Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hierarchical multi-tier throughput assignment for a shared throughput satellite network
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Application No.: US17444252Application Date: 2021-08-02
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Publication No.: US11637765B2Publication Date: 2023-04-25
- Inventor: Robert J. Torres , Hanny Kadrichu , John L. Border
- 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: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP
- Main IPC: H04B7/185
- IPC: H04B7/185 ; H04L12/24 ; H04L12/26 ; H04L12/66 ; H04L43/0888 ; H04L41/5003

Abstract:
Various arrangements for monitoring and enforcing multi-tier throughput assignments in a network, such as satellite-based communication network, are presented. Throughput usage may be monitored on a beam-level, satellite-level, gateway-level, and system level. Throughput usage for individual satellite terminals may be aggregated and used to determine the throughput usage on an entity-by-entity basis. An entity can have one or more sub-entities to which throughput is allocated. Excessive throughput usage for higher-tier entities can result in throughput being restricted for satellite terminals associated with lower-tier entities.
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