Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for providing high throughput data services using MEO and LEO satellite systems
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Application No.: US16354617Application Date: 2019-03-15
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Publication No.: US10944471B2Publication Date: 2021-03-09
- Inventor: Channasandra Ravishankar , John Corrigan
- Applicant: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MD Germantown
- Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
- Current Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Germantown
- Agency: Potomac Technology Law, LLC
- Main IPC: H04B7/185
- IPC: H04B7/185
Abstract:
A satellite communications system includes both LEO and MEO satellites, a gateway node (GN) which includes a MEO-GN modem and a LEO-GN modem, and a user terminal (UT) which includes a MEO-UT modem and a LEO-UT modem. The MEO-GN modem transmits data communications to the UT via the MEO satellites. The MEO-UT modem receives the data communications from the MEO-GN modem. The MEO UT modem forwards control messages regarding the data communications received from the MEO-GN modem, via a control message tunnel, to the MEO-GN modem. Via the control message tunnel, (i) the MEO-UT modem provides the control messages to the UT-LEO modem, (ii) the LEO-UT modem transmits the control messages to the LEO-GN modem via the LEO satellites, and (iii) the LEO-GN modem provides the control messages to the MEO-GN modem.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200036435A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HIGH THROUGHPUT DATA SERVICES USING MEO AND LEO SATELLITE SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2020-01-30
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