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Multi-beam communication system and method

US7706787B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 21, 2007
Grant dateApr 27, 2010
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Expiry dateAug 1, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B7/18515
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of flexibly allocating capacity in a satellite coverage area, comprising establishing a frequency reuse pattern of at least two interleaved sets of cells, assigning a polarization to each set of cells, such that adjacent sets of cells alternate in orthogonal polarization, flexibly assigning satellite transmit power to at least one cell, flexibly assigning frequency and bandwidth to at least one cell, and moving frequencies, bandwidths, and satellite transmit power among the cells within each set, independently of the other sets, ensuring that at all times no two adjacent cells within a given set share a common frequency.

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