Satellite Communications

Strategy selection for optimal LEO satellite communication

by

Quintus Bezuidenhout

Thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree

of Master of Science in Electronic Engineering at Stellenbosch University

Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering,

Stellenbosch University,

Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa

Supervisor: Dr R. Wolhuter

December 2012

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Figure A.16 – Results of CSMA-CA, DSSS(CSMA-CA) and Round-Robin Polling with the systemattributes set as follows: Transmission power 10 W, Modulation scheme 8PSK, Packet size 4 kb,FEC BCH 10%

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Figure A.17 – Results of CSMA-CA, DSSS(CSMA-CA) and Round-Robin Polling with the systemattributes set as follows: Transmission power 10 W, Modulation scheme 8PSK, Packet size 131kb, FEC BCH 10%

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Figure A.18 – Results of CSMA-CA, DSSS(CSMA-CA) and Round-Robin Polling with the systemattributes set as follows: Transmission power 10 W, Modulation scheme 8PSK, Packet size 1 Mb,FEC BCH 10%

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