Cooperative and Cognitive Satellite Systems provides a solid overview of the current research in the field of cooperative and cognitive satellite systems, helping users understand how to incorporate state-of-the-art communication techniques in innovative satellite network architectures to enable the next generation of satellite systems.

The book is edited and written by top researchers and practitioners in the field, providing a comprehensive explanation of current research that allows users to discover future technologies and their applications, integrate satellite and terrestrial systems and services to create innovative network architectures, understand the requirements and possibilities for future satellite communications standards and protocols, and evaluate the feasibility and practical constraints involved in the deployment process.

• Provides a solid overview of the current research in the field of co-operative and cognitive satellite systems
• Presents concepts in multibeam and multicarrier joint processing and high performance random access schemes
• Explains hybrid and dual satellite systems, cognitive broadband satellite systems, spectrum exploitation, and resource allocation