System for synchronizing a ground segment to a beam hopping satellite
US11381305B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 6, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B2001/6908
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A satellite communication system is arranged for consecutively illuminating a plurality of contours on earth. The satellite communication system includes a modulator adjusting its transmission of data and dummy data to detected switching time instants, without causing too long delays or buffer overflows, or without impacting a return link synchronization. Traffic can be seamlessly switched to a redundant transmitter which is aligned with the beam hopping satellite to efficiently and reliably achieve synchronization.
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