First and foremost, I would like to express my most sincere gratitude towards my supervisor Assoc/Prof. A. Alphones. The guidance and inspiration he provided during the course of this project has been invaluable and the project would not have progressed to its current state without his supervision. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Lim Puay Chye and Ms. Lim Yoke Lan, the technical staff at Communications Lab. IV where this Masters work was carried out. Their assistance was always forthcoming whenever I was faced with any difficulties in acquiring the resources required for this research. Last but not the least, I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation to my friends and colleagues at the Satellite Engineering Centre, for the technical help, encouragement and support they have given me. Particular mention must be made of Mr. Deepak Mohan and Mr. Shantanu Shukla.