US Patent Application 18362901. SCHEDULING SATELLITE DATA TRANSMISSIONS USING DIFFERING SETS OF GROUND STATIONS simplified abstract
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SCHEDULING SATELLITE DATA TRANSMISSIONS USING DIFFERING SETS OF GROUND STATIONS
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Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC==Inventor(s)==
[[Category:Deepak Vasisht of Redmond WA (US)]]
[[Category:Ranveer Chandra of Kirkland WA (US)]]
SCHEDULING SATELLITE DATA TRANSMISSIONS USING DIFFERING SETS OF GROUND STATIONS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18362901 titled 'SCHEDULING SATELLITE DATA TRANSMISSIONS USING DIFFERING SETS OF GROUND STATIONS
Simplified Explanation
- The patent application describes a method for transmitting data from a satellite using a combination of ground stations. - The ground stations are configured to both transmit and receive data, while a set of other ground stations are configured only to receive data from the satellite. - The orbit of the satellite is determined over a specific period of time, and a subset of ground stations that can receive data but not transmit to the satellite is identified based on the satellite's orbit. - A transmission schedule is then generated, specifying the time intervals during which the satellite is within communication range of each ground station in the subset. - An expected transmission rate is estimated for each ground station, and this information is also included in the transmission schedule. - The transmission schedule is provided to the satellite via another ground station that can both transmit and receive data. - The satellite is then configured to transmit data to the subset of ground stations based on the transmission schedule.
Original Abstract Submitted
The disclosure herein describes transmitting data from a satellite using a ground station configured to both transmit and receive, and a set of ground stations configured to receive data from a satellite. An orbit of the satellite is determined over a schedule period and a subset of ground stations configured to receive data and not transmit data to the satellite is identified based on the determined orbit of the satellite. A transmission schedule associated with the satellite is then generated. For each ground station of the subset, a time interval during which the satellite is within communication range is determined, an expected transmission rate is estimated, and the time interval and the expected transmission rate are included in the transmission schedule. The transmission schedule is provided to the satellite via another ground station configured to both transmit and receive, whereby the satellite is configured to transmit data to the subset of ground stations based on the transmission schedule.
