//Ex:46 clc; clear; close; p_ts=10*log(20)/log(10);//saturated transponder power in dbw b=2;//back_off in db p_b=p_ts-b;//power becomes with back_off in db p_B=floor(p_b); P_b=10^(p_B/10);//Power becomes with back_off n_c=P_b/1;//no. of channels n_cs=floor(n_c); printf("The max no. of VSAT channels=%f",n_cs);