Patent ID: 9172457
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A method for communicating data in a geosynchronous satellite system, the method comprising: receiving, at a geosynchronous satellite, a plurality of uplink service signals, at least one of the plurality of uplink service signals including a request from a subscriber terminal for data, the at least one uplink service signal being received using a first uplink frequency range and a first polarization; frequency translating the uplink service signal at the geosynchronous satellite into a downlink feeder signal; transmitting the downlink feeder signal to a gateway, the gateway communicatively coupled to a network providing access to the data; receiving, at the geosynchronous satellite, an uplink feeder signal from the gateway, the uplink feeder signal including a response to the request, the response comprising the data, the uplink feeder signal from the gateway being received using a second uplink frequency range and the first polarization, wherein the first uplink frequency range and the second uplink frequency range contain at least one common frequency; frequency translating the uplink feeder signal at the geosynchronous satellite into a downlink service signal; and transmitting the downlink service signal to the subscriber terminal, to provide the response comprising the data to the subscriber terminal, wherein the subscriber terminal is located within a beam coverage area that is geographically separated from a beam coverage area where the gateway terminal is located.