RPC Telecommunications

Satellite Link and Interference Analysis Masterclass
(18 - 22 January 2009)

• Satellite and earth station antennas

• Basic radio and satellite transmission principles
• Noise, losses and their impact on radio and satellite links
• Slant-path propagation losses in detail
• System performance parameters
• Quality-of-service (QoS) criteria
• Signal processing
• Forward error correction
• Impairments in satellite transponders and earth stations
• Link engineering design
• Interference in satellite systems
• Protection ratios
• Intersystem interference and software
• Interference analysis and mitigation of ITU planned BSS and FSS bands
• Practical exercises

Satellite Frequency Coordination and ITU Radio Regulations Masterclass (25 - 29 January 2009)

• Radio spectrum management principles
• The ITU and the Radio Regulations relevant to frequency coordination
• Coordination of GSO Satellite networks with Terrestrial networks
• Coordination of GSO - GSO networks 
• Coordination of NGSO satellites
• Intersystem coordination (meeting preparationcoordination , steps, summary record
• Preparation of ITU filings.
• Slot protection programme and methodology 
• Practical exercise ("role-play" exercise to prepare and conduct a coordination meeting).
• Hands on experience on all relevant ITU software
• Hands on experience with Sat-Coord
• Optimising intersystem frequency coordination