Adaptive beam forming with multi-user detection and interference reduction in satellite communication systems and methods
US8744360B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/18513
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Satellite communications methods include receiving communications signals including co-channel interference at a space-based component from a plurality of wireless terminals in a satellite footprint over a satellite frequency band and reducing interference in the communication signals by (a) performing co-channel interference reduction on the communications signals to generate a plurality of interference reduced signals and (b) performing multiple access interference cancellation on the interference reduced signals. An interference reducing detector for a satellite communications system includes an interference reducer configured to perform co-channel interference reduction on communications signals to generate a plurality of interference reduced signals, and a detector configured to perform multiple access interference cancellation on the interference reduced signals. Satellite communications systems and satellite gateways including interference reducing detectors are also disclosed.
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