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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
James Patrick Scott, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/947 (2013.01); H04W 16/28 (2009.01); H04L 12/723 (2013.01); H04W 84/06 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 49/25 (2013.01); H04L 45/50 (2013.01); H04W 16/28 (2013.01); H04W 84/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes receiving a request associated with a communications path from a first device to a second device. The method includes generating switching configuration data based on network topology data associated with the communications path. The switching configuration data indicates a configuration of a switch matrix of a satellite. The method further includes causing the switch matrix to initialize or modify the communications path based on the switching configuration data. A portion of the communications path includes components of a payload of the satellite. The components including the switch matrix.