Bandwidth allocation in satellite communication networks
US8218474B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 18, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/2123
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is described a method for allocating bandwidth in a satellite communication system comprising a plurality of terminals, the method comprising: at each one of the plurality of terminals: sending a local terminal bandwidth request to a centralized bandwidth manager and to all other terminals of the plurality of terminals via a satellite; receiving a centralized bandwidth allocation for a first group of applications from the centralized bandwidth manager; receiving other terminal bandwidth requests from the other terminals, extracting requests for a second group of applications, and generating a decentralized bandwidth allocation according to a set of bandwidth allocation rules common to all of the plurality of terminals; and generating a global bandwidth allocation using the centralized bandwidth allocation and the decentralized bandwidth allocation.
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