Resource manager for a satellite telecommunication system
First Claim
1. A resource manager for a satellite telecommunication system including user terminals sending data to spots via a satellite, all data streams from a given terminal to the same given destination spot constituting a virtual path comprising a set of uplinks from said terminal to said satellite and a set of downlinks from said satellite to said spot, said manager including a central entity associated with each satellite and including means for receiving requests sent by said user terminals and each expressing a requirement to use resources of the satellite corresponding to said virtual path, in which resource manager said central entity includes:
- means for grouping said requests into request groups each associated with a set of uplinks from the same spot to said destination spot, said set of uplinks constituting a virtual link, and means for determining authorized resources for each request group.
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Abstract
A resource manager for a satellite telecommunication system including user terminals sending data to spots via a satellite, all data streams from a given terminal to the same given destination spot constituting a virtual path comprising a set of uplinks from the terminal to the satellite and a set of downlinks from the satellite to the spot, includes a central entity associated with each satellite for receiving requests sent by the user terminals and each expressing a requirement to use resources of the satellite corresponding to the virtual path. The central entity groups the requests into request groups each associated with a set of uplinks from the same spot to the destination spot, the set of uplinks constituting a virtual link, and determines authorized resources for each request group.
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1. A resource manager for a satellite telecommunication system including user terminals sending data to spots via a satellite, all data streams from a given terminal to the same given destination spot constituting a virtual path comprising a set of uplinks from said terminal to said satellite and a set of downlinks from said satellite to said spot, said manager including a central entity associated with each satellite and including means for receiving requests sent by said user terminals and each expressing a requirement to use resources of the satellite corresponding to said virtual path, in which resource manager said central entity includes:
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means for grouping said requests into request groups each associated with a set of uplinks from the same spot to said destination spot, said set of uplinks constituting a virtual link, and means for determining authorized resources for each request group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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