Integrating coverage areas of multiple transponder platforms
First Claim
1. A method for integrating coverage areas for multiple transponder platforms comprising the step of arranging a plurality of coverage areas in a cluster wherein each of the plurality of coverage areas is assigned a color that differs from that of every other coverage area in the cluster and wherein each of the plurality of coverage areas overlaps at least one other coverage area in the cluster for maximizing utilization of multiple system resources.
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Abstract
A method for integrating coverage areas of multiple transponder platforms includes the step of arranging a plurality of coverage areas in a cluster wherein each of the plurality of coverage areas is assigned a color that differs from that of every other coverage area in a same cluster and wherein each of the plurality of coverage areas overlaps at least one other coverage area in the same cluster for maximizing utilization of multiple system resources.
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- 1. A method for integrating coverage areas for multiple transponder platforms comprising the step of arranging a plurality of coverage areas in a cluster wherein each of the plurality of coverage areas is assigned a color that differs from that of every other coverage area in the cluster and wherein each of the plurality of coverage areas overlaps at least one other coverage area in the cluster for maximizing utilization of multiple system resources.
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13. An apparatus for integrating coverage areas comprising:
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a plurality of transponder platforms; and
an antenna coupled to each of the plurality of transponder platforms wherein;
each antenna illuminates one of a plurality of coverage areas;
the plurality of coverage areas are grouped into at least one cluster, each of the plurality of coverage areas in each cluster of the at least one cluster is assigned a color that differs from that of every other coverage area in each cluster of the at least one cluster, and each of the plurality of coverage areas in each cluster of the at least one cluster overlaps at least one other coverage area in each cluster of the at least one cluster for maximizing utilization of multiple system resources. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for integrating coverage areas for a plurality of transponder platforms comprising the steps of:
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forming a plurality of coverage areas each from a respective one of the plurality of transponder platforms;
arranging a plurality of coverage areas in a cluster wherein each of the plurality of coverage areas is formed from a plurality of spot beams, and out of a total number of colors, each of the plurality of coverage areas is assigned only one color, said only one color differing from that of every other coverage area in the same cluster and wherein each of the plurality of coverage areas overlaps at least one other coverage area in the same cluster. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of providing coverage in a communication system comprising:
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forming a cluster by overlapping a plurality of coverage areas corresponding to a respective transponder;
from a total number of colors, assigning only one color for a plurality of spot beams associated with each transponder of the communication system;
forming a resource reuse pattern for the plurality of spot beams within each of the plurality of coverage areas and wherein the cluster is arranged in a lattice where none of the plurality of coverage areas is assigned a same color or overlaps another of the plurality of coverage areas assigned the same color. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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Specification