Scheduling Beam-Hopping of a Satellite Network

A method for controlling beam-hopping of a satellite base station of a satellite network across a plurality of cells the method comprising:

• determining, by the satellite network, a macro hopping schedule, wherein the macro hopping schedule includes at least frequency and time slots that control frequency and time allocations for one or more beams of satellites of the satellite network directed to the plurality of cells;
• determining, by the satellite network, a micro hopping schedule, wherein timeslots of the micro hopping schedule have a shorter time duration than the timeslots of the macro hopping schedule, wherein the determination of the micro hopping schedule is dependent on the real time traffic demand;
• dynamically adjusting, by the satellite base station, frequency and time allocations of the macro hopping schedule and the micro hopping schedule for high traffic and low traffic beams comprising reallocating underutilized time slots of the micro hopping schedules from the lower traffic beams to the higher traffic beams, wherein the lower traffic beams have a lower demand for wireless data traffic than high traffic beams;
• wirelessly communicating, by the satellite base station, with wireless devices located within cell areas of the plurality of cells according to the dynamically adjusted frequency and time allocations of the macro hopping schedule and the micro hopping schedule.