Hierarchical multi-tier throughput assignment for a shared throughput satellite network

A satellite network throughput management system comprising:

• a satellite gateway that serves to connect a plurality of satellite terminals with one or more networks;
• a plurality of beam-level throughput monitoring systems, wherein:
• each beam-level throughput monitoring system of the plurality of beam-level throughput monitoring systems monitors a different satellite beam at the satellite gateway;
• each beam-level throughput monitoring system of the plurality of beam-level throughput monitoring systems determine a throughput amount used by each entity of a plurality of entities;
• each entity of the plurality of entities is mapped to the plurality of satellite terminals;
• and
• a gateway-level throughput monitoring system that is in communication with each of the plurality of beam-level throughput monitoring systems and aggregates the throughput amount used by each of the plurality of entities.

A method for monitoring and enforcing throughput assignments comprising:

• providing beam-level aggregate throughput usage for each entity of a plurality of entities to a gateway-level throughput monitoring system on a plurality of satellite communication beams, wherein:
• each entity of the plurality of entities is associated with multiple satellite terminals that use one or more satellites for network communication;
• aggregating, by the gateway-level throughput monitoring system of a satellite gateway, throughput usage for each entity of the plurality of entities based on beam-level aggregate throughput usage on an entity-by-entity basis for the satellite gateway;
• providing gateway-level aggregate throughput usage for each entity of the plurality of entities by a plurality of satellite gateways to a system-level throughput monitoring system;
• and
• aggregating, by a system-level throughput monitoring system, throughput usage for each entity based on gateway-level aggregate throughput usage on the entity-by-entity basis for a system-level.