Satellite system with networked gateways
US11683094B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04J14/0215
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A satellite system may have a constellation of communications satellites that provides services to users with electronic devices such as portable electronic devices and home/office equipment. The satellites may support communications between the electronic devices of the users and gateways. Each gateway may have satellite transceiver circuitry that transmits and receives satellite signals. Each gateway may also have an optical add-drop multiplexer coupled to a fiber ring and radio-frequency-over-fiber circuitry coupled between the satellite transceiver circuitry and the optical add-drop multiplexer. A metropolitan point-of-presence may be in communication with the fiber ring and may have modems for centrally processing communications (received and transmitted in an intermediate frequency) in the satellite system.
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