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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2023
Rohde & Schwarz Gmbh & Co. KG, Munich, DE;
Steffen Bittner, Dresden, DE;
Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG, Munich, DE;
Abstract
Disclosed is a method () for reception of a satellite downlink signal () by a signal processor () in communication with a plurality of satellite signal receivers (). The plurality of satellite signal receivers () is arranged in accordance with a macro diversity. The method () comprises: digitally sampling () a first satellite downlink signal received by a reference receiver (R) of the plurality of satellite signal receivers () and at least one further satellite downlink signal received by at least one further receiver (F) of the plurality of satellite signal receivers (); and constructively combining () the digitally sampled first satellite downlink signal (R) and the digitally sampled at least one further satellite downlink signal (F). A system () having corresponding features is also disclosed. The methods and systems especially allow for an improvement of a signal-to-noise ratio and a reduction of an antenna size.