Title:
FILTER INTERCONNECTION MATRIX
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO1988001455
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A satellite communications system employs separate subsystems for providing broadcast and point-to-point two-way communications using the same assigned frequency band. The broadcast and point-to-point subsystems employ an integrated satellite antenna system which uses a common reflector (12). The point-to-point subsystem achieves increased communication capacity through the reuse of the assigned frequency band over multiple, contiguous zones (32, 34, 36, 38) covering the area of the earth to be serviced. Small aperture terminals in the zones are serviced by a plurality of high gain downlink fan beams (29) steered in the east-west direction by frequency address. A special beam-forming network (98) provides in conjunction with an array antenna (20) the multiple zone frequency address function. The satellite (10) employs a filter interconnection matrix (90) for connecting earth terminals in different zones in a manner which permits multiple reuse of the entire band of assigned frequencies. A single pool of solid state transmitters allows rain disadvantaged users to be assigned higher than normal power at minimum cost. The intermodulation products of the transmitters are geographically dispersed.
Inventors:
ROSEN HAROLD A (US)
THOMPSON JAMES D (US)
THOMPSON JAMES D (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US1987/001717
Publication Date:
April 07, 1988
Filing Date:
July 23, 1987
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO (US)
International Classes:
H01Q25/00; H04B7/185; (IPC1-7): H04B7/185; H01Q25/00
Foreign References:
| US4228401A | 1980-10-14 | |||
| GB2184921A | 1987-07-01 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 0278982A1
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