Course Name 
Very small aperture terminals HUGHES HN/HX
Course Overview 
Level of study	Magister Degree	
Workload	ECTS: 2
Total Hours: 32
Contact Hours:
•	Lectures: 16
•	Labs: 16
•	Seminars: 0	
Course Code		
Semester	Winter or Summer 	
Prerequisites	Informatics	
Course Objectives	1.	Installation VSAT HUGHES HN/HX 
2.	Installation of HN/HX terminals 
3.	Maintenance vsat HUGHES HN/HX
4.	Legalization of VSAT	
Learning Outcomes
	After completing this course student will have a thorough knowledge about, and be able to use:
1.	Composition of satellite communication system HUGHES HX/HN 
2.	Kinds of satellite terminals HX/HN
3.	Structure of terminals web-interface 
4.	Signal flowing trough system components
5.	Understanding of main processes of date transmit from/to terminal
6.	Understanding of satellite terminal legalization algorithm	
Syllabus
	1.	Introduction to satellite communication system VSAT. Composition of indoor and outdoor equipment.
2.	Choice of  installation place for antenna support 
3.	Installation of parabolic antenna
4.	Installation of indoor and outdoor equipment
5.	Installation of flex HF cable and power cable for VSAT
6.	Antenna pointing on receive signal.
7.	Cross-polarization adjusting 
8.	Adjusting and monitoring of remote terminal
9.	Basic and Advanced user web interface
10.	Algorithm of troubleshooting 
11.	Configuring and advance antenna pointing 
12.	Manual and auto-commissioning of terminals
13.	Regulation of maintenance 
14.	Maintenance indoor equipment
15.	Maintenance outdoor equipment
16.	VSAT legalization scheme 
17.	Documents for registration of VSAT at agency of communications 	
Labs
	1.	Installation of indoor and outdoor equipment
2.	Antenna pointing on receive signal.
3.	Operating of HN/HX terminals
4.	Basic and Advanced user web interface
5.	Manual commissioning of terminals
6.	Auto commissioning of terminals
7.	Maintenance of equipment	
Projects		
Assessment	Credit Test	
Resources
	Students will be provided satellite communication equipment (Remote terminals, antennas, and active network operation center) for training and labs. They will be provided a list of classic papers which are available on-line which they will be expected to read in order to gain an overview of the field, and also have access to a range of textbooks which help them prepare for the assessed seminars and tests.	
Instructors	Litvinov Vladimir Petrovish
Head of laboratory of Department of Informatics and System Design
e-mail: litvinoff@tpu.ru
mob: +7-913-850-74-50