing
satellite transponder.
OBP Uplink and Downlink
Composite OBP Performance
The overall composite (or end-to-end) link performance for
the OBP satellite is described by its bit error performance, or
the probability of error, PE, for a specified digital transmission
process.

PU = the probability of a bit error on the uplink (BERU)


PD = the probability of a bit error on the downlink (BERD)
Binary FSK Link
A specific digital modulation will now be applied to
demonstrate the procedure for the determination of the
composite error performance for an on-board processing
transponder system. Consider a binary frequency-shift keying
(BFSK) system with noncoherent detection.
Intermodulation Noise
Intermodulation noise is evaluated for the composite
link by applying an end-to-end link evaluation similar
to the previous noise analyses for the link.
Intermodulation Noise

c 1 c 1 c 1 c 1
= + +
n c D U i

c 1 c 1 c 1 c 1
= + +
n0 c n0 D n0 U n0 i

1 1 1 1
= + +
n0 c n0 D n0 U n0 i
Question:
A TDMA system requires an Eb/No = 12 dB in
order to transmit 60Mbps with BER=10-9. The
allowed system noise bandwidth equal 36MHz.
Calculate the required EIRP of the earth station
such that the specified BER is maintained. Note
that the link parameters are as follows:

fu=6 GHz, fd=4 GHz, Satellite G/T= -6 dBW/K,


earth station G/T=32.7 dBW/K. Rs= 40000 km,
satellite EIRP = 31.5 dB. C/I =20.8 dB.

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