Satixfy Israel Ltd.

Arie Keshet

Doron Rainish

A method is provided for off-loading MAC (medium access control) functionalities that were previously carried out by satellites, and carry out these functionalities by control gateways that are located on the ground, and by implementing that to simplify the operation and maintenance of the satellite communications network.

Method and an apparatus for use in a satellite communications network

A method is provided for enabling communications between one or more satellites and a plurality of terminals wherein the plurality of terminals are divided into M groups of terminals and wherein the method comprising: forwarding a plurality of communication frames in a forward link, wherein said plurality of frames are divided into N sub-frames, and wherein traffic being carried along the forward link by each of the N sub-frames serves one or more groups of terminals associated with a respective satellite, and assigning, by a satellite return link scheduler, a respective capacity of the return link for at least one of the one or more groups of terminals, wherein the assignment takes into account which of the sub-frames is associated with that at least one group of the terminals.

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Ramat Efal, Israel

Arie Keshet