Patent ID: 9294186
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: H04B

Claim Text:
1. A method for providing uplink collision identification, the method comprising: at a first satellite uplink, transmitting a first signal to a satellite; at the first satellite uplink, transmitting a first unique satellite uplink identification signal to the satellite, wherein the first unique satellite uplink identification signal is a carrier that is separate from the first signal, said first unique satellite uplink identification signal identifying the uplink that transmits the first signal; at a satellite downlink, receiving the first signal and the first unique satellite uplink identification signal; and at the satellite downlink, identifying the first satellite uplink in response to the first unique satellite uplink identification signal, wherein the first signal is transmitted on a first frequency band having an upper frequency band edge, the first unique satellite uplink identification signal being transmitted on a frequency spaced a predetermined frequency from the upper frequency band edge.