Multi-beam tdma satellite mobile communications system

Details Multi-beam tdma satellite mobile communications system Multi-beam tdma satellite mobile communications system

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H04B 7/185 (2006.01) H04J 3/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2432347

An earth station (8) receives a return signal (3) via more than one satellite link (4a, 4b) from a mobile terminal (2) using TDMA. The earth station (8) selects one or more of the satellite links (4a) for transmitting a forward signal (15) on the basis of the quality of signal (3; 15) received via each link. The earth section (8) allocates frequency channels to the mobile terminals (2) according to their location on the surface of the earth, so that the propagation time to and from those mobile terminals (2) which share the same frequency channel is approximately the same. The satellite (4a; 4b) includes an antenna which generates an array of beams which are individually pointed to fixed regions of the earth, until the elevation of the satellite (4a; 4b) relative to a fixed region falls below a minimum value, in which case the corresponding beam is redirected to a new area, while the other beams remain pointed at the corresponding fixed areas. In this way, beam-to-beam handover is reduced, while maintaining the boresight of the antenna pointing at the nadir. Image

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