Channel frequency allocation for multiple-satellite communication network

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6021309
SERIAL NO

08861891

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

A method and apparatus (system) for providing forward-link channel-frequency allocation for multiple-satellite cellular communications networks is disclosed. The system has a centralized ground-operations control center that provides bi-weekly minute-by-minute allocation plans for geographically-defined service areas. This enables each service area to set its diversity policy in accordance with the requirements of the government regulators and customer preferences within the service area. The system has a user model having a frequency re-use pattern, a channel allocation model for modelling the power allocated to each channel, and a gateway channel model for allocating channels in accordance with the user model and the channel allocation model. The allocation is made for each satellite of the plurality of satellites. The traffic allocation induces an operating frequency for each of the one or more links in each satellite of the plurality of satellites. The satellite communication system computed frequency allocation is optimized to minimize total radiation from all forward links for one or more of the plurality of satellites.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

  • GLOBALSTAR, INC.;LORAL AEROSPACE CORPORATION;THERMO FUNDING COMPANY LLC

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Driggers, Theodore F Boulder Creek, CA 2 167
Sherman, Richard H Fremont, CA 12 840

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation