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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
David T. Nemeth, Washington, DC (US);
Matthew A. Reklau, Herndon, VA (US);
Sadaf Fardeen, Centreville, VA (US);
Shan Sivagnanavelu, Bristow, VA (US);
David T. Nemeth, Washington, DC (US);
Matthew A. Reklau, Herndon, VA (US);
Sadaf Fardeen, Centreville, VA (US);
Shan Sivagnanavelu, Bristow, VA (US);
VT IDirect, Inc., Herndon, VA (US);
Abstract
A rain diversity switchover system includes a diversity Satellite Access Station (SAS) including a transmitter modem and a receiver modem in communication with a satellite. The system further includes a primary SAS including a transmitter modem and a receiver modem in communication with the satellite via a second satellite antenna, where the transmitter and receiver modems of the primary SAS are synchronized with the transmitter and receiver modems of the diversity SAS via a common time source. Further, a hub data processor adjusts a timing of transmissions from the diversity SAS to the satellite relative to the common time source in accordance with a difference between a time of flight from the diversity SAS to the satellite and a time of flight from the primary SAS to the satellite. Additionally, a switchover controller controls a rain diversity switchover between the primary SAS and the diversity SAS.