Multi-band hybrid satellite communication systems and methods

A data processing device for a multi-band hybrid satellite communication system, the data processing device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory in communication with the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that, when executed by the processor alone or in combination with other processors, cause the processor to perform functions of:
• performing a dynamic inroute reconfiguration (DIR)/dynamic outroute reconfiguration (DOR) process for inroutes/outroutes of a beam of the satellite communication system, the DIR/DOR process including:
• determining a current number of active terminals in the beam;
• determining a channel quality indicator (CQI) margin of the active terminals;
• determining a number of active terminals capable of connecting to inroutes/outroutes of a first frequency band using the CQI margin of the active terminals;
• performing a first DIR/DOR process to determine a number of inroutes/outroutes to create for the first frequency band, and symbol information for each of the inroutes/outroutes to support the number of active terminals capable of operating in the first frequency band;
• and
• performing a second DIR/DOR process to determine a number of inroutes/outroutes to create for a second frequency band, and symbol information for each of the inroutes/outroutes for the second frequency band to support all of the active terminals not capable of handling traffic in the first frequency band;
• and
• creating the number of inroutes/outroutes for the first frequency band and the number of inroutes/outroutes for the second frequency band based on performing the first and second DIR/DOR processes.

A data processing device for calculating an inroute power requirement of a multi-band hybrid satellite communication system, the data processing device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory in communication with the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that, when executed by the processor alone or in combination with other processors, cause the processor to perform functions of:
• performing a process for calculating the inroute power requirement for a first inroute for a first multi-band terminal configured for hybrid operation such that the first multi-band terminal uses a first inroute of a first frequency band and a first outroute of a second frequency band, the process including:
• determining a first outroute fade for the first multi-band terminal for the second frequency band;
• determining a second outroute fade for the first multi-band terminal for the second frequency band;
• determining a fade factor as a ratio of the first outroute fade to the second outroute fade;
• using the fade factor to derive an inroute fade for the first inroute;
• and
• calculating the inroute power requirement using the derived inroute fade.