Method, apparatus, and system for feathering data in a communication network
First Claim
1. A control method for a synchronous communication network that includes a hub and a plurality of user nodes each at a different distance from the hub, said method comprising steps of:
- creating a burst time plan that allocates a number of slots and a location of each slot in a frame time period to each user node;
transmitting a frame from the hub to each user node, the frame including the burst time plan; and
transmitting a respective data burst in the frame time period from each user node to the hub according to the burst time plan, a start of the frame time period from each user node occurring at the hub simultaneously, whereineach data burst includes user data segments in a position of at least one slot in the frame time period allocated to the respective user nodes according to the burst time plan, andthe position of each slot in the frame time period allocated to the respective user node is equally spaced along a time axis.
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Abstract
A communication network control method for a communication network including a hub and a plurality of user nodes includes adjusting system parameters and feathering to reduce jitter and other effects given current conditions of the wireless channel, current loading of the network, and user constraints. In particular, the method includes transmitting a first and second frame with a burst time plan from the hub to each user node, and transmitting a first respective data burst from each of the user nodes to the hub according to the burst time plan. The time frame of the data burst from each user node arrives simultaneously at the hub. A position of each slot in the first data burst is allocated to be equally spaced along a time axis.
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9 Claims
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1. A control method for a synchronous communication network that includes a hub and a plurality of user nodes each at a different distance from the hub, said method comprising steps of:
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creating a burst time plan that allocates a number of slots and a location of each slot in a frame time period to each user node; transmitting a frame from the hub to each user node, the frame including the burst time plan; and transmitting a respective data burst in the frame time period from each user node to the hub according to the burst time plan, a start of the frame time period from each user node occurring at the hub simultaneously, wherein each data burst includes user data segments in a position of at least one slot in the frame time period allocated to the respective user nodes according to the burst time plan, and the position of each slot in the frame time period allocated to the respective user node is equally spaced along a time axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A synchronous communication system comprising:
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a hub; a transponder configured to be hosted on a satellite; and a plurality of user nodes that communicate with the hub via the transponder, said hub being configured to create a burst time plan that allocates a number of slots and a location of each slot in a frame time period to each user node, transmit a frame from the hub to each user node, the frame including the burst time plan, and said plurality of user nodes being configured to transmit a respective data burst in the frame time period from each user node to the hub according to the burst time plan, a start of the frame time period from each user node occurring at the hub simultaneously, wherein each data burst includes user data segments in a position of at least one slot in the frame time period allocated to the respective user node according to the burst time plan, and the position of each slot in the frame time period allocated to the respective user node is equally spaced along a time axis. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A synchronous communication system, comprising:
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a hub; a transponder configured to be hosted on a satellite; and a plurality of user nodes that communicate with the hub via the transponder, said hub comprising means for creating a burst time plan that allocates a number of slots and a location of each slot in a frame time period to each user node, means for transmitting a frame from the hub to each user node, the frame including the burst time plan, and said plurality of user nodes comprising means for transmitting a respective data burst in the frame time period from each user node to the hub according to the burst time plan, a start of the frame time period from each user node occurring at the hub simultaneously, wherein each data burst includes user data segments in a position of at least one slot in the frame time period allocated to the respective user node according to the burst time plan, and the position of each slot in the frame time period allocated to the respective user node is equally spaced along a time axis.
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