Satellite Networking

List of Tables.
List of Figures.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
1 Introduction.
1.1 Applications and services of satellite networks.
1.2 ITU-R definitions of satellite services.
1.3 ITU-T definitions of network services.
1.4 Internet services and applications.
1.5 Circuit-switching network.
1.6 Packet-switching networks.
1.7 OSI/ISO reference model.
1.8 The ATM protocol reference model.
1.9 Internet protocols reference model.
1.10 Satellite network.
1.11 Characteristics of satellite networks.
1.12 Channel capacity of digital transmissions.
1.13 Internetworking with terrestrial networks.
1.14 Digital video broadcasting (DVB).
1.15 Historical development of computer and data networks.
1.16 Historical development of satellite communications.
1.17 Convergence of network technologies and protocols.
2 Satellite Orbits and Networking Concepts.
2.1 Laws of physics.
2.2 Satellite orbit parameters.
2.3 Useful orbits.
2.4 Satellite link characteristics and modulations for transmissions.
2.5 Forward error correction (FEC).
2.6 Multiple access techniques.
2.7 Bandwidth allocation.
2.8 Satellite networking issues.
3 ATM and Internet Protocols.
3.1 ATM protocol and fundamental concepts.
3.2 ATM layer.
3.3 ATM adaptation layer (AAL).
3.4 The physical layer.
3.5 ATM interfaces and ATM networking.
3.6 Network traffic, QoS and performance issues.
3.7 Network resource management.
3.8 Internet protocols.
3.9 Transport layer protocols: TCP and UDP.
3.10 IP and ATM internetworking.
4 Satellite Internetworking with Terrestrial Networks.
4.1 Networking concepts.
4.2 Networking terminology.
4.3 Network elements and connections.
4.4 Network traffic and signaling.
4.5 Access and transit transmission networks.
4.6 Digital telephony networks.
4.7 Synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH).
4.8 Integrated services digital networks (ISDN).
4.9 ISDN over satellite.
4.10 Interworking with heterogeneous networks.
5 ATM over Satellite Networks.
5.1 Background