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Satellite cellular network resource management method and apparatus

  • US 5,590,395 A
  • Filed: 11/10/1993
  • Issued: 12/31/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/10/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for operating a satellite cellular communication system having multiple satellites, at least some of which are moving with respect to a surface of a celestial body, each of the satellites containing communication resources including transmitters and receivers communicating with multiple ground terminals and at least one controlling station, comprising:

  • a) forecasting by a first computer, communication traffic expected to pass between the ground terminals and the satellites and operating capabilities of the satellites, during a future predetermined period;

    b) determining from the communication traffic and the operating capabilities, an individual operational plan for each of the satellites for managing resources on the satellites to accommodate the forecasted communication traffic during the future predetermined period;

    c) transmitting to and storing within each of the satellites the individual operational plan for each of the satellites; and

    d) energizing the transmitters and the receivers of each of the satellites according to the individual operational plan stored within each of the satellites in response to actual communication traffic demands during the future predetermined period.

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