Handbook on MSS / Supplements 1,2, 3 and 4
SUPPLEMENT 1 – System aspects of digital mobile earth stations
Summary
Fundamental design examples of digital mobile earth stations
1 Introduction
2 Design basis of digital system
    2.1 System concept and application aspects
    2.2 Voice coding techniques
    2.3 Modulation techniques
    2.4 FEC techniques
    2.5 Standard B design example
    2.6 Advanced areas of system design
3 Link budget considerations
    3.1 Multipath fading characteristics
    3.2 Pointing/tracking error characteristics
    3.3 Link budget examples
4 Performance characteristics of a digital voice-grade ship earth station
    4.1 Results of field experiment [Yasuda et al., 1987]
    4.2 Performance of an experimental low G/T ship earth station
5 Inmarsat Standard C communications system
    5.1 Overview
        5.1.1 Briefly the Standard C system is described as follows:
        5.1.2 These techniques permit the following applications to be carried
    5.2 Design implications
    5.3 Link budgets
    5.4 Signal processing system
        5.4.1 Signal processing features
        5.4.2 Signal processing effects
    5.5 FEC performance
6 Enhanced group call system
    6.1 Overview
    6.2 System description
    6.3 Addressing techniques
    6.4 Summary
References
SUPPLEMENT 2 – Methodology for the derivation of interference and sharing criteria for the mobile-satellite services
Summary
A method to derive interference sharing criteria for mobile satellite services
1 Introduction
2 Statistical considerations
3 Basis for criteria on total interference
4 Development of the interference budget
    4.1 Budgeting between feeder links and service links
    4.2 Criteria for service links
    4.3 Criteria for the feeder links
5 Derivation of interference criteria
    5.1 Introduction
    5.2 Interfering services to be considered
    5.3 Propagation factors
6 Derivation of permissible single-entry interference criteria for feeder uplink
    6.1 Allocation of interference criteria among space and terrestrial services
    6.2 Considerations for the establishment of sharing criteria
        6.2.1 Single-entry interference criteria
7 Coordination thresholds and sharing criteria for 1.5/1.6 GHz links
    7.1 Coordination among satellite systems
    7.2 Interference caused to satellite receiver by terrestrial stations
    7.3 Coordination distances
SUPPLEMENT 3 – Interference and noise problems for maritime mobile-satellite systems using frequencies in the region of 1.5 and 1.6 GHz
Summary
Interference and noise problems for maritime mobile-satellite systems using frequencies in the region of 1.5 and 1.6 GHz
1 Introduction
2 Interference to maritime satellite systems
    2.1 Interference from radar altimeters
    2.2 Interference from aeronautical satellite systems
    2.3 Interference from out-of-band radar emissions
    2.4 Interference from existing shipborne communications equipment and associated high voltage insulators
        2.4.1 Theoretical aspects
        2.4.2 Experimental results
3 Potential interference from shipboard maritime satellite transmitters
    3.1 Interference to aeronautical satellite systems
    3.2 Interference to collision avoidance systems
    3.3 Out-of-band interference to other radiocommunication services
    3.4 In-band interference to the fixed service
4 Electromagnetic compatibility
    4.1 Field strength
    4.2 Interference to radars
5 Extra-terrestrial noise
6 Atmospheric noise from absorption
7 Noise of satellite ship terminal receiver
8 Man-made noise
    8.1 Interference from automobiles on an expressway
    8.2 Ship-yard
    8.3 Dockside noise
References
Bibliography
SUPPLEMENT 4 – Technical aspects of coordination among mobile-satellite systems using the geostationary-satellite orbit
Summary
Technical aspects of coordination among mobile-satellite systems using the geostationary-satellite orbit
1 Introduction
    1.1 Objectives and scope
    1.2 Summary of RR Article 9 – Advance publication and coordination procedures
    1.3 Importance of satellite system development stage
    1.4 Link inhomogeneities in mobile-satellite systems
2 Coordination parameters
    2.1 Criteria for permissible and accepted interference
    2.2 Transponder frequency and polarization plan
    2.3 Carrier frequency plans
    2.4 Satellite antenna coverage and service areas
    2.5 Earth station antenna discrimination
    2.6 Earth station power control
    2.7 Transponder gains and satellite e.i.r.p.
    2.8 Satellite positions
    2.9 Operational schedule
3 Coordination methodology
    3.1 Assumptions
    3.2 The coordination process
    3.3 Identification of significant interactions
        3.3.1 Feeder link versus service link
        3.3.2 Forward versus return service link
    3.4 Adjustment of technical and operational parameters
        3.4.1 Non-cocoverage case
        3.4.2 Cocoverage case
4 Impact of technological evolution on future coordinations
5 Conclusions