Method and apparatus for measuring adjacent satellite interference
First Claim
1. A method of characterizing downlink ASI in a communications satellite system having at least a first satellite and at least a second adjacent satellite, each said satellite being in communication with a respective earth station via downlink beams that provide overlapping downlink beam footprints, said method comprising:
- a) capturing the power spectrum of the second adjacent satellite;
b) dividing the downlink beam of the second adjacent satellite into transponder segments;
c) performing spectrum analysis on each said transponder segment;
d) analyzing the measured power spectrum of the second adjacent satellite to convert measured transponder spectra to estimates of carrier frequency plans.
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Abstract
A system for determining at least one of uplink ASI and downlink ASI in a satellite communication system having at least a first satellite and a second satellite, each having uplink and downlink footprints and being in communication with respective earth stations and having a potential interference. The system comprises a first antenna for receiving downlink signals communicated from said first satellite, a second antenna for receiving downlink signals communicated from said second satellite, power spectrum measurement equipment connected to the second antenna for measuring the second satellite power spectrum, and CSM equipment connected to the first antenna and the power spectrum measurement equipment for generating an adjacent satellite carrier plan.
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1. A method of characterizing downlink ASI in a communications satellite system having at least a first satellite and at least a second adjacent satellite, each said satellite being in communication with a respective earth station via downlink beams that provide overlapping downlink beam footprints, said method comprising:
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a) capturing the power spectrum of the second adjacent satellite;
b) dividing the downlink beam of the second adjacent satellite into transponder segments;
c) performing spectrum analysis on each said transponder segment;
d) analyzing the measured power spectrum of the second adjacent satellite to convert measured transponder spectra to estimates of carrier frequency plans. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of characterizing uplink ASI in a communications satellite system having at least a first satellite and a second adjacent satellite, each said satellite being in communication with respective earth stations via downlink beams that provide downlink beam footprints and uplink beams that have uplink beam footprints, said method comprising:
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a) using the downlink spectrum of the interfering satellite; and
b) processing the downlink in accordance with the method of 1) capturing the power spectrum of the second adjacent satellite via spectrum measurement equipment;
2) dividing the downlink beam of the second adjacent satellite into segments;
3) performing spectrum analysis on each said segment; and
4) analyzing the measured power spectrum of the second adjacent satellite to convert measured transponder spectra to estimates of carrier frequency plans. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for determining at least one of uplink ASI and downlink ASI in a satellite communication system having at least a first satellite and a second satellite, each having uplink and downlink footprints and being in communication with respective earth stations and having a potential interference, comprising:
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a first antenna for receiving downlink signals communicated from said first satellite;
a second antenna for receiving downlink signals communicated from said second satellite;
power spectrum measurement equipment connected to said second antenna for measuring the second satellite power spectrum; and
CSM equipment connected to said first antenna and said power spectrum measurement equipment for generating an adjacent satellite carrier plan. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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