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Communication satellite system with dynamic downlink resource allocation

US6141534A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 25, 1998
Grant dateOct 31, 2000
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Expiry dateMar 25, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B7/18513
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication satellite system dynamically allocates additional downlink resources on the satellite to selected downlink signals to compensate for signal degradation. A typical cause of such degradation is rain where the downlink station is located. Another cause of such degradation is increased communication traffic or bandwidth demand within a particular region.

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