VSAT Networks: Planning, Design and Implementation

Course Overview

This course is designed to provide satellite and VSAT engineers the necessary cutting-edge information on how to plan and implement a VSAT network. It provides the fundamentals and planning tools for a successful project. Included in the program is a workshop comprising of VSAT site survey, installation and commissioning of a VSAT.

Course Schedule

Request Group Training

Target Audience

Personnel involved in satellite communications

Course Prerequisites

A background in radio and data communications

Expected Accomplishments

Understand framework of VSAT technology in the evolving context of satellite communication
Outline remote VSAT and Hub components
Sketch the signal flow path in outbound and inbound directions
Differentiate between Front-end and Offset-fed antennas
Step through the VSAT network implementations
Explain VSAT Protocol Layers and Access schemes
Step through the VSAT Installation and commissioning procedures
Use different tools involved in VSAT installation and commissioning procedures.

Course Outline

The VSAT Market

What is a VSAT?

Underlying objectives

VSAT-WLL architecture

Cost comparison: terrestrial vs. VSAT

Benefits & applications of VSATs

Satellite Essentials

Basic elements of a satellite system

GSO satellites-coverage, eclipse, sun transit outage, delay, footprints

Frequency bands for satellite services: benefits and drawbacks of C and Ku band VSAT systems

Polarization reuse and polarization isolation

Satellite repeaters: bent pipe and regenerative

Transponder utilization: frequency allocation,TWTA characteristics-back-off

VSAT Earth Station engineering

Schematic and functionality of remote VSAT and Hub Master Control Station components

Signal flow - outbound and inbound directions

Configuration of Front-end and offset fed antennas-polarization

VSAT network implementation

One way, two way

Star and mesh topologies

Hub Implementations

Classes of Mesh Connectivity: CBR and VBR applications

Hybrid configuration

VSAT Protocols

VSAT protocol layers

Access schemes: FDMA, TDMA and CDMA

Access Protocols: MF-TDMA, Aloha, Slotted Aloha and Reservation Aloha, DA-TDMA

Access protocols for inbound/outbound links

iDirect System

NMS

Remote Installation

Operation

DVBS2 Satlink System

NMS

Remote Installation

Operation

SCPC

2G, 3G

IPTV and Internet services

VoIP DEL with MTA

VSAT installation and commissioning

Pre-installation site survey

Installation

Antenna alignment

Use tools and instruments such as GPS,Inclinometer, spectrum analyzer

Commissioning