公开(公告)号：US11425712B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-23

申请号：US16816087

申请日：2020-03-11

申请人： The Boeing Company

发明人： James P. Scott ,  David La Rue ,  Dale L. Smith ,  Nemo Z. Taylor

IPC分类号： H04W4/00 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W72/08

摘要： A system and method for communicating data is disclosed. The system comprises a plurality of modems for receiving uplink data and transmitting downlink data; a switch, communicatively coupled to a plurality of MODEMs, the switch comprising a plurality of data queues, the switch for switchably accepting uplink data from the plurality of MODEMs and switchably providing downlink data from the plurality of data queues to the plurality of MODEMs; and a controller, communicatively coupled to the plurality of MODEMs and the switch, the controller for providing controller information for dynamically controlling the switch to switchably accept the uplink data from the plurality of MODEMs and to switchably provide downlink data from the plurality of data queues to the one or more of the plurality of MODEMs on a per-terminal and a per-communications link basis.

公开(公告)号：US20210289494A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-16

申请号：US16816087

申请日：2020-03-11

申请人： The Boeing Company

发明人： James P. Scott ,  David La Rue ,  Dale L. Smith ,  Nemo Z. Taylor

IPC分类号： H04W72/04 ,  H04W72/08

摘要： A system and method for communicating data is disclosed. The system comprises a plurality of modems for receiving uplink data and transmitting downlink data; a switch, communicatively coupled to a plurality of MODEMs, the switch comprising a plurality of data queues, the switch for switchably accepting uplink data from the plurality of MODEMs and switchably providing downlink data from the plurality of data queues to the plurality of MODEMs; and a controller, communicatively coupled to the plurality of MODEMs and the switch, the controller for providing controller information for dynamically controlling the switch to switchably accept the uplink data from the plurality of MODEMs and to switchably provide downlink data from the plurality of data queues to the one or more of the plurality of MODEMs on a per-terminal and a per-communications link basis.

公开(公告)号：US10965591B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-30

申请号：US16431061

申请日：2019-06-04

申请人： THE BOEING COMPANY

发明人： James P. Scott ,  Scott C. Sullivan

IPC分类号： H04L12/713 ,  H04L12/715 ,  H04L12/46 ,  H04L12/54 ,  H04L12/70

摘要： A system includes a first MODEM configured to generate a first data packet (including a first virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) instance identifier associated with a first service, a first user group, or both) based on a first radio-frequency (RF) signal and a second MODEM configured to generate a second data packet (including a second VRF instance identifier associated with a second service, a second user group, or both) based on a second RF signal. The system includes a network device configured to receive the first data packet, transmit a first packet (including a first header that includes a first indicator associated with a first VRF instance) to a first device via a network, receive the second data packet, and transmit a second packet (including a second header that includes a second indicator associated with a second VRF instance) to a second device via the network.

公开(公告)号：US20200322045A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-08

申请号：US16906903

申请日：2020-06-19

申请人： The Boeing Company

发明人： James P. Scott

IPC分类号： H04B7/185

摘要： Systems, methods, and apparatus for an adaptive self-optimizing network using closed-loop feedback are disclosed. A method for sharing network resources comprises receiving, by a network operations center (NOC), user demand for users from an external network. The method further comprises receiving, by the NOC, key performance indicators from at least one internal network. Also, the method comprises determining, by the NOC, whether at least one internal network has available resources by analyzing the key performance indicators and the user demand. Further, the method comprises allowing, by the NOC when the NOC determines that there are available resources, at least some of the users from the external network to connect to at least one internal network according to the available resources.

公开(公告)号：US10135523B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-20

申请号：US15954049

申请日：2018-04-16

申请人： THE BOEING COMPANY

发明人： James P. Scott ,  Mark A. Hoffmeyer ,  Harry E. Nichols ,  Kristina Miller

IPC分类号： H04B7/185 ,  H04W72/04

摘要： An apparatus includes an analog front end to receive an analog input including user data, and an analog-to-digital converter to convert the analog input to digital signals including the user data. A digital channelizer may process the digital signals to generate frequency slices of user data, and a digital combiner may assemble the frequency slices to form output sub-bands of user data. A digital switch may route the frequency slices from the digital channelizer to the digital combiner according to a selected map of a plurality of available maps. The apparatus also includes a map selector to communicate map select data that indicates the selected map. The digital channelizer may receive and insert the map select data into the frequency slices in-band with the user data thereof. And the digital switch may interpret the map select data inserted into and route the frequency slices according to the selected map.

公开(公告)号：US20150318914A1

公开(公告)日：2015-11-05

申请号：US14265392

申请日：2014-04-30

申请人： The Boeing Company

发明人： James P. Scott ,  Mark A. Hoffmeyer ,  Harry E. Nichols ,  Kristina Miller

IPC分类号： H04B7/185 ,  H04W72/04

CPC分类号： H04B7/18513 ,  H04B7/18515 ,  H04W72/0453

摘要： An apparatus includes an analog front end to receive an analog input including user data, and an analog-to-digital converter to convert the analog input to digital signals including the user data. A digital channelizer may process the digital signals to generate frequency slices of user data, and a digital combiner may assemble the frequency slices to form output sub-bands of user data. A digital switch may route the frequency slices from the digital channelizer to the digital combiner according to a selected map of a plurality of available maps. The apparatus also includes a map selector to communicate map select data that indicates the selected map. The digital channelizer may receive and insert the map select data into the frequency slices in-band with the user data thereof. And the digital switch may interpret the map select data inserted into and route the frequency slices according to the selected map.

摘要翻译： 一种装置包括用于接收包括用户数据的模拟输入的模拟前端以及将模拟输入转换为包括用户数据的数字信号的模数转换器。 数字信道处理器可以处理数字信号以产生用户数据的频率片段，并且数字组合器可以组合频率片以形成用户数据的输出子带。 数字开关可以根据多个可用地图的所选地图将频率片从数字信道发送器路由到数字组合器。 该装置还包括地图选择器，用于传送指示所选地图的地图选择数据。 数字信道发送器可以利用其用户数据在频带内接收和插入地图选择数据到频带中。 并且数字开关可以根据所选择的映射解释插入到并且路由频率片段的地图选择数据。

公开(公告)号：US20140092804A1

公开(公告)日：2014-04-03

申请号：US13633258

申请日：2012-10-02

申请人： The Boeing Company

发明人： James P. Scott

IPC分类号： H04B7/185

CPC分类号： H04B7/18515 ,  H04L49/1569

摘要： An example system for satellite payload communications includes a digital channelizer and a regenerative communications subsystem (RCS). The digital channelizer includes a plurality of inputs for receiving a plurality of signals from a plurality of uplink beams and a plurality of outputs for outputting the plurality of signals. The RCS includes a plurality of inputs selectably coupled to the digital channelizer outputs to receive signals from selected ones of the digital channelizer outputs and a plurality of outputs selectably coupled to the digital channelizer inputs to transmit the processed signals to selected ones of the digital channelizer inputs. The RCS is configured to process selected ones of the plurality of signals to produce processed signals.

摘要翻译： 用于卫星有效载荷通信的示例系统包括数字信道发生器和再生通信子系统（RCS）。 数字信道化器包括多个用于从多个上行链路波束接收多个信号的输入端和用于输出多个信号的多个输出端。 RCS包括可选择地耦合到数字信道发送器输出的多个输入以从所选数字信道发送器输出端接收信号，以及可选地耦合到数字信道化器输入端的多个输出，以将经处理的信号发送到数字信道发生器输入端 。 RCS被配置为处理多个信号中的选定的信号以产生处理的信号。

公开(公告)号：US11050616B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-29

申请号：US16228627

申请日：2018-12-20

申请人： The Boeing Company

发明人： James P. Scott

IPC分类号： H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/66

摘要： A system and method for an adaptive network of network access nodes comprises a global network operations center (GNOC) receiving operator inputs and generating a global policy according to the operator inputs. The GNOC and/or a distributed network gateway (GW) generate configuration commands for configurations for at least one of the network access nodes based on the global policy, transmit the configuration commands to at least one of the network access nodes, and receive telemetry from at least one of the network access nodes. The distributed network GW transmits a summary of key performance indicators (KPIs) to the GNOC and the GNOC revises the global policy according to the summary of KPIs.

公开(公告)号：US10771989B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-08

申请号：US16228678

申请日：2018-12-20

申请人： The Boeing Company

发明人： James P. Scott

IPC分类号： H04W24/02 ,  H04W84/06 ,  H04B7/185

摘要： Systems, methods, and apparatus for an adaptive self-optimizing network using closed-loop feedback are disclosed. A method for sharing network resources comprises receiving, by a network operations center (NOC), access requests for users subscribed to an external network. The method further comprises receiving, by the NOC, a summary of key performance indicators from at least one internal network. Also, the method comprises determining, by the NOC, whether at least one internal network has available resources by analyzing the summary of key performance indicators and user demand from the access requests. Further, the method comprises allowing, by the NOC when the NOC determines that there are available resources, at least some of the users from the external network to connect to at least one internal network according to the available resources.

公开(公告)号：US10736016B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-04

申请号：US15942311

申请日：2018-03-30

申请人： The Boeing Company

发明人： James P. Scott

IPC分类号： H04L29/02 ,  H04W40/24 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04B7/185 ,  H04N21/2665 ,  H04L12/721 ,  H04W84/06 ,  H04L12/755 ,  H04L29/08

摘要： Systems, methods, and apparatus for mobile routing for non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) systems using virtual routing areas (VRAs) are disclosed. A disclosed method comprises generating a plurality of routing graphs for each of a plurality of VRAs. Each of the routing graphs is for a different period of time, and comprises a gateway and satellites that are within view of each other and of the gateway during the period of time associated with the routing graph. The method further comprises generating at least one time-sliced graph for each of the routing graphs, where each of the time-sliced graphs shows connectivity between at least some of the satellites, which are on the routing graph associated with the time-sliced graph, with each other. Further, the method comprises, during each of the periods of the time, establishing communications between the satellites according to each of the time-sliced graphs for the period of time.