Training

• List uplink and downlink frequencies.
• Understanding Footprints “Downlink Footprint and Uplink Footprint
• Determine Coverage maps and it parameters.
• Describe where are satellites located in space and why
• Describe geostationary orbit
• Describe Access techniques
• List Advantages and Disadvantages of satellite communications
• Calculate bandwidth
• Describe satellite link component
• Calculate the availability and knowing effective parameters.
• Performing site survey.
• Calculate link budget
• Perform link testing
• Using Intelsat Tool LST5
• Describe the regulatory originations

The course is appropriate for all installers and field engineers who may be responsible for activating any type of VSAT terminal

• What is a satellite communication and how does it work
• The ground or earth station
• Satellite Access Techniques
• Network Topologies
• Advantages and Disadvantages of satellite communications
• What can we do with communication satellites?
• Measurement units
• Bandwidth
• Earth station antennas
• Signal polarization
• Typical antenna feed construction
• Indoor Unit (IDU)
• Modulation
• Bit Error Ratio and Eb/No
• Elements affecting link quality and communications system performance
• Fade Mitigation Strategies
• Link Availability
• Interferences
• Noise
• Orbital effects in communications system performance
• Preparing for a VSAT installation
• Site survey process
• Data interfaces
• Satellite link Budget Parameters
• Typical VSAT link testing
• Grounding and Lightning Protection
• Most common mistakes made in the field
• Decommissioning and Equipment Faults
• Regulatory Issues
• Link Budget Calculation Steps
• Using Intelsat Tool LST5