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Dynamic bandwidth resource allocation for satellite downlinks

  • US 10,020,875 B2
  • Filed: 07/26/2017
  • Issued: 07/10/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for modulator balancing in a multi-beam satellite communications network, the method comprising:

  • monitoring a traffic load on a first modulator of a plurality of modulators on a satellite, the first modulator serving a plurality of beams of the satellite;

    determining that the traffic load exceeds a load threshold for the first modulator;

    identifying, responsive to the determination that the traffic load exceeds the load threshold, one or more of the plurality of beams served by the first modulator that may be moved to a second modulator of the plurality of modulators while maintaining a traffic load on the second modulator below a load threshold for the second modulator; and

    selecting a beam of the one or more of the plurality of beams to be moved to the second modulator.

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