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Resource manager for a satellite telecommunication system

US7107050B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 26, 2003
Grant dateSep 12, 2006
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Expiry dateDec 12, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B7/18584
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A resource manager for a satellite telecommunication system including user terminals sending data to spots via a satellite, all data streams from a given terminal to the same given destination spot constituting a virtual path comprising a set of uplinks from the terminal to the satellite and a set of downlinks from the satellite to the spot, includes a central entity associated with each satellite for receiving requests sent by the user terminals and each expressing a requirement to use resources of the satellite corresponding to the virtual path. The central entity groups the requests into request groups each associated with a set of uplinks from the same spot to the destination spot, the set of uplinks constituting a virtual link, and determines authorized resources for each request group.

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