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US 2002/0055332 A1Published application
Orthogonal frequency division multiple access two-way satellite system
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An orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) scheme is used in a satellite environment to reduce narrowband interference, impulse noise, and signal degradation. The symbol timing of each of the satellite network's multiple terminals may be synchronized, and their frequency separation chosen to obtain near orthogonality condition at the reception, between the wanted demodulated channel, and the transmissions on neighbor channels. The establishment of symbol synchronization between various remote terminals may utilize a central clock which may be recovered from a reference downstream channel from one or more satellites; or where two or more satellites are utilized, the satellites may coordinate to provide a single reference clock to the remote user terminals. The terminals may be provided with additional satellite location information relating to slight movement of the satellites around a nominal location so that the timing of transmissions may be corrected based on a tracking algorithm for detecting slight movement of the satellites. The tracking algorithm may be accomplished with individual timing correction to each of the remote terminal's transmissions. A central hub may enforce global timing by utilizing an individual timing correction loop over the network, and enforce global timing synchronization by sending frequent individual timing correction requests and receiving acknowledgements.
A method of operating a satellite communication system comprising:
In an orthogonal frequency division multiplexed satellite system, a method comprising establishing symbol synchronization between multiple remote terminals utilizing a central clock recovered from a reference downstream channel output from a satellite.
A method comprising providing satellite location information which relates slight movement of a satellites to a plurality of remote terminals employing orthogonal frequency division multiple access.
An apparatus comprising a hub including one or more antennas, RF transceivers, modulators, demodulators, clocks, and digital signal processors, said hub being configured to receive signals using an OFDMA scheme and to transmit timing information to a plurality of remote terminals based on satellite location information.
An apparatus comprising a hub including one or more antennas, RF transceivers, modulators, demodulators, clocks, and digital signal processors, the hub being configured to receive signals using an OFDMA scheme and to transmit timing information to a plurality of remote terminals based on a timing synchronization feedback/acknowledgement loop.
An apparatus comprising a hub including one or more antennas, RF transceivers, modulators, demodulators, clocks, and digital signal processors, the hub being configured to receive signals using an OFDMA scheme and to transmit information related to synchronization of a plurality of remote terminals, said information relating to both synchronization feedback/acknowledgement loops and satellite location information.
In an orthogonal frequency division multiplexed satellite system utilizing multiple satellites, a method comprising establishing symbol synchronization between various remote terminals by utilizing a single reference clock coordinated by said multiple satellites to said remote terminals.
A method of operating a satellite communication system comprising:
In an orthogonal frequency division multiplexed satellite system, a method comprising establishing symbol synchronization between multiple remote terminals utilizing a central clock utilizing an individual timing correction loop.
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