Network agnostic dynamic SATCOM system and associated network features

A method for network agnostic satellite communications, comprising:

• receiving or determining, by a processor of a satellite communication terminal, at least one desirable communication parameter;
• receiving, by an antenna of the satellite communication terminal, at least one antenna receive beam from at least two satellites, the at least one antenna receive beam having multiple receive carriers multiplexed in at least one of frequency or time, with the at least two satellites representing at least two separate satellite networks;
• receiving and determining, by the processor, actual parameters corresponding to the multiple receive carriers of the at least one antenna receive beam, the determining the actual parameters includes at least one of a calculation or a measurement performed at or by the satellite communication terminal;
• selecting, by the processor, an optimal satellite network by comparing the at least one desirable communication parameter to the actual parameters;
• and
• establishing, by the processor, a current communication link between the processor and the optimal satellite network.

A method for network agnostic satellite communications, comprising:

• receiving, by an antenna, at least one antenna receive beam from at least two satellites, the at least one antenna receive beam having multiple receive carriers multiplexed in at least one of frequency or time, with the at least two satellites representing at least two separate satellite networks;
• extracting, by a signal processor, data from at least one receive carrier of the multiple receive carriers;
• receiving, by an input device, at least one desirable communication parameter;
• determining, by a control processor, actual parameters corresponding to the multiple receive carriers of the at least one antenna receive beam through local calculations or measurements;
• selecting, by the control processor, an optimal receive carrier by comparing the at least one desirable communication parameter to the actual parameters;
• and
• establishing, by the control processor, a current communication link with the optimal receive carrier.