Position-based access to satellite networks for satellite terminals

    公开(公告)号:US11374650B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-28

    申请号:US15167913

    申请日:2016-05-27

    申请人: ViaSat, Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04B7/185 G01S19/05 G01S19/42

    摘要: The described features generally relate to receiving one or more positioning signals at a satellite terminal during installation of the satellite terminal at a customer premises, and providing position-based access to a satellite communications system based on a satellite terminal installation position determined from the received positioning signals. The determined installation position of the satellite terminal may then be employed for various network access techniques, such as providing access to the satellite communications system, providing position-based content, or restricting content via the satellite communications system based on the determined installation position. In some examples the determined installation position of the satellite terminal may be used to approximate a propagation delay between the satellite terminal and various devices of the satellite communications system, such as a serving satellite and/or a serving gateway, to improve device synchronization and radio frequency spectrum resource utilization.

    Mobile terminal antenna alignment using arbitrary orientation attitude

    公开(公告)号:US10763579B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-01

    申请号:US16391972

    申请日:2019-04-23

    申请人: Viasat, Inc.

    IPC分类号: H01Q3/08 H01Q1/28

    摘要: Systems and methods for aligning a satellite antenna mounted on a mobile platform to the platform. At each of several arbitrary orientations, a first directional vector is determined from the antenna to a satellite. For each orientation, an alias transformation is performed to transform the first vector having coordinates defined with respect to a first reference frame to a second vector having coordinates defined with respect to a second reference frame. A third vector is determined based on the orientation of the antenna after peaking the antenna. A rotation matrix is derived from the collection of second and third vectors. An estimate of the rotational offset of the satellite antenna with respect to the platform is determined based on the rotation matrix. The rotational offset is applied to the attitude of the platform to accurately point the antenna to the satellite.

    Satellite network service sharing

    公开(公告)号:US10368364B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-30

    申请号:US15943444

    申请日:2018-04-02

    申请人: ViaSat Inc.

    摘要: Methods, systems, and devices are described for providing network access services to mobile users via multi-user network access terminals over a multi-beam satellite system. Quality-of-service (QoS) is controlled for the mobile devices at a per-user level according to user-specific traffic policies Mobile users may be provisioned on the satellite system according to a set of traffic policies based on their service level agreement (SLA). System resources of the satellite may be allocated to mobile users based on the demand of each mobile user and the set of traffic polices associated with each mobile user, regardless of which multi-user network access terminal is used to access the system. Dynamic multiplexing of traffic from fixed terminals and mobile users on the same satellite beam can take advantage of statistical multiplexing of large numbers of users and on different usage patterns between fixed terminals and mobile users.

    Satellite network service sharing

    公开(公告)号:US10278203B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-30

    申请号:US15641814

    申请日:2017-07-05

    申请人: ViaSat, Inc.

    摘要: Methods, systems, and devices are described for providing network access services to mobile users via mobile terminals over a satellite system. In embodiments, dynamic multiplexing of traffic from fixed terminals and mobile users on the same satellite beam can take advantage of statistical multiplexing of large numbers of users and on different usage patterns between fixed terminals and mobile users. In embodiments, quality-of-service (QoS) is controlled for mobile devices at a per-user level. Mobile users may be provisioned on the satellite system according to a set of traffic policies based on their service level agreement (SLA). System resources of the satellite may be allocated to mobile users based on the demand of each mobile user and the set of traffic polices associated with each mobile user, regardless of which mobile terminal is used to access the system.

    Mobile Terminal Antenna Alignment Using Arbitrary Orientation Attitude
    6.
    发明申请
    Mobile Terminal Antenna Alignment Using Arbitrary Orientation Attitude 审中-公开
    使用任意方向态度的移动终端天线对准

    公开(公告)号:US20150200449A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-16

    申请号:US14595025

    申请日:2015-01-12

    申请人: ViaSat, Inc.

    IPC分类号: H01Q3/02

    CPC分类号: H01Q3/08 H01Q1/28

    摘要: Systems and methods for aligning a satellite antenna mounted on a mobile platform to the platform. At each of several arbitrary orientations, a first directional vector is determined from the antenna to a satellite. For each orientation, an alias transformation is performed to transform the first vector having coordinates defined with respect to a first reference frame to a second vector having coordinates defined with respect to a second reference frame. A third vector is determined based on the orientation of the antenna after peaking the antenna. A rotation matrix is derived from the collection of second and third vectors. An estimate of the rotational offset of the satellite antenna with respect to the platform is determined based on the rotation matrix. The rotational offset is applied to the attitude of the platform to accurately point the antenna to the satellite.

    摘要翻译: 将安装在移动平台上的卫星天线对准到平台的系统和方法。 在几个任意取向中的每一个处,从天线到卫星确定第一方向向量。 对于每个取向,执行别名变换以将具有关于第一参考帧定义的坐标的第一矢量变换为具有关于第二参考帧定义的坐标的第二矢量。 基于在天线达到峰值之后的天线的取向来确定第三矢量。 旋转矩阵从第二和第三矢量的集合得到。 基于旋转矩阵来确定卫星天线相对于平台的旋转偏移的估计。 旋转偏移被应用于平台的姿态以将天线精确地指向卫星。

    Satellite network service sharing

    公开(公告)号:US11589370B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-21

    申请号:US17219465

    申请日:2021-03-31

    申请人: ViaSat Inc.

    摘要: Methods, systems, and devices are described for providing network access services to mobile users via multi-user network access terminals over a multi-beam satellite system. Quality-of-service (QoS) is controlled for the mobile devices at a per-user level according to user-specific traffic policies. Mobile users may be provisioned on the satellite system according to a set of traffic policies based on their service level agreement (SLA). System resources of the satellite may be allocated to mobile users based on the demand of each mobile user and the set of traffic polices associated with each mobile user, regardless of which multi-user network access terminal is used to access the system. Dynamic multiplexing of traffic from fixed terminals and mobile users on the same satellite beam can take advantage of statistical multiplexing of large numbers of users and on different usage patterns between fixed terminals and mobile users.

    POSITION-BASED ACCESS TO SATELLITE NETWORKS FOR SATELLITE TERMINALS

    公开(公告)号:US20220231757A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-21

    申请号:US17717410

    申请日:2022-04-11

    申请人: Viasat, Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04B7/185

    摘要: The described features generally relate to receiving one or more positioning signals at a satellite terminal during installation of the satellite terminal at a customer premises, and providing position-based access to a satellite communications system based on a satellite terminal installation position determined from the received positioning signals. The determined installation position of the satellite terminal may then be employed for various network access techniques, such as providing access to the satellite communications system, providing position-based content, or restricting content via the satellite communications system based on the determined installation position. In some examples the determined installation position of the satellite terminal may be used to approximate a propagation delay between the satellite terminal and various devices of the satellite communications system, such as a serving satellite and/or a serving gateway, to improve device synchronization and radio frequency spectrum resource utilization.

    SATELLITE NETWORK SERVICE SHARING

    公开(公告)号:US20210321428A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-14

    申请号:US17219465

    申请日:2021-03-31

    申请人: ViaSat Inc.

    摘要: Methods, systems, and devices are described for providing network access services to mobile users via multi-user network access terminals over a multi-beam satellite system. Quality-of-service (QoS) is controlled for the mobile devices at a per-user level according to user-specific traffic policies. Mobile users may be provisioned on the satellite system according to a set of traffic policies based on their service level agreement (SLA). System resources of the satellite may be allocated to mobile users based on the demand of each mobile user and the set of traffic polices associated with each mobile user, regardless of which multi-user network access terminal is used to access the system. Dynamic multiplexing of traffic from fixed terminals and mobile users on the same satellite beam can take advantage of statistical multiplexing of large numbers of users and on different usage patterns between fixed terminals and mobile users.

    Satellite network service sharing
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10999860B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-04

    申请号:US16434036

    申请日:2019-06-06

    申请人: ViaSat inc.

    摘要: Methods, systems, and devices are described for providing network access services to mobile users via multi-user network access terminals over a multi-beam satellite system. Quality-of-service (QoS) is controlled for the mobile devices at a per-user level according to user-specific traffic policies. Mobile users may be provisioned on the satellite system according to a set of traffic policies based on their service level agreement (SLA). System resources of the satellite may be allocated to mobile users based on the demand of each mobile user and the set of traffic polices associated with each mobile user, regardless of which multi-user network access terminal is used to access the system. Dynamic multiplexing of traffic from fixed terminals and mobile users on the same satellite beam can take advantage of statistical multiplexing of large numbers of users and on different usage patterns between fixed terminals and mobile users.