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245	1	0	_aGlobal mobile satellite systems : _ba systems overview / _cPeter Swan A.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aBoston: _bSpringer, _c2003.
300			_a186 p. ;
500			_aHardcover.
520			_aGlobal Mobile Satellite Systems - A Systems Overview makes mobile satellite communications understandable for communication engineers, candidates for an engineering degree, technicians, managers, and other decision makers such as financiers and regulators. It provides a systems oriented top-level view of mobile satellite communications. In particular, it focuses on Global Mobile Satellite Systems (GMSS) including active programs such as Globalstar, IRIDIUM, ORBCOMM, ACeS, and Thuraya, or so-called the second generation mobile satellite systems class. The authors start with a brief description of three generations of satellite systems in use or planned in the telecommunications industry. Selected systems architectural trades are identified and explained to illustrate how various GMSS systems are formulated, developed and evaluated. It includes an examination of market demand trends, business trades, regulatory issues as well as technical considerations. Major issues are examined in trade study style to provide easy access to key information. Key systems drivers such as orbit trades between LEO's, MEO's, and GEO's, frequency, protocols, customer bases, and regulatory and engineering issues are included. This book should appeal to individuals interested in the basic elements of Global Mobile Satellite Systems.
650		4	_aCommunications engineering / telecommunications. _91160
650		4	_aMathematics & science. _9541
650		4	_aMedia, information & communication industries. _91161
650		4	_aSatellite communication. _9252608
650		4	_aTechnology & Engineering. _9252609
650		4	_aTechnology & Industrial Arts. _996
650		4	_aScience/Mathematics. _9252610
650		4	_aComputers / General. _9252611
650		4	_aElectricity. _9252612
650		4	_aEngineering - Electrical & Electronic. _9252613
650		4	_aGeneral. _9252614
650		4	_aTechnology & Engineering / Automotive. _91166
650		4	_aTechnology & Engineering / Telecommunications. _91167
650		4	_aTechnology / Engineering / Electrical. _9252615
650		4	_aTelecommunications. _9252616
650		4	_aArtificial satellites in telec. _91169
650		4	_aArtificial satellites in telecommunication. _9252617
650		4	_aMobile communication systems. _9252618
650		4	_aElectronics Engineering & Communications Engineering. _91172
700	1		_aSwan, Peter A. _91173
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