Introduction

This Report describes the essential elements of broadcasting·satellite system design and their relationships. The object of the Report is to assist the system designer, frequency planner, and spacecraft and earth·station engineer in their choice of system characteristics. Such choices, as is the case in the design of systems in general, are bounded by various constraints: limitations imposed by the state of international agreement and, most important, by considerations of system economics.

Other relevant information on the systems aspects of the broadcasting satellite service are given in the Recommendations and Reports listed below;

- Terminology

Recommendation 566

- Television broadcasting systems

Recommendation 650, Reports 1073 and 1074

- Sound broadcasting systems Report 955

- High definition television broadcasting systems

Report 1075

- Feeder links

Report 952

- Modulation, multiplexing and coding

Recommendation 651, Reports 632, 953 and 954

- Transmitting and receiving antennas

Recommendation 652,Report 810

- Earth receiving equipment

Report 473

- Satellite technologies

Report 808

- Interservice frequency sharing

Report 634