Patent ID: 7493081
Filing Date: 2009-02-17
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A satellite communication system comprising: a common equipment including a shared protocol processor operatively connected to a shared hub modem in a single housing, said shared hub modem being configured to communicate with a satellite via a satellite IF/RF converter; a first network configured to send a first information to a first user station using the common equipment; a second network configured to send a second information to a second user station using the common equipment; a first network operator station operatively connected to the common equipment and configured to perform first network management tasks on the first network, not perform second network management tasks on the second network, and not have access to the second information; and a second network operator station connected to the common equipment and configured to perform second network management tasks on the second network, the first network management tasks performed by the first network operator station include setting a first Quality of Service profile that establishes a first Quality of Service level for the first information sent to the first user station using the common equipment, the second network management tasks performed by the second network operator station include setting a second Quality of Service profile that establishes a second Quality of Service level for the second information sent to the second user station on the second network using the common equipment, and the first Quality of Service level for the first information sent to the first user on the first network using the common equipment is different than the second Quality of Service level for the second information sent to the second user on the second network using the common equipment.