Peer group diagnosis detection method and system

• US 9,525,478 B2
• Filed: 11/23/2015
• Issued: 12/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hughes Network Systems LLC (Echostar Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Hughes Network Systems LLC (Echostar Corporation)
• Inventors: Rozmaryn, Jack
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Wesley
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHAKRABORTY, RAJARSHI
• Application Number:
  US14/949,397
• Publication Number:
  US 20160080070A1
• Time in Patent Office: 393 Days
• Field of Search: 455/9
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/23 Indication means, e.g. displays, alarms, audible means
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18515 Transmission equipment in satellites or space-based relays

Abstract

Systems and methods for peer group diagnosis detection are disclosed. In an example embodiment, a beam profile including a plurality of satellite beam characteristics is determined. A peer group of satellite terminals is determined. Terminal profiles with terminal characteristics for the satellite terminals in the peer group are determined. A normalized baseline profile including normalized terminal characteristics for the peer group is determined. Measured operational statistics of the satellite terminals in the peer group are received and converted into normalized operation statistics using the terminal profiles and the normalized baseline profile. Normalized peer group operational statistics including a mean and a standard deviation of normalized operational statistics are determined. A normalized deviation of the normalized operational statistics is determined for each satellite terminal. The normalized deviations for each satellite terminal are compared to a threshold deviation. Satellite terminals are diagnosed as good, degraded, or bad.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining a beam profile including a plurality of satellite beam characteristics including a beam center point;

determining a peer group of satellite terminals;

determining terminal profiles for the satellite terminals, each terminal profile including a plurality of terminal characteristics;

determining a normalized baseline profile for the peer group, the normalized baseline profile representative of a terminal located at the beam center point, and the normalized baseline profile including a plurality of normalized terminal characteristics;

receiving measured operational statistics of the satellite terminals in the peer group;

converting the measured operational statistics into normalized operation statistics by at least one of adding and subtracting normalization values to or from the measured operational statistics to account for differences between the terminal profiles and the normalized baseline profile; and

diagnosing a satellite terminal based on the normalized operation statistics.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the beam characteristics include effective isotropic radiated power, antenna gain, signal to noise ratio, geographic beam profile, carrier frequency, and modulation type.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the peer group includes all satellite terminals on a beam.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the peer group includes all satellite terminals within a geographical area defined by a set of latitudes and longitudes.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein each terminal profile includes an antenna size and type, a transmission power, an antenna gain, a signal to noise ratio, a symbol rate, and a geolocation.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein operational statistics include at least a reception power, a transmission power, a signal to noise ratio, an error rate, and a latency value.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the operational statistics include at least an uplink signal to noise ratio and a downlink signal to noise ratio.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein converting the measured uplink and downlink signal to noise ratios includes adjusting the measured values by adding an uplink normalization value and a downlink normalization value specific to each satellite terminal based on at least, an antenna size, a transmission power, an antenna gain, and a distance from a satellite beam center point.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the normalized peer group operational statistics include at least a mean and a standard deviation for each of the uplink signal to noise ratio and the downlink signal to noise ratio.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein for each satellite terminal, the normalized deviation for each of the uplink signal to noise ratio and the downlink signal to noise ratio are determined and compared to a threshold uplink deviation and a threshold downlink deviation.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the normalized deviation for each of the uplink signal to noise ratio and the downlink signal to noise ratio is represented in units of standard deviations.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein measuring operational statistics occurs at least one of continuously and on a regular time interval to provide an updated diagnosis using updated operational statistics.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining normalized peer group operational statistics including at least a mean and a standard deviation of at least two normalized operational statistics.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising determining, for each satellite terminal, a normalized deviation of the at least two normalized operational statistics.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising comparing the normalized deviations for each satellite terminal to a threshold deviation.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the satellite terminal is diagnosed as at least one of good, degraded, and bad.

17. A system comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable medium storing satellite profile information;

and

at least one processing device operably coupled to the non-transitory computer readable medium, the at least one processing device executing instructions to;

determine a beam profile including a plurality of satellite beam characteristics including a beam center point;

determine a peer group of satellite terminals;

determine terminal profiles for the satellite terminals, each terminal profile including a plurality of terminal characteristics;

determine a normalized baseline profile for the peer group, the normalized baseline profile representative of a terminal located at the beam center point, and the normalized baseline profile including a plurality of normalized terminal characteristics;

receive measured operational statistics of the satellite terminals in the peer group;

convert the measured operational statistics into normalized operation statistics by at least one of adding and subtracting normalization values to or from the measured operational statistics to account for differences between the terminal profiles and the normalized baseline profile; and

diagnose a satellite terminal based on the normalized operation statistics.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the operational statistics include at least an uplink signal to noise ratio and a downlink signal to noise ratio.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein converting the measured uplink and downlink signal to noise ratios includes adjusting the measured values by adding an uplink normalization value and a downlink normalization value specific to each satellite terminal based on at least, an antenna size, a transmission power, an antenna gain, and a distance from a satellite beam center point.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the normalized peer group operational statistics include at least a mean and a standard deviation for each of the uplink signal to noise ratio and the downlink signal to noise ratio, and for each satellite terminal, the normalized deviation for each of the uplink signal to noise ratio and the downlink signal to noise ratio are determined and compared to a threshold uplink deviation and a threshold downlink deviation.

21. The system of claim 17, wherein a satellite beam profile indicates at least one of operation in the K_a band and the K_u band.

22. A method comprising:

determining a beam profile including a plurality of satellite beam characteristics including a beam center point;

determining a peer group of satellite terminals;

determining terminal profiles for the satellite terminals, each terminal profile including a plurality of terminal characteristics;

determining a normalized baseline profile for the peer group, the normalized baseline profile representative of a terminal located at the beam center point, and the normalized baseline profile including a plurality of normalized terminal characteristics;

receiving at least one measured operational statistic of a satellite terminal in the peer group;

converting the at least one measured operational statistic into a normalized operation statistic by at least one of adding and subtracting a normalization value to or from the at least one measured operational statistic to account for differences between the terminal profile for the satellite terminal and the normalized baseline profile; and

diagnosing the satellite terminal based on the normalized operation statistic.