Method for formatting data of a physical layer frame
First Claim
1. A method for formatting a physical layer frame by a gateway, the method comprising:
- identifying, at the gateway, a modulation and coding format for data to be transmitted to a terminal via a bent-pipe satellite, the format dynamically assigned based at least in part on link conditions of the terminal;
determining, by the gateway, an increased bandwidth requirement for the terminal;
increasing, by the gateway, a proportion of physical layer frames based on the determined increased bandwidth requirement including a sub-channel identifier associated with the terminal;
determining a block size for a payload data portion of the physical layer frame utilizing the coding format, the block size configured to produce a duration of the physical layer frame of substantially equal duration in reference to adjacent physical layer frames andencapsulating an amount of data of the block size to produce the payload data portion of the physical layer frame including a header with the sub-channel identifier formatted to direct first physical layer frame to the terminal.
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Abstract
Systems, devices, processors, and methods are described for the transmission and reception of broadband signals between a gateway and subscriber terminals via satellite. In one set of embodiments, a wireless signal is generated and transmitted including a series of frames including a physical layer header and payload. A sub-channel identifier may be included in the physical layer header to identify the sub-channel for the payload, and allow for various novel filtering techniques at the subscriber terminal. The frames may be generated to be of substantially equal duration. Novel subscriber terminal configurations are described to leverage this formatting.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for formatting a physical layer frame by a gateway, the method comprising:
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identifying, at the gateway, a modulation and coding format for data to be transmitted to a terminal via a bent-pipe satellite, the format dynamically assigned based at least in part on link conditions of the terminal; determining, by the gateway, an increased bandwidth requirement for the terminal;
increasing, by the gateway, a proportion of physical layer frames based on the determined increased bandwidth requirement including a sub-channel identifier associated with the terminal;determining a block size for a payload data portion of the physical layer frame utilizing the coding format, the block size configured to produce a duration of the physical layer frame of substantially equal duration in reference to adjacent physical layer frames and encapsulating an amount of data of the block size to produce the payload data portion of the physical layer frame including a header with the sub-channel identifier formatted to direct first physical layer frame to the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus configured to format a physical layer frame, the apparatus comprising:
- a receiver configured to identify a modulation and coding format for data to be transmitted to a terminal via a bent-pipe satellite, the format dynamically assigned based at least in part on link conditions of the terminal;
a processor configured to; determine an increased bandwidth requirement for the terminal; increase allocation of physical layer frames in response to and in proportion with the increased bandwidth requirement including a sub-channel identifier associated with the terminal; and dynamically determine a block size for a payload data portion of the physical layer frame utilizing the coding format, the block size configured to produce a duration of the physical layer frame of substantially equal duration in reference to adjacent physical layer frames; and encapsulate an amount of data of the block size to produce the payload data portion of the physical layer frame with a header including the sub-channel identifier formatted to direct first physical layer frame to the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- a receiver configured to identify a modulation and coding format for data to be transmitted to a terminal via a bent-pipe satellite, the format dynamically assigned based at least in part on link conditions of the terminal;
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