Satellite communications systems, components and methods for operating shared satellite gateways
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1. A satellite communications system comprising:
- a gateway configured to process at least first and second communications signals associated with respective at least first and second service links and respective at least first and second feeder links of respective at least first and second space-based components.
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Abstract
A shared satellite gateway can be configured to process at least first and second communications signals associated with respective at least first and second space-based components. The at least first and second communications signals are provided to/from the shared satellite gateway by respective at least first and second service links and respective at least first and second feeder links of the respective at least first and second space-based components.
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1. A satellite communications system comprising:
a gateway configured to process at least first and second communications signals associated with respective at least first and second service links and respective at least first and second feeder links of respective at least first and second space-based components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A satellite communications system comprising:
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a first space-based component that is configured to communicate with a plurality of first wireless terminals over a first service link(s) in a first satellite frequency band;
a second space-based component that is configured to communicate with a plurality of second wireless terminals over a second service link(s) in a second satellite frequency band; and
a satellite gateway that is configured to communicate with the first space-based component over a first feeder link(s) and to communicate with the second space-based component over a second feeder link(s) and wherein the communications with the first and second space-based component are provided by the satellite gateway using at least one common signal processing element that is used by the satellite gateway to communicate with the first space-based component and to communicate with the second space-based component. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A satellite communications component comprising:
a satellite gateway configured to provide communications with a first space-based component over a first feeder link and to provide communications with a second space-based component over a second feeder link;
wherein the satellite gateway provides communications with the first and second space-based component using at least one element that is common to the provision of communications with the first and second space-based component.- View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of providing satellite communications comprising:
processing at a satellite gateway at least first and second communications signals associated with respective at least first and second space-based components;
wherein the at least first and second communications signals are provided to the satellite gateway by respective at least first and second feeder links and respective at least first and second service links of the respective at least first and second space-based components.- View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A satellite communications system comprising:
a shared satellite gateway configured to relay communications from a first subscriber of a first satellite communications service to a second subscriber of a second satellite communications service via respective separate feeder links provided to two separate space-based components by the shared satellite gateway.
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40. A method of providing communications comprising:
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transmitting communications from a first satellite radiotelephone to a first space-based component;
relaying the communications from the first space-based component directly to a shared satellite gateway;
relaying the communications from the shared satellite gateway directly to a second space-based component; and
relaying the communications from the second space-based component to a second satellite radiotelephone.
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