End-to-end transmission techniques for a processing satellite system
First Claim
1. In a processing satellite communication system comprising an uplink for transmitting uplink data cells on an uplink beam from a ground terminal to said satellite and a downlink for transmitting downlink data cells on a downlink beam from the satellite to a ground terminal, apparatus for controlling the transmission of said uplink data cells comprising in combination:
- an encoder arranged to group said uplink data cells with an error correction code and for locating said uplink data cells in predetermined uplink time slots within uplink frames comprising said uplink data cells;
a modulator connected to modulate said uplink frames by a predetermined form of modulation to enable placement of the modulated uplink frames into a plurality of uplink channels suitable for transmission to said satellite on said uplink beam, said uplink channels comprising a plurality of said uplink time slots;
an adjustable amplifier arranged to adjust the power level at which said uplink beam may be transmitted to said satellite;
a demodulator suitable for use in said satellite arranged to demodulate said channels into demodulated uplink frames;
a decoder arranged to decode said error correction code, to detect errors in said correction code and to make at least an error estimate of errors in said correction code;
a cell former arranged to form report cells comprising error information in response to said error estimate, addresses identifying destinations and identifiers indicating that said report cells contain said error information;
a frame organizer arranged to generate downlink frames comprising said report cells for transmission on said downlink beam; and
a processor responsive to said downlink beam arranged to unpack said report cells from said downlink frames and to adjust said amplifier based on said error information in said report cells.
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Abstract
Coordination of processing satellite uplink transmission and downlink transmission is achieved by an uplink encoder (418) and uplink modulator (420) which incorporate an adjustable IF amplifier (417) at a ground terminal (400). Information about data traffic transmission errors detected in a satellite (100) is formed into ATM traffic report cells by a cell former (157). The traffic report cells are sent on the downlink to the ground terminal. The traffic report cells are used to adjust the power level of the IF amplifier for the particular channel and slot for which errors were detected.
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40 Claims
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1. In a processing satellite communication system comprising an uplink for transmitting uplink data cells on an uplink beam from a ground terminal to said satellite and a downlink for transmitting downlink data cells on a downlink beam from the satellite to a ground terminal, apparatus for controlling the transmission of said uplink data cells comprising in combination:
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an encoder arranged to group said uplink data cells with an error correction code and for locating said uplink data cells in predetermined uplink time slots within uplink frames comprising said uplink data cells;
a modulator connected to modulate said uplink frames by a predetermined form of modulation to enable placement of the modulated uplink frames into a plurality of uplink channels suitable for transmission to said satellite on said uplink beam, said uplink channels comprising a plurality of said uplink time slots;
an adjustable amplifier arranged to adjust the power level at which said uplink beam may be transmitted to said satellite;
a demodulator suitable for use in said satellite arranged to demodulate said channels into demodulated uplink frames;
a decoder arranged to decode said error correction code, to detect errors in said correction code and to make at least an error estimate of errors in said correction code;
a cell former arranged to form report cells comprising error information in response to said error estimate, addresses identifying destinations and identifiers indicating that said report cells contain said error information;
a frame organizer arranged to generate downlink frames comprising said report cells for transmission on said downlink beam; and
a processor responsive to said downlink beam arranged to unpack said report cells from said downlink frames and to adjust said amplifier based on said error information in said report cells. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. In a processing satellite communication system comprising an uplink for transmitting uplink data cells on an uplink beam from a ground terminal to said satellite and a downlink for transmitting downlink data cells on a downlink beam from the satellite to a ground terminal, a method of controlling the transmission of said uplink data cells comprising in combination:
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grouping said uplink data cells with an error correction code;
locating said uplink data cells in predetermined uplink time slots within uplink frames comprising said uplink data cells;
modulating said uplink frames by a predetermined form of modulation to enable placement of the modulated uplink frames into a plurality of uplink channels suitable for transmission to said satellite on said uplink beam with an adjustable power level, said uplink channels comprising a plurality of said uplink time slots;
demodulating said channels into demodulated uplink frames;
decoding said error correction code, to detect errors in said correction code and to make at least an error estimate of errors in said correction code;
forming report cells comprising error information in response to said error estimate, addresses identifying destinations and identifiers indicating that said report cells contain said error information;
generating downlink frames comprising said report cells for transmission on said downlink beam;
unpacking said report cells from said downlink frames; and
adjusting said power level based on said error information in said report cells. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. In a processing satellite communication system comprising an uplink for transmitting uplink data cells on an uplink beam from a ground terminal to said satellite and a downlink for transmitting downlink data cells on a downlink beam from the satellite to a ground terminal, apparatus for controlling the transmission of said uplink data cells data comprising in combination:
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an uplink frame organizer arranged to locate burst signals in predetermined time slots within uplink frames comprising said uplink data cells;
an uplink unit arranged to launch said uplink frames at a predetermined adjustable time so as to place the uplink frames into a plurality of uplink channels suitable for transmission to said satellite on said uplink beam, said uplink channels comprising a plurality of said time slots;
an adjustable amplifier arranged to adjust the power level at which said uplink beam may be transmitted to said satellite;
a demodulator suitable for use in said satellite arranged to demodulate said channels into demodulated uplink frames;
an uplink processor responsive to said uplink beam arranged to make at least an estimate of the received energy of said burst signals or the time of arrival of said burst signals at said satellite;
a cell former arranged to form report cells comprising report information in response to said estimate of the received energy of said burst signal or the time of arrival of said burst signal at said satellite, addresses identifying destinations and identifiers indicating that said report cells contain said report information;
a downlink frame organizer arranged to generate downlink frames comprising said report cells for transmission on said downlink beam; and
a downlink processor responsive to said downlink beam arranged to unpack said report cells from said downlink frames, to adjust said amplifier based on said report information in said report cells in response to said estimate of the received energy of said burst signal or to adjust said adjustable time based on said report information in said report cells in response to said the time of arrival of said burst signals at said satellite. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. In a processing satellite communication system comprising an uplink for transmitting uplink data cells on an uplink beam from a ground terminal to said satellite and a downlink for transmitting downlink data cells on a downlink beam from the satellite to a ground terminal, a method of controlling the transmission of said uplink data cells data comprising in combination:
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locating burst signals in predetermined time slots within uplink frames comprising said uplink data cells;
launching said uplink frames at a predetermined adjustable time so as to place the uplink frames into a plurality of uplink channels suitable for transmission to said satellite on said uplink beam at an adjustable power level, said uplink channels comprising a plurality of said time slots;
demodulating said channels into demodulated uplink frames;
making at least an estimate of the received energy of said burst signals or the time of arrival of said burst signals at said satellite;
forming report cells comprising report information in response to said estimate of the received energy of said burst signal or the time of arrival of said burst signal at said satellite, addresses identifying destinations and identifiers indicating that said report cells contain said report information;
generating downlink frames comprising said report cells for transmission on said downlink beam; and
unpacking said report cells from said downlink frames; and
adjusting said power level based on said report information in said report cells in response to said estimate of the received energy of said burst signal or said adjustable time based on said report information in said report cells in response to said the time of arrival of said burst signals at said satellite. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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