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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

EECE 571S - PROPAGATION AND CHANNEL MODELING
FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

Spring 2006 - Section 20x
DIRECTED STUDIES (3 credits)

Fixed and mobile satellite links; Tropospheric effects - rain attenuation, gaseous absorption, tropospheric refraction, tropospheric scintillation, depolarization, sky noise; Ionospheric effects - Faraday rotation, group delay, dispersion, ionospheric scintillation; Shadowing and Fast Fading - physical models, statistical models, physical-statistical models; wideband models, multi-satellite constellations. [1*-0-3]


Instructor: 
Prof. David G. Michelson, P.Eng.
Email:  
 		davem@ece.ubc.ca
Office: 
KAIS 4014
Lab: 
MCLD 442/500


Meeting Times:  
 		16:00 - 17:00
Room:  
 		Kaiser 4018


Course Mailing List: 
https://lists.ece.ubc.ca/wwsympa.fcgi/info/eece571s


Course Duration:  
 		13 Weeks

1. COURSE SYNOPSIS


EECE 571S - Propagation and Channel Modeling for Satellite Communications focuses on the analysis and design of the airlink portion of earth-space communications systems.  After an instructor-led survey of the essential aspects of radiowave propagation over both fixed and mobile links (based on Saunders (1999), chapters 7 and 14), the student(s) will pursue individual research projects.  In each case, the student(s) will choose from a list of topics provided by the instructor, survey the relevant literature, refine the research question(s) as required, develop the tools required to resolve the research question, then prepare a formal report in a form suitable for submission to an academic journal.  During the term, the student(s) will meet weekly with the instructor to discuss their progress and give formal presentations following completion of the literature survey, the research tools, and the final report.   

Primary References:

Books
  1. S.R. Saunders, Antennas and Propagation for Wireless Communication Systems.  Wiley, 1999.
          Chapter 7 - Satellite Fixed Links,

          Chapter 14 - Mega Cells (Satellite Mobile Links)
  1. L.J. Ippolito, Radiowave Propagation in Satellite Communications, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1986.
  1. R.K. Crane, Electromagnetic Wave Propagation Through Rain, Wiley, 1996.
Reports and Handbooks
  1. J. Goldhirsh and W.J. Vogel, "Propagation Effects for Vehicular and Personal Mobile Satellite Systems: Overview of Experimental and Modeling Results." NASA Reference Publication 1274, 2nd Ed, 11 Dec 1998.
  1. L.J. Ippolito, Propagation Effects Handbook for Satellite Systems Design, ACTS Conference 2000, Sixth Ka-Band Utilization Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, May 31 – June 2, 2000
  1. L.J. Ippolito, Propagation Effects Handbook for Satellite Systems Design, 5th ed. Feb. 1999.



Additional materials are published on the Course Materials page.
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2. Schedule


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 3. Grading:


Midterm Quiz (1 hour)
 		20%    
Date TBA  (early February)
Literature Survey (Presentation + Report)
 		15% 
 		Date TBA (mid February)
Research Tools (Presentation + Report) 15%
 Date TBA (early March)
Course Project (Presentation + Report) 50%
Date TBA (late March)
 
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4. Industrial Sponsors:


We gratefully acknowledge support from:

MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates
Space Missions Group
 Orbcomm

Inevitable Technologies
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   Last updated: 11 Jan 2006

   Comments?  Suggestions?
  Please contact Dave Michelson, davem@ece.ubc.ca