Incrementally increasing deployment of gateways
First Claim
1. A method for incrementally increasing deployment of gateways in a satellite communication system comprising:
- operating, for an initial time period, a spot beam satellite below a capacity of the spot beam satellite, the operating for the initial time period comprising;
receiving, at a first antenna of the spot beam satellite, a first communication signal from a first gateway, the first communication signal providing a first portional network access capacity of the spot beam satellite for the initial time period; and
distributing portions of the first portional network access capacity to each of a plurality of spot beam antennas of the spot beam satellite that are directed to different geographical locations;
incrementally increasing deployment of capacity at the spot beam satellite utilizing at least a second gateway when the second gateway begins transmitting to the spot beam satellite; and
operating the spot beam satellite at the incrementally increased deployment of capacity, the operating at the incrementally increased deployment of capacity comprising;
receiving, at the first antenna of the spot beam satellite, the first communication signal from the first gateway, the first communication signal providing the first portional network access capacity;
receiving, at a second antenna of the spot beam satellite, a second communication signal from the second gateway, the second communication signal providing a second portional network access capacity of the spot beam satellite;
distributing portions of the first portional network access capacity to each of the plurality of spot beam antennas; and
distributing portions of the second portional network access capacity to at least one of the plurality of spot beam antennas.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a satellite communications system includes first and second receivers, splitters, and combiners. The first receiver is configured to receive a first microwave communications signal; and the first splitter is coupled to the first receiver and configured to split the first microwave communications signal into at least first and second channels. The second receiver is configured to receive a second microwave communications signal; and the second splitter is coupled to the second receiver and configured to split the second microwave communications signal into at least third and fourth channels. The first combiner is coupled to the first and second splitters and configured to combine the first and third channels to form a third microwave communications signal; and the second combiner is coupled to the first and second splitters and configured to combine the second and fourth channels to form a fourth microwave communications signal.
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1. A method for incrementally increasing deployment of gateways in a satellite communication system comprising:
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operating, for an initial time period, a spot beam satellite below a capacity of the spot beam satellite, the operating for the initial time period comprising; receiving, at a first antenna of the spot beam satellite, a first communication signal from a first gateway, the first communication signal providing a first portional network access capacity of the spot beam satellite for the initial time period; and distributing portions of the first portional network access capacity to each of a plurality of spot beam antennas of the spot beam satellite that are directed to different geographical locations; incrementally increasing deployment of capacity at the spot beam satellite utilizing at least a second gateway when the second gateway begins transmitting to the spot beam satellite; and operating the spot beam satellite at the incrementally increased deployment of capacity, the operating at the incrementally increased deployment of capacity comprising; receiving, at the first antenna of the spot beam satellite, the first communication signal from the first gateway, the first communication signal providing the first portional network access capacity; receiving, at a second antenna of the spot beam satellite, a second communication signal from the second gateway, the second communication signal providing a second portional network access capacity of the spot beam satellite; distributing portions of the first portional network access capacity to each of the plurality of spot beam antennas; and distributing portions of the second portional network access capacity to at least one of the plurality of spot beam antennas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for incrementally increasing deployment of additional gateways in a satellite communication system comprising:
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operating, for an initial time period, a spot beam satellite below a capacity of the spot beam satellite, the operating for the initial time period comprising; receiving a first communication signal from a first gateway at a spot beam satellite, the first communication signal providing a first portional network access capacity of the spot beam satellite for the initial time period; multiplexing the first communication signal into a first set of communication signal portions, each of the first set of communication signal portions comprising a portion of the first portional network access capacity; and distributing the first set of communication signal portions to a predetermined number of spot beam antennas of the spot beam satellite that are directed to different geographical locations; incrementally increasing deployment of capacity at the spot beam satellite from at least a second gateway when the second gateway begins transmitting to the spot beam satellite; and operating the spot beam satellite at the incrementally increased deployment of capacity, the operating at the incrementally increased deployment of capacity comprising; receiving the first communication signal from the first gateway at the spot beam satellite, the first communication signal providing the first portional network access capacity; receiving a second communication signal from the second gateway at the spot beam satellite, the second communication signal providing a second portional network access capacity of the spot beam satellite; multiplexing the first communication signal into a second set of communication signal portions, each of the second set of communication signal portions comprising a portion of the first portional network access capacity; multiplexing the second communication signal into a third set of communication signal portions, each of the third set of communication signal portions comprising a portion of the second portional network access capacity; distributing the second set of communication signal portions to a first subset of the predetermined number of spot beam antennas; and distributing the third set of communication signal portions to a second subset of the predetermined number of spot beam signals. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A spot beam satellite, comprising:
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a first antenna for receiving a first communication signal from a first gateway, the first communication signal providing a first portional network access capacity of the spot beam satellite; a distribution network, the distribution network configured to distribute portions of the first portional network access capacity for an initial time period to each of a plurality of spot beam antennas of the spot beam satellite that are directed to different geographical locations; and a second antenna for receiving a second communication signal from a second gateway when the second gateway begins transmitting the second communication signal to the spot beam satellite to incrementally increase deployment of capacity at the spot beam satellite, the second communication signal providing a second portional network access capacity of the spot beam satellite, wherein the distribution network is configured to distribute portions of the first portional network access capacity to each of the plurality of spot beam antennas and portions of the second portional network access capacity to at least one of the plurality of spot beam antennas. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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