Network engineering/systems system for mobile satellite communication system
AssigneeMobile Satellite Ventures, LP
InventorsMichael E. Threadgill, ShihChao Lin
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Abstract
A mobile satellite system includes a network engineering/systems engineering (NE/SE) system. The NE/SE performs the processes of comparing expected traffic loads with capability and availability of space and ground resources in the mobile satellite system, formulating tactical plans to maximize available resources of the satellite, and producing frequency plans for different geographical regions and defining circuit pools for different groups of users.
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In a mobile satellite system including a network operations controller (NOC) managing and controlling the resources of the mobile satellite system and performing functions associated with the management of the mobile satellite system, and a network engineering/systems engineering (NE/SE) system operatively connected to the NOC, said NE/SE performing the following sequential or non-sequential processes:
- comparing expected traffic loads with capability and availability of resources in the mobile satellite system;
- formulating plans to utilize available resources of the satellite;
- producing frequency plans for different geographical regions and for different groups of users;
- configuring the mobile satellite system including the resources and components generating configurations, the configurations designed to expand the mobile satellite system capacity for increases in traffic demand, while also supporting features and services of the mobile satellite system;
- configuring communication paths to external organizations operatively connected to the mobile satellite system;
- and tracking logistics of network additions to the mobile satellite system, including collecting and reporting traffic and performance data for network planning.
In a mobile satellite system, a method for engineering the mobile satellite system comprising the steps of:
- (a) comparing expected traffic loads with capability and availability of space and ground resources in the mobile satellite system;
- (b) formulating plans to maximize available resources of the satellite;
- (c) producing frequency plans for different geographical regions and defining circuit pools for different groups of users of the mobile satellite system;
- (d) configuring the mobile satellite system including resources and components generating configurations, the configurations designed to expand the mobile satellite system capacity for increases in traffic demand, while also supporting new features and services of the mobile satellite system;
- (e) configuring communication paths to external organizations operatively connected to the mobile satellite system;
- (f) tracking logistics of network additions to the mobile satellite system via generation of work orders, including collecting and reporting traffic and performance data for future planning;
- (g) initiating network operations controller (NOC) database uploads from a network engineering/system engineering (NE/SE) system;
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- (h) partitioning at least one of the satellite, satellite beams, and control groups into resources including at least one of the circuit pools, virtual networks and frequency plans.
In a mobile satellite system including a network operations controller (NOC) managing and controlling the resources of the mobile satellite system and performing functions associated with the management of the mobile satellite system, and a network engineering/systems engineering (NE/SE) system operatively connected to the NOC, said NE/SE performing the following sequential or non-sequential processes to provide communication service to a user of a mobile communication system:
- comparing expected traffic loads with capability and availability of resources in the mobile satellite system;
- formulating plans to utilize available resources of the satellite;
- producing frequency plans for different geographical regions and for different groups of users;
- configuring the mobile satellite system including the resources and components generating configurations, the configurations designed to expand the mobile satellite system capacity for increases in traffic demand, while also supporting features and services of the mobile satellite system;
- configuring communication paths to external organizations operatively connected to the mobile satellite system;
- tracking logistics of network additions to the mobile satellite system via generation of work orders, including collecting and reporting traffic and performance data for network planning;
- and performing the communication services in the mobile satellite system via the mobile communication system utilizing the resources.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.