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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2018
Applicant:
Overhorizon (Cyprus) Plc, Nicosia, CY;
Inventors:
Assignee:
OVERHORIZON AB, Solna, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/185 (2006.01); H04W 36/30 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/18508 (2013.01); H04B 7/18513 (2013.01); H04B 7/18515 (2013.01); H04B 7/18541 (2013.01); H04W 36/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for shifting communications of a terminal located on a moving platform from a first satellite beam to a second satellite beam comprises determining a time for initiation of a beam shift from the first satellite beam to the second satellite beam; executing a first beam shift from the first satellite beam to the second satellite beam; and executing a second beam shift from the first satellite beam to the second satellite beam, wherein the first and second beam shifts are performed using a switch matrix.