Satellite communication system architecture
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1. A satellite communication payload comprising:
- an uplink polarization separation module to separate received signals of different polarizations into separate signals;
a routing module coupled to said uplink polarization separation module to route said separate signals to signals for downlink processing; and
a downlink polarization module to combine said signals for downlink processing into transmitted signals using a different polarization for each of said signals for downlink processing.
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Abstract
A satellite communication system architecture that supports both commercial and tactical applications may include polarization-based multiplexing and de-multiplexing and common routing. Such a satellite may be placed in such a way as to minimize intentional interference.
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36 Claims
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1. A satellite communication payload comprising:
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an uplink polarization separation module to separate received signals of different polarizations into separate signals;
a routing module coupled to said uplink polarization separation module to route said separate signals to signals for downlink processing; and
a downlink polarization module to combine said signals for downlink processing into transmitted signals using a different polarization for each of said signals for downlink processing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 34, 35, 36)
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23. A method of communicating tactical and non-tactical signals using a single-hop satellite communication system, comprising:
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receiving uplink signals comprising tactical signals transmitted using a first polarization and non-tactical signals transmitted using a second polarization;
separating said tactical signals and said non-tactical signals based on their respective polarizations;
routing said tactical and non-tactical signals, using a common satellite-based router, into downlink tactical signals and downlink non-tactical signals;
combining said downlink tactical signals and said downlink non-tactical signals into downlink signals by polarizing said downlink tactical signals using a third polarization and polarizing said downlink non-tactical signals using a fourth polarization. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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