ThePhysicalLayerChapter2RadioTransmission(a)IntheVLF,LF,andMFbands,radiowavesfollowthecurvatureoftheearth
(b)IntheHFband,theybounceofftheionosphere
PoliticsoftheElectromagneticSpectrumTheISMbandsintheUnitedStates
CommunicationSatellitesa)GeostationarySatellitesb)Medium-EarthOrbitSatellitesc)Low-EarthOrbitSatellitesd)SatellitesversusFiberCommunicationSatellitesCommunicationsatellitesandsomeoftheirproperties,includingaltitudeabovetheearth,round-tripdelaytimeandnumberofsatellitesneededforglobalcoverage
CommunicationSatellites(2)Theprincipalsatellitebands
CommunicationSatellites(3)VSATsusingahub
Low-EarthOrbitSatellitesIridium(a)TheIridiumsatellitesfromsixnecklacesaroundtheearth
(b)1628movingcellscovertheearth
Globalstar(a)Relayinginspace
(b)Relayingontheground
GSMGlobalSystemforMobileCommunic