Multi-user detection in satellite return link
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1. A satellite modem comprising:
- a communication interface configured to communicate wirelessly with a satellite; and
a processor communicatively coupled to the communication interface and configured to cause the communication interface to communicate wirelessly with the satellite using a first return sub-channel at a first frequency and a second return sub-channel at a second frequency such that the first return sub-channel will operate in a non-contention mode at a first time, and will operate in a contention mode at a second time different from the first time.
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Abstract
Use of multi-user detection (MUD) with a frequency-multiplexed satellite return link (scheduling algorithms, etc) is described. The satellite return link may utilize multi-frequency time division multiple access (MF-TDMA). The satellite return link may include a plurality of return sub-channels, wherein one or more of the return sub-channels may operate in a contention mode during some time periods and a non-contention mode at different time periods.
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1. A satellite modem comprising:
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a communication interface configured to communicate wirelessly with a satellite; and a processor communicatively coupled to the communication interface and configured to cause the communication interface to communicate wirelessly with the satellite using a first return sub-channel at a first frequency and a second return sub-channel at a second frequency such that the first return sub-channel will operate in a non-contention mode at a first time, and will operate in a contention mode at a second time different from the first time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for multi-user detection in a satellite return link utilizing multi-frequency time division multiple access (MF-TDMA), the method comprising:
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wirelessly coupling a satellite via a first return sub-channel at a first frequency to a plurality of satellite modems; wirelessly coupling a satellite via a second return sub-channel at a second frequency to the plurality of satellite modems; wirelessly coupling a satellite via a third return sub-channel at a third frequency to the plurality of satellite modems; operating at least one of the first return sub-channel, the second return sub-channel, or the third sub-channel in a non-contention mode at a first time; instructing a subset of the plurality of satellite modems to use the at least one of the first return sub-channel, the second return sub-channel, or the third sub-channel in a contention mode at a second time different from the first time; in response to the instructions, operating the at least one of the first return sub-channel, the second return sub-channel, or the third sub-channel in the contention mode at the second time; and affecting a multi-user detection (MUD) algorithm in the satellite return link in accordance with the subset. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A satellite modem comprising:
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means for wirelessly communicating with a broadband communication satellite over a return link comprising a plurality of sub-channels; and means for controlling the satellite modem to communicate with the broadband communication satellite via one of the return sub-channels using a non-contention mode at a first time and using a contention mode at a second time different from the first time. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for multi-user detection in a satellite return link utilizing multi-frequency time division multiple access (MF-TDMA), the method comprising:
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wirelessly coupling a plurality of return sub-channels having respective frequencies to a plurality of satellite modems; operating at least one of the return sub-channels in a non-contention mode at a first time; instructing a subset of the plurality of satellite modems to use the at least one of the return sub-channels in a contention mode at a second time different from the first time operating at least one of the return sub-channels in the contention mode at the second time and affecting a multi-user detection (MUD) algorithm in the satellite return link in accordance with the subset. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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