Broadband Communications Via High Altitude Platforms David Grace by David Grace, Mihael Mohorcic 9780470694459, 9780470971840, 0470694459, 0470971843 instant download after payment.
A unique book with systematic and thorough coverage of HAP related issues, problems and solutions.
Handbook of Broadband Communications from High Altitude Platforms provides a thorough overview and state of the art of the HAP enabling technologies, as well as describing recent research activities with most promising results. It outlines the roadmap for future development of HAPs.
- Focuses on placing HAPs in the perspective of current and future broadband wireless communication systems, providing the readers with an overview of the constraints affecting HAP-based broadband communications
- Provides a thorough overview of HAP enabling technologies, describes recent research activities with most promising results, and outlines the roadmap for future development of HAPs
- Covers enabling technologies and economics of HAP-based communication system including issues related to aeronautics, energetics, operating scenarios, applications and business modeling
- Examines the operating environment, advanced communication techniques for efficient radio link resource management, and suitable antennas
- Addresses multiplatform constellations, presenting the multiple HAP constellation planning procedure and discussing the networking implications of using multiple HAPs
Content:
Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–48):
Chapter 2 Aeronautics and Energetics (pages 49–73):
Chapter 3 Operating Scenarios and Reference Architectures (pages 75–113):
Chapter 4 Applications and Business Modelling (pages 115–168):
Chapter 5 Future Development of HAPs and HAP?Based Applications (pages 169–179):
Chapter 6 HAP System Operating Environment (pages 181–217):
Chapter 7 FSO in HAP?Based Communication Systems (pages 219–238):
Chapter 8 Advanced Communication Techniques as Enablers for HAP?Based Communication Systems (pages 239–285):
Chapter 9 Multiple HAP Networks (pages 287–344):
Chapter 10 Networking Implications of using Multiple HAP Constellations (pages 345–367):
