Hughes Network Systems, LLC

Aniket Pugaonkar

Archana Gharpuray

David Whitefield

Yeqing Tang

Adam Axelrod

Nimesh Ambeskar

An efficient return channel spectrum utilization technique for communication systems supporting adaptive spread spectrum. Requests for bandwidth allocation using a spread factor are analyzed to determine if there are any channels capable of supporting the spread factor. The request is acknowledged if at least one channel is capable of supporting the request. Adjacent channels required to accommodate the requested spread factor are reserved, and additional bandwidth requests are allocated on non-reserved channels.

Method for efficient return channel spectrum utilization in a communication system supporting adaptive spread spectrum

A method and system for installing a terrestrial antenna for a satellite communication network. In the system and method, a remote unit is provided to an installation location for the terrestrial antenna. The remote unit is configured to communicate with a satellite of the satellite communication network and includes a memory in which is stored antenna information pertaining to positioning of the terrestrial antenna with respect to a virtual beam generated by the satellite. The information is accessible by a code. Thus, the antenna information is access from the memory at the installation location using the code, and the terrestrial antenna in relation to a virtual beam generated by the satellite based on the antenna information accessed from the memory at the installation location.

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