Satellite system architecture for coverage areas of disparate demand
First Claim
1. A multi-beam satellite for providing satellite communication services to a service area via a system bandwidth, comprising:
- one or more subscriber beam antennas to communicate with a first plurality of subscribers in a first subscriber beam coverage area of the service area via one or more first subscriber beams and with a second plurality of subscribers in a second subscriber beam coverage area of the service area via one or more second subscriber beams, the one or more first subscriber beams using a first portion of the system bandwidth and the one or more second subscriber beams using a second portion of the system bandwidth; and
one or more gateway beam antennas to communicate first information with a first gateway via a first gateway beam and second information with a second gateway via a second gateway beam, the first gateway being located within the second subscriber beam coverage area and the second gateway being located within the first subscriber beam coverage area, wherein the first gateway beam uses a third portion of the system bandwidth that is non-overlapping with the second portion of the system bandwidth and the second gateway beam uses a fourth portion of the system bandwidth that is non-overlapping with the first portion of the system bandwidth,wherein the first portion of the system bandwidth used by the one or more first subscriber beams overlaps at least partially with the third portion of the system bandwidth used by the first gateway beam, and wherein the second portion of the system bandwidth used by the one or more second subscriber beams overlaps at least partially with the fourth portion of the system bandwidth used by the second gateway beam.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a satellite communication system that allocates bandwidth to maximize the capacity of the communication system while providing service to geographical areas having different demands. A smaller portion of the frequency spectrum can be allocated for subscriber beams that supply service to low demand areas. A larger portion of the frequency spectrum can be provided to subscriber beams that provide access to high demand areas. Allocation of bandwidth can be determined by the amount of demand in low demand areas versus the amount of demand in high demand areas. High demand gateways are physically located in low demand subscriber beams, while low demand gateways are physically located in high demand subscriber beams, which prevents interference.
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32 Claims
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1. A multi-beam satellite for providing satellite communication services to a service area via a system bandwidth, comprising:
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one or more subscriber beam antennas to communicate with a first plurality of subscribers in a first subscriber beam coverage area of the service area via one or more first subscriber beams and with a second plurality of subscribers in a second subscriber beam coverage area of the service area via one or more second subscriber beams, the one or more first subscriber beams using a first portion of the system bandwidth and the one or more second subscriber beams using a second portion of the system bandwidth; and one or more gateway beam antennas to communicate first information with a first gateway via a first gateway beam and second information with a second gateway via a second gateway beam, the first gateway being located within the second subscriber beam coverage area and the second gateway being located within the first subscriber beam coverage area, wherein the first gateway beam uses a third portion of the system bandwidth that is non-overlapping with the second portion of the system bandwidth and the second gateway beam uses a fourth portion of the system bandwidth that is non-overlapping with the first portion of the system bandwidth, wherein the first portion of the system bandwidth used by the one or more first subscriber beams overlaps at least partially with the third portion of the system bandwidth used by the first gateway beam, and wherein the second portion of the system bandwidth used by the one or more second subscriber beams overlaps at least partially with the fourth portion of the system bandwidth used by the second gateway beam. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method in a multi-beam satellite for providing satellite communication services to a service area via a system bandwidth, the method comprising:
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communicating with a first plurality of subscribers in a first subscriber beam coverage area of the service area via one or more first subscriber beams, the one or more first subscriber beams using a first portion of the system bandwidth; communicating with a second plurality of subscribers in a second subscriber beam coverage area of the service area via one or more second subscriber beams, the one or more second subscriber beams using a second portion of the system bandwidth; communicating first information with a first gateway via a first gateway beam, the first gateway being located within the second subscriber beam coverage area and the first gateway beam using a third portion of the system bandwidth that is non-overlapping with the second portion of the system bandwidth; and communicating second information with a second gateway via a second gateway beam, the second gateway being located within the first subscriber beam coverage area and the second gateway beam using a fourth portion of the system bandwidth that is non-overlapping with the first portion of the system bandwidth, wherein the first portion of the system bandwidth used by the one or more first subscriber beams overlaps at least partially with the third portion of the system bandwidth used by the first gateway beam, and wherein the second portion of the system bandwidth used by the one or more second subscriber beams overlaps at least partially with the fourth portion of the system bandwidth used by the second gateway beam. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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