Systems and methods for inter-system sharing of satellite communications frequencies within a common footprint
First Claim
1. A frequency sharing system comprising:
- a first satellite that communicates with first radioterminals using frequencies of a frequency band in a first service region; and
a second satellite that communicates with second radioterminals using frequencies of the frequency band in a second service region that is contained within the first service region,wherein an antenna gain of the second satellite is greater than an antenna gain of the first satellite, the first satellite communicates with the first radioterminals by transmitting and receiving substantially Right Hand Circularly Polarized (RHCP) electro-magnetic energy, the second satellite communicates with the second radioterminals by transmitting substantially Left Hand Circularly Polarized (LHCP) electro-magnetic energy and at least one of the second radioterminals communicates with the second satellite by transmitting substantially linearly polarized electro-magnetic energy.
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Abstract
Two satellite communications systems can use the same frequency or frequencies in geographically overlapping footprints, without creating undue interference in a given system that is caused by the same frequency signal(s) that is/are used by the other system. In particular, an aggregate Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) of the radioterminals and/or ancillary terrestrial components of a second satellite communications system in the common footprint is sufficiently low, and/or the receive antenna gain of a first satellite communications system is sufficiently low compared to the receive antenna gain of the second satellite communications system, so as to increase an aggregate receiver noise that is seen by the first satellite system receivers by an amount that does not substantially change a Quality of Service (QoS) of the first satellite communications system.
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46 Claims
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1. A frequency sharing system comprising:
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a first satellite that communicates with first radioterminals using frequencies of a frequency band in a first service region; and a second satellite that communicates with second radioterminals using frequencies of the frequency band in a second service region that is contained within the first service region, wherein an antenna gain of the second satellite is greater than an antenna gain of the first satellite, the first satellite communicates with the first radioterminals by transmitting and receiving substantially Right Hand Circularly Polarized (RHCP) electro-magnetic energy, the second satellite communicates with the second radioterminals by transmitting substantially Left Hand Circularly Polarized (LHCP) electro-magnetic energy and at least one of the second radioterminals communicates with the second satellite by transmitting substantially linearly polarized electro-magnetic energy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A frequency sharing system comprising:
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a plurality of first radioterminals that communicate with a first satellite at a first aggregate effective isotropic radiated power using frequencies of a frequency band in a service region; and a plurality of second radioterminals that communicate with a second satellite at a second aggregate effective isotropic radiated power that is less than the first aggregate effective isotropic radiated power using frequencies of the frequency band in the service region, wherein an antenna gain of the second satellite is greater than an antenna gain of the first satellite, the first satellite communicates with the first radioterminals by transmitting and receiving substantially Right Hand Circularly Polarized (RHCP) electro-magnetic energy, the second satellite communicates with the second radioterminals by transmitting substantially Left Hand Circularly Polarized (LHCP) electro-magnetic energy and at least one of the second radioterminals communicates with the second satellite by transmitting substantially linearly polarized electro-magnetic energy. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A frequency sharing method for a first satellite that communicates with first radioterminals using frequencies of a frequency band in a first service region, the method comprising:
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communicating between second radioterminals and a second satellite using frequencies of the frequency band in a second service region that is contained within the first service region, wherein an antenna gain of the second satellite is greater than an antenna gain of the first satellite, the first satellite communicates with the first radioterminals by transmitting and receiving substantially Right Hand Circularly Polarized (RHCP) electro-magnetic energy, the second satellite communicates with the second radioterminals by transmitting substantially Left Hand Circularly Polarized (LHCP) electro-magnetic energy and at least one of the second radioterminals communicates with the second satellite by transmitting substantially linearly polarized electro-magnetic energy. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A frequency sharing method for a plurality of first radioterminals that communicate with a first satellite using frequencies of a frequency band in a service region at a first aggregate effective isotropic radiated power, the method comprising:
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communicating between a plurality of second radioterminals and a second satellite using frequencies of the frequency band in the service region at a second aggregate effective isotropic radiated power that is less than the first aggregate effective isotropic radiated power, wherein an antenna gain of the second satellite is greater than an antenna gain of the first satellite, the first satellite communicates with the first radioterminals by transmitting and receiving substantially Right Hand Circularly Polarized (RHCP) electro-magnetic energy, the second satellite communicates with the second radioterminals by transmitting substantially Left Hand Circularly Polarized (LHCP) electro-magnetic energy and at least one of the second radioterminals communicates with the second satellite by transmitting substantially linearly polarized electro-magnetic energy. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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