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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2008
Mark D. Dankberg, Encinitas, CA (US);
Mark J. Miller, Vista, CA (US);
Steven R. Hart, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Kristi Jaska, Encinitas, CA (US);
Robert Wilson, East Charleston, VT (US);
Mark D. Dankberg, Encinitas, CA (US);
Mark J. Miller, Vista, CA (US);
Steven R. Hart, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Kristi Jaska, Encinitas, CA (US);
Robert Wilson, East Charleston, VT (US);
ViaSat, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
A method is presented for transmitting data in a satellite system having multiple spot beams comprising (1) sending a broadband signal in a forward direction from a gateway terminal to a communications satellite for relay to at least one subscriber terminal, (2) receiving the broadband signal at the communications satellite, wherein the communications satellite comprises a bent pipe repeater having a plurality of satellite-based transmission amplifiers, (3) using one of the plurality of satellite-based transmission amplifiers to amplify the broadband signal and no other broadband signal from the gateway terminal, to produce an amplified broadband signal, (4) sending the amplified broadband signal as one of a plurality of service spot beams to the at least one subscriber terminal, and (5) receiving and retrieving data from the amplified broadband signal at the at least one subscriber terminal.