Introduction to Satellite Communications (Coursera)

Have you ever wanted to know more about transponders, the geostationary orbit, QPSK modulation, channel coding, link budget, TCP over large bandwdith x delay product links ?

This course is for you! This course is available in English: French-speaking lecturers with English subtitles and fully translated contents (slides, practices). This MOOC is supported by the Patrick and Lina Drahi Foundation.

Syllabus

WEEK 1

Satellites at our service

This module provides an introduction to satellite communications. Why using satellites ? What sort of communication services ? How much does it cost ?

WEEK 2

Satellite and communications

This module describes the overall architecture of a satellite communications system, discusses the concept of orbit and what are the typical sub-systems of a satellite

WEEK 3

Digital communications

This module discusses the basics of information transmission

WEEK 4

Communication techniques

This module covers advanced transmission concepts such as modulation and coding. These operations are the core of a communications system impacting the service performance.

WEEK 5

Hardware and equipments

This module lists the equipments that take part to the communication chain on ground and how the overall communication performance can be assessed

WEEK 6

Networking and services

This module explains how services such as voice, television and Internet access are provided by means of communications satellites.