H04B7/18543

Compensation for Attenuation of Carrier Power by a Transmission Path
20230084347 · 2023-03-16 · ·

A system and method for compensating for attenuation of carrier power by a transmission path. The method includes defining a path from a gateway to a measurement tap, where the path may include an output port of the gateway and path components used to reach the measurement tap; sweeping, in bands, an RF spectrum served by the RFT by sending a signal at a respective band and a band power from the output port over the path; measuring, at the measurement tap, a power metric for each of the bands; capturing, for each of the bands, power level (PL) data including a frequency start of the respective band, a frequency end of the respective band, the respective band power and the respective power metric at the measurement tap; and setting a carrier power level (CPL) of a carrier having a frequency start and a frequency end, where the CPL is based on the PL data associated with one more of the bands included in the frequency start and the frequency end, where the path components may include one or more connecting cables, one or more switches, and one or more equipment in the path.

Flexible capacity satellite communications system
11637629 · 2023-04-25 · ·

Systems and methods for supporting more flexible coverage areas and spatial capacity assignments using satellite communications systems are disclosed. A hub-spoke, bent-pipe satellite communications system includes: terminals; gateways; a controller for specifying data for controlling satellite operations in accordance with a frame definition including timeslots for a frame and defining an allocation of capacity between forward and return traffic; and a satellite including: pathways; at least one LNA, an output of which is for coupling to a pathway and to amplify uplink beam signals in accordance with the allocation; and at least one HPA, an input of which is for coupling to the pathway and to amplify downlink beam signals in accordance with the allocation, and wherein the frame definition specifies at least one pathway as a forward pathway for at least one timeslot and as a return pathway for at least one other timeslot in the frame.

Flexible beamforming for satellite communications

Systems and methods for supporting more flexible coverage areas and spatial capacity assignments using satellite communications systems are disclosed. A hub-spoke, bent-pipe satellite communications system includes: terminals; gateways; a controller for specifying data for controlling satellite operations in accordance with a frame definition including timeslots for a frame and defining an allocation of capacity between forward and return traffic. The satellite communications system may employ a satellite with a feed array assembly and may use on-board beamforming or ground-based beamforming. Beam hopping within timeslots of the frame may be used to provide coverage to different cells in different time periods. The flexible coverage areas may be provided using changes in satellite position, antenna patterns, or beam resource allocations.

Network employing cube satellites

A space-based communications network (100) includes at least one central ground station (116) having a transceiver that is configured to communicate with satellites, such as cube satellites (110). The cube satellites (110) form an ad hoc network of orbital cube satellites, in which each of the cube satellites (110) communicate with each other. One of the cube satellites communicates with the ground station (116). A ground-based control system (1000) communicates with the central ground station (116). The control system (1000) continuously determines a configuration of the ad hoc network (100) and communicates network control information for the cube satellites (110) to maintain communications in the ad hoc network (100). The cube satellites (110) disseminate the network control to each other via the ad hoc network (100).

SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS WITH MULTIPLE CLASSES OF TERRESTRIAL TERMINAL DEVICES
20230061148 · 2023-03-02 ·

In one implementation, a communications satellite includes a main antenna system and a communications controller. The main antenna system is configured to send communications to and receive communications from one or more terrestrial terminal devices. The communications controller has a memory storing a plurality of terminal attribute sets, each of which specifies attributes for communicating with a corresponding class of terrestrial terminal devices. The communications controller is configured to receive a terminal class identifier from an active terrestrial terminal device, identify, from among the stored terminal attribute sets, a particular terminal attribute set as corresponding to the terminal class identifier received from the active terrestrial terminal device, and control the communications satellite to communicate with the active terrestrial terminal device according to the attributes for communicating specified in the particular terminal attribute set identified as corresponding to the terminal class identifier received from the active terrestrial terminal device.

POLAR ENCODING AND DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATION

A polar encoding and decoding method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: obtaining K to-be-encoded bits; selecting K sequence numbers from a first sequence, where the to-be-encoded bits are placed on polar channels corresponding to the K sequence numbers; and performing polar code encoding on the K to-be-encoded bits to obtain encoded bits, where the first sequence includes sequence numbers of N polar channels, and the first sequence is one or a subsequence of a related sequence. This technical solution is applicable to a short message communication system of a BeiDou satellite. The method can effectively improve performance of the communication system and reduce complexity.

SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
20230123805 · 2023-04-20 ·

An earth station transmitter device is arranged for generating a signal to be transmitted to a plurality of earth station receiver devices of a satellite communication system. The device includes a plurality of shapers, such that each shaper is arranged for shaping for data traffic to a different subset of earth station receiver devices a symbol rate; a modulator includes a time slice selector arranged for receiving and storing the groups of time slices outputted by the plurality of shaping means; and a controller is adapted to monitor the modulator and to convey to at least one of the shaping means based on the monitoring an update of the symbol rate shaped by the at least one shaping means.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO OVERCOME SKIP ZONES
20230124037 · 2023-04-20 ·

Wireless communication systems and methods are provided that include at least one base transmitter unit, at least one repeater unit, at least one receiver, and an artificial intelligence unit. The base transmitter unit is configured to transmit a data signal. The repeater unit is in communication with the transmitter and is configured to transmit the data signal via sky wave propagation. The receiver is in communication with the transmitter and the repeater and is configured to receive the data signal. The artificial intelligence unit monitors ionospheric conditions in the area and controls the data signal, making adjustments so the data signal overcomes skip zones. The adjustments may include automatically adjusting the power and position of the antenna array to re-route the data signal and/or dynamically changing the frequency of the data signal.

Devices, methods, and systems for uplink synchronization in time division multiple access (TDMA) satellite network

Devices, methods, and systems for uplink synchronization in time division multiple access (TDMA) satellite network. In one embodiment, an earth-based satellite terminal is configured to communicate with a satellite hub through a satellite using the TDMA communication protocol. The earth-based satellite terminal is configured to determine its own location, a location of the satellite, estimate a distance between the location of the terminal and the location of the satellite, determine a Coarse Timing Advance based on the distance that is estimated, and transmit data to the satellite based on the Coarse Timing Advance and the TDMA communication protocol. The Coarse Timing Advance may allow uplink TDMA communication without a preamble transmission on a random access channel, the preamble transmission being required in many conventional systems.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE, DISTRIBUTED UNIT DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
20220321209 · 2022-10-06 · ·

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, a distributed unit device, a wireless communication method, and a storage medium. The electronic device of the present disclosure comprises a processing circuit, configured to: receive a space radiation parameter related to a space radiation feature of a transmit antenna of a user equipment; and determine, according to the space radiation parameter of the user equipment, whether an uplink signal from the user equipment causes interference on other electronic devices. By using the electronic device, the distributed unit device, the wireless communication method, and the storage medium according to the present disclosure, interference on other satellite devices by an uplink signal from a user equipment to a satellite device which provides service for the user equipment can be eliminated or avoided.