This course aims at providing an introduction to the aerial and space context, taking into account various types of satellites based on the different categorizations.
Main focus is on aerial and space communication, and on the use of artificial satellites to establish communication links between various points on the Earth's surface.
The first phase of satellite communication deployment was mainly based large platforms at high altitudes, to cover a portion of the Earth as large as possible with few satellites.
Recently, taking into account the novel requirements of Service Types and Quality of Service, and given the significant improvements in terms of on-board capabilities and cost reduction, the interest on smaller satellites at lower altitudes is demonstrated by the rapid deployment of low altitude mega-constellations.
More recently, the Non Terrestrial Networks (NTN) show significant advancements related to Air-to-Ground (ATG) systems, drones, and High-Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS), initially to support the connectivity to on-ground users in critical scenarios, but now also for many other applications.
Today NTN, which include the use of airborne and spaceborne nodes to establish communication links between various points on the Earth's surface, form a continuum of layers/orbits.
Main focus is on aerial and space communication, and on the use of artificial satellites to establish communication links between various points on the Earth's surface.
The first phase of satellite communication deployment was mainly based large platforms at high altitudes, to cover a portion of the Earth as large as possible with few satellites.
Recently, taking into account the novel requirements of Service Types and Quality of Service, and given the significant improvements in terms of on-board capabilities and cost reduction, the interest on smaller satellites at lower altitudes is demonstrated by the rapid deployment of low altitude mega-constellations.
More recently, the Non Terrestrial Networks (NTN) show significant advancements related to Air-to-Ground (ATG) systems, drones, and High-Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS), initially to support the connectivity to on-ground users in critical scenarios, but now also for many other applications.
Today NTN, which include the use of airborne and spaceborne nodes to establish communication links between various points on the Earth's surface, form a continuum of layers/orbits.
- Teacher: FULVIO BABICH
- Teacher: DARIO CAMPAGNA
- Teacher: PAOLO VERCESI