Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Synchronization for satellite system
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Application No.: US15172859Application Date: 2016-06-03
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Publication No.: US10411362B2Publication Date: 2019-09-10
- Inventor: William Hreha , Anne Elizabeth Wharton , David Linford Foulke , Richard Wallace Voreck , Shervin Shambayati
- Applicant: Space Systems/Loral, LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Assignee: Space Systems/Loral, LLC
- Current Assignee: Space Systems/Loral, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Agency: Vierra Magen Marcus LLP
- Main IPC: H01Q21/24
- IPC: H01Q21/24 ; H04W16/28 ; H04B7/185 ; H04W72/04 ; H04W56/00 ; H01Q3/26 ; H04B7/0426 ; H04W84/18 ; H04B7/19

Abstract:
Synchronization technology is implemented for a satellite communication system. Master clock information is accessed at a terrestrial location. A timing message based on the master clock information is transmitted from the terrestrial location to a satellite as the satellite is in orbit. The satellite is synchronized to the master clock based on the timing message. A beacon signal is transmitted from the satellite toward Earth. The beacon signal includes timing information. The beacon signal is received at a ground based gateway. The gateway is synchronized to the satellite based on the beacon signal. Communication is sent from the gateway to a terminal via the satellite. The communication includes timing data. The terminal is synchronized to the gateway based on the timing data.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170289939A1 SYNCHRONIZATION FOR SATELLITE SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2017-10-05
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