Geostationary satellite system with satellite clusters having intra-cluster local area networks and inter-cluster wide area network
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1. A satellite network, the network comprising:
- a plurality of satellites disposed in one or a plurality of orbits;
a first wireless network formed between each of the plurality of satellites, the first wireless network comprising a communication channel to transmit and receive spatial information between at least two of the plurality of satellites, each of the plurality of satellites including spatial information indicative of a position and an orientation of the each of the plurality of satellites;
a second wireless network formed between each of the plurality of satellites, the second wireless network comprising a receiver to receive an information packet including data and routing information at a first satellite, the routing information including at least a destination satellite as a destination of the data;
a routing system to determine a desired route from a plurality of routes to transmit the data from the first satellite to the destination satellite based on at least the spatial information of the plurality of satellites, the plurality of routes corresponding to a plurality of paths respectively, each of the plurality of paths including a plurality of path satellites, each of the plurality of path satellites including the first satellite and the destination satellite or including the first satellite, the destination satellite, and at least one of the other satellites of the plurality of satellites;
a transmitter to transmit the data based upon the desired route and the spatial information of the plurality of path satellites of the desired route, whereupon the spatial information of the plurality of path satellites of the desired route provides for transferring the data from the first satellite to the destination satellite.
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Intra-cluster and inter-cluster satellite network and communication method thereof. A satellite network includes a plurality of satellites disposed in one or a plurality of orbits, and a first wireless network formed between each of the plurality of satellites. The first wireless network includes a communication channel to transmit and receive spatial information between at least two of the plurality of satellites. Additionally, the satellite network includes a second wireless network formed between each of the plurality of satellites. The second wireless network includes a receiver, a routing system, and a transmitter.
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1. A satellite network, the network comprising:
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a plurality of satellites disposed in one or a plurality of orbits;
a first wireless network formed between each of the plurality of satellites, the first wireless network comprising a communication channel to transmit and receive spatial information between at least two of the plurality of satellites, each of the plurality of satellites including spatial information indicative of a position and an orientation of the each of the plurality of satellites;
a second wireless network formed between each of the plurality of satellites, the second wireless network comprising a receiver to receive an information packet including data and routing information at a first satellite, the routing information including at least a destination satellite as a destination of the data;
a routing system to determine a desired route from a plurality of routes to transmit the data from the first satellite to the destination satellite based on at least the spatial information of the plurality of satellites, the plurality of routes corresponding to a plurality of paths respectively, each of the plurality of paths including a plurality of path satellites, each of the plurality of path satellites including the first satellite and the destination satellite or including the first satellite, the destination satellite, and at least one of the other satellites of the plurality of satellites;
a transmitter to transmit the data based upon the desired route and the spatial information of the plurality of path satellites of the desired route, whereupon the spatial information of the plurality of path satellites of the desired route provides for transferring the data from the first satellite to the destination satellite. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A satellite network, the network comprising:
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a plurality of satellites disposed in a single slot of a geostationary orbit;
a wireless local area network formed between each of the plurality of satellites, the wireless local area network comprising;
a communication channel to transmit and receive spatial information between at least two of the plurality of satellites, the spatial information indicative of a position and an orientation of the each of the plurality of satellites;
a receiver to receive a communication signal including data and routing information at a first satellite, the routing information including at least a destination satellite as a destination of the data;
a routing system to determine a desired route from a plurality of routes to transmit the data from the first satellite to the destination satellite, each of the plurality of routes corresponding to a plurality of path satellites, each of the plurality of path satellites including the first satellite and the destination satellite or including the first satellite, the destination satellite, and at least one of the other satellites of the plurality of satellites;
a transmitter to transmit the data based upon the desired route and the spatial information of the plurality of path satellites of the desired route. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A satellite network, the network comprising:
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a plurality of satellites clusters, each of the plurality of satellite clusters disposed in a different geostationary orbital slot;
a wireless wide area network formed between each of the plurality of satellite clusters, the wireless wide area network comprising;
a communication channel to transmit and receive spatial information between at least two of the plurality of satellite clusters, the spatial information indicative of a position and an orientation of the each of the plurality of satellite clusters;
a receiver to receive a communication signal including data and routing information at a first satellite cluster, the routing information including at least a destination satellite cluster as a destination of the data;
a routing system to determine a desired route from a plurality of routes to transmit the data from the first satellite cluster to the destination satellite cluster, each of the plurality of routes corresponding to a plurality of path satellite cluster, each of the plurality of path satellite cluster including the first satellite cluster and the destination satellite cluster or including the first satellite cluster, the destination satellite cluster, and at least one of the other satellite cluster of the plurality of satellite cluster;
a transmitter to transmit the data based upon the desired route and the spatial information of the plurality of path satellite clusters of the desired route. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for satellite communication, the method comprising:
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disposing a plurality of satellites in one or a plurality of orbits;
transmitting and receiving spatial information between at least two of the plurality of satellites, each of the plurality of satellites including spatial information indicative of a position and an orientation of the each of the plurality of satellites;
receiving an information packet including data and routing information at a first satellite, the routing information including at least a destination satellite as a destination of the data;
determining a desired route from a plurality of routes to transmit the data from the first satellite to the destination satellite based on at least the spatial information of the plurality of satellites, the plurality of routes corresponding to a plurality of paths respectively, each of the plurality of paths including a plurality of path satellites, each of the plurality of path satellites including the first satellite and the destination satellite or including the first satellite, the destination satellite, and at least one of the other satellites of the plurality of satellites;
transmitting the data based upon the desired route and the spatial information of the plurality of path satellites of the desired route, whereupon the spatial information of the plurality of path satellites of the desired route provides for transferring the data from the first satellite to the destination satellite.
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