SATELLITE COMMUNICATION BANDWIDTH CROSS LAYER ALLOCATION SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS
First Claim
1. A satellite communications system comprising:
- a satellite;
a first ground based satellite transceiver;
at least one second ground based satellite transceiver;
at least one ground based terminal coupled to said at least one second ground based satellite transceiver and classifying uplink data into different uplink data classifications, determining an uplink data rate, and determining a satellite signal path degradation; and
a gateway coupled to said first ground based satellite transceiver and communicating with said at least one ground based terminal via said satellite, and using cross layer protocol interfacing with said at least one ground based terminal for adaptively changing at least one transmission characteristic based upon the satellite signal path degradation;
said satellite allocating bandwidth to said at least one ground based terminal based upon the uplink data classification and the uplink data rate.
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Abstract
A satellite communications system may include a satellite, a first ground based satellite transceiver, at least one second ground based satellite transceiver, and at least one ground based terminal coupled to the at least one second ground based satellite transceiver and classifying uplink data into different uplink data classifications, determining an uplink data rate, and determining a satellite signal path degradation. The satellite communications system may also include a gateway coupled to the first ground based satellite transceiver and communicating with the at least one ground based terminal via the satellite. The gateway may use cross layer protocol interfacing with the at least one ground based terminal for adaptively changing at least one transmission characteristic based upon the satellite signal path degradation. The satellite may allocate bandwidth based upon the uplink data classification and the uplink data rate.
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25 Claims
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1. A satellite communications system comprising:
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a satellite; a first ground based satellite transceiver; at least one second ground based satellite transceiver; at least one ground based terminal coupled to said at least one second ground based satellite transceiver and classifying uplink data into different uplink data classifications, determining an uplink data rate, and determining a satellite signal path degradation; and a gateway coupled to said first ground based satellite transceiver and communicating with said at least one ground based terminal via said satellite, and using cross layer protocol interfacing with said at least one ground based terminal for adaptively changing at least one transmission characteristic based upon the satellite signal path degradation; said satellite allocating bandwidth to said at least one ground based terminal based upon the uplink data classification and the uplink data rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A gateway for a satellite communications system comprising a satellite;
- a first ground based satellite transceiver;
at least one second ground based satellite transceiver; and
at least one ground based terminal coupled to the at least one second ground based satellite transceiver and classifying uplink data into different uplink data classifications, determining an uplink data rate, and determining a satellite signal path degradation;
the gateway to be coupled to the first ground based satellite transceiver and to communicate with the at least one ground based terminal via the satellite, the gateway comprising;a gateway processor communicating with the at least one ground based terminal and using cross layer protocol interfacing therewith for adaptively changing at least one transmission characteristic based upon the satellite signal path degradation in cooperation with the satellite allocating bandwidth based upon the uplink data classification and the uplink data rate. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- a first ground based satellite transceiver;
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16. A method for operating a satellite communications system comprising a satellite;
- a first ground based satellite transceiver;
at least one second ground based satellite transceiver;
at least one ground based terminal coupled to the at least one second ground based satellite transceiver; and
a gateway coupled to the first ground based satellite transceiver and communicating with the at least one ground based terminal via the satellite, the method comprising;operating the at least one ground based terminal for classifying uplink data into different uplink data classifications, determining an uplink data rate, and determining a satellite signal path degradation; operating the gateway using cross layer protocol interfacing with the at least one ground based terminal for adaptively changing at least one transmission characteristic based upon the satellite signal path degradation; and operating the satellite for allocating bandwidth based upon the uplink data classification and the uplink data rate. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
- a first ground based satellite transceiver;
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23. A gateway for a satellite communications system comprising a satellite;
- a first ground based satellite transceiver;
at least one second ground based satellite transceiver; and
at least one ground based terminal coupled to the at least one second ground based satellite transceiver and classifying uplink data into different uplink data classifications, determining an uplink data rate, and determining a satellite signal path degradation, the gateway to be coupled to the first ground based satellite transceiver and to communicate with the at least one ground based terminal via the satellite, the gateway comprising;gateway circuitry communicating with the at least one ground based terminal and configured for using cross layer protocol interfacing therewith for adaptively changing at least one transmission characteristic based upon the satellite signal path degradation in cooperation with the satellite allocating bandwidth based upon the uplink data classification and the uplink data rate. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
- a first ground based satellite transceiver;
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