Systems and methods for reducing satellite feeder link bandwidth/carriers in cellular satellite systems
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1. A cellular satellite communications method comprising:
- packing at a cellular satellite, information from a plurality of return service link carriers occupying a total aggregate return service link bandwidth into at least one return feeder link carrier occupying a total aggregate return feeder link bandwidth that is less than the total aggregate return service link bandwidth.
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Abstract
Information content is nonidentically mapped between service link carriers and feeder link carriers at a cellular satellite. A reduced number of satellite feeder link carriers compared to the number of satellite service link carriers and/or a reduced total bandwidth of the satellite feeder link carriers compared to the satellite service link carriers thereby may be obtained.
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1. A cellular satellite communications method comprising:
packing at a cellular satellite, information from a plurality of return service link carriers occupying a total aggregate return service link bandwidth into at least one return feeder link carrier occupying a total aggregate return feeder link bandwidth that is less than the total aggregate return service link bandwidth. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A cellular satellite communications method comprising:
unpacking at a cellular satellite, information from at least one forward feeder link carrier occupying a total aggregate forward feeder link bandwidth into a plurality of forward service link carriers occupying a total aggregate forward service link bandwidth that is greater than the total aggregate forward feeder link bandwidth. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A cellular satellite communications method comprising:
packing at a cellular satellite, information from a plurality of return service link carriers into a return feeder link carrier by loading a frame of the return feeder link carrier with information of frames of the plurality of return service link carriers. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A cellular satellite communications method comprising:
unpacking at a cellular satellite, information from a forward feeder link carrier into a plurality of forward service link carriers by replicating information of a frame of the forward feeder link carrier and distributing the replicated information to frames of the plurality of forward service link carriers.
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13. A cellular satellite communications method comprising:
packing at a cellular satellite, information from a plurality of return service link carriers into a return feeder link carrier by combining the plurality of return service link carriers into one return feeder link carrier. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A cellular satellite communications method comprising:
unpacking at a cellular satellite, information from a forward feeder link carrier into a plurality of forward service link carriers by replicating information of the forward feeder link carrier and distributing the replicated information to the plurality of forward service link carriers.
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16. A space segment for a cellular satellite communications system comprising:
a satellite that is configured to pack information from a plurality of return service link carriers occupying a total aggregate return service link bandwidth into at least one return feeder link carrier occupying a total aggregate return feeder link bandwidth that is less than the total aggregate return service link bandwidth. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A space segment for a cellular satellite communications system comprising:
a satellite that is configured to unpack information from at least one forward feeder link carrier occupying a total aggregate forward feeder link bandwidth into a plurality of forward service link carriers occupying a total aggregate forward service link bandwidth that is greater than the total aggregate forward feeder link bandwidth. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A space segment for a cellular satellite communications system comprising:
a satellite that is configured to pack information from a plurality of return service link carriers into a return feeder link carrier by loading a frame of the return feeder link carrier with information of frames of the plurality of return service link carriers. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A space segment for a cellular satellite communications system comprising:
a satellite that is configured to unpack information from a forward feeder link carrier into a plurality of forward service link carriers by replicating information of a frame of the forward feeder link carrier and distributing the replicated information to frames of the plurality of forward service link carriers.
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28. A space segment for a cellular satellite communications system comprising:
a satellite that is configured to pack information from a plurality of return service link carriers into a return feeder link carrier by combining the plurality of return service link carriers into one return feeder link carrier. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. A space segment for a cellular satellite communications system comprising:
a satellite that is configured to unpack information from a forward feeder link carrier into a plurality of forward service link carriers by replicating information of the forward feeder link carrier and distributing the replicated information to the plurality of forward service link carriers.
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