Reducing co-channel interference in satellite communications systems by antenna re-pointing
First Claim
1. A method for increasing system performance of a satellite communication system, said satellite communication system including a satellite having an antenna, said antenna having an electrical boresight, the method comprising:
- analyzing the performance of said satellite communication system to determine an optimal electrical boresight pointing location for the electrical boresight of said antenna; and
pointing the electrical boresight of said antenna at said optimal boresight pointing location.
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Abstract
A system and method for increasing the performance of a satellite communication system by using a multivariate analysis approach to optimize the pointing of the boresight of a satellite-mounted antenna. Optimizing the pointing of the boresight of the antenna minimizes sidelobe generation, and thus Co-Channel Interference (CCI) in geographic areas served by the system. By minimizing CCI, the overall system performance of the communication system is optimized. To optimize the pointing of the boresight of the antenna, the overall performance of the satellite communication system is determined, and the boresight of the antenna is iteratively repointed in the direction of increasing system performance until the optimized boresight pointing is determined. Alternatively, the frequency re-use plan of the satellite communication system may be analyzed to determine a high density cell region and the boresight may be pointed to the high density cell region.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for increasing system performance of a satellite communication system, said satellite communication system including a satellite having an antenna, said antenna having an electrical boresight, the method comprising:
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analyzing the performance of said satellite communication system to determine an optimal electrical boresight pointing location for the electrical boresight of said antenna; and
pointing the electrical boresight of said antenna at said optimal boresight pointing location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for increasing the performance of a satellite communication system, said system including:
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a satellite having an antenna, said antenna having an electrical boresight, said electrical boresight pointing at an optimal boresight pointing location, said optimal boresight pointing location determined by analyzing the performance of said satellite communication system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A satellite-based antenna of a satellite communication system, said antenna including:
an electrical boresight, said electrical boresight pointing at an optimal boresight pointing location, said optimal boresight pointing location determined by analyzing the performance of said satellite communication system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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