Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Interference mitigation for a satellite network
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Application No.: US15970981Application Date: 2018-05-04
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Publication No.: US10257716B2Publication Date: 2019-04-09
- Inventor: Patrick Tatum
- Applicant: Iridium Satellite LLC
- Applicant Address: US VA McLean
- Assignee: Iridium Seattle LLC
- Current Assignee: Iridium Seattle LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US VA McLean
- Agency: Baker Botts L.L.P.
- Main IPC: H04W16/28
- IPC: H04W16/28 ; H04B15/00 ; H04W84/06 ; H04W28/08 ; H04B7/185

Abstract:
In one implementation, interference generated by a constellation of satellites is mitigated. Each satellite is configured to provide multiple beams that define a coverage footprint. Anticipated positions are determined for satellites. Based on the anticipated positions, a determination is made that, during a defined period of time, portions of a coverage footprint for a first satellite will be covered by coverage footprints for other satellites. Based on this, a beam assignment for the first satellite is defined in which a first subset of beams configured to provide coverage of a first portion of the first coverage footprint are inactive, and a beam assignment for a second satellite is defined in which a second subset of beams are active, where the second subset of beams provide coverage within the first portion of the first coverage footprint.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180255467A1 INTERFERENCE MITIGATION FOR A SATELLITE NETWORK Public/Granted day:2018-09-06
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