公开(公告)号：US10924180B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-16

申请号：US15971224

申请日：2018-05-04

申请人： Via Space Networks Inc.

发明人： Patrick Bournes

IPC分类号： H04B7/185 ,  H04B10/118 ,  H04B7/195

摘要： Methods and systems for free space communication comprising one or more satellites that may provide a continuous communication link between two or more terminals are disclosed. A first satellite may be configured to send and/or receive data signals from a first terminal through a first link, and a second satellite may be configured to send and/or receive data from a second terminal through a second link. The first satellite and the second satellite may be coupled through a crosslink. The satellites and the terminals may be positioned at a minimum latitude threshold in order to take advantage of the decreasing circumference of the earth at increasing latitudes. The system and the method may comprise dividing the communication pathway between into a plurality of smaller segments, which when linked together approximate an optimal pathway for low latency and enable maintaining of higher bandwidth between the two terminals.

公开(公告)号：US20180323863A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-08

申请号：US15971224

申请日：2018-05-04

申请人： Via Space Networks Inc.

发明人： Patrick Bournes

IPC分类号： H04B7/185 ,  H04B10/118

CPC分类号： H04B7/18513 ,  H04B7/18508 ,  H04B7/18521 ,  H04B7/18541 ,  H04B10/118

摘要： Methods and systems for free space communication comprising one or more satellites that may provide a continuous communication link between two or more terminals are disclosed. A first satellite may be configured to send and/or receive data signals from a first terminal through a first link, and a second satellite may be configured to send and/or receive data from a second terminal through a second link. The first satellite and the second satellite may be coupled through a crosslink. The satellites and the terminals may be positioned at a minimum latitude threshold in order to take advantage of the decreasing circumference of the earth at increasing latitudes. The system and the method may comprise dividing the communication pathway between into a plurality of smaller segments, which when linked together approximate an optimal pathway for low latency and enable maintaining of higher bandwidth between the two terminals.