Interference management in a hub-spoke spot beam satellite communication system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8542629
APP PUB NO 20130148571A1
SERIAL NO

13708755

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Conducting communications via a satellite includes using an antenna subsystem to provide fixed location spot beams. The spot beams may be assigned to beam groups according to an objective. At least one transmit-side switch may be sequentially switched to connect an output of a first pathway with different spot beams within a first beam group to establish traffic according to a first transmit beam switching pattern. At least one transmit-side switch may be sequentially switched to connect an output of the second pathway with different spot beams within a second beam group to establish traffic according to a second transmit beam switching pattern. The first and second transmit beam switching patterns may be coordinated to avoid substantial interference between traffic transmitted to a spot beam of the first beam group on a same frequency as traffic transmitted to a spot beam of the second beam group.

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  • VIASAT, INC.

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Miller, Mark J San Marcos, US 144 3615

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