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US 8,077,629 B2Granted
Estimating pointing loss for user terminals of a satellite communications system
AssigneeViaSat, Inc.
InventorMark J. Miller
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Abstract
Techniques are provided herein for monitoring the performance of a satellite communications system, including techniques for determining the pointing loss of a plurality of user terminals in the satellite communications system using the isotropic radiated power (EIRP) of the satellite.
Claims5
A method for estimating the pointing loss for a plurality of user terminals of a satellite communications system, the method comprising:
- calculating a terminal specific constant for each user terminal in the plurality of user terminals, the plurality of user terminals having a similar effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) of the satellite;
- identifying a terminal in the plurality of user terminals having a maximum terminal specific constant, the terminal associated with the maximum terminal specific constant having a minimum pointing loss in the plurality of terminals;
- calculating the EIRP of the satellite using the terminal specific constant for the terminal having the maximum terminal specific constant;
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- estimating the pointing loss for each of the plurality of user terminals, except for the terminal having the maximum terminal specific constant, using the EIRP of the satellite.
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