Patent ID: 8005422
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A telecommunication network for establishing radiofrequency links between gateways and ground terminals via a telecommunication satellite with several spot beams, designated as a multispot satellite, said network comprising: a multispot satellite, a plurality of gateways, each gateway establishing a link with said satellite on at least Ns link channels corresponding to Ns frequency intervals [f a service area comprised of Nc cells each comprising a plurality of ground terminals, each cell being associated with a link spot beam with said satellite to which is allocated a frequency interval selected from among a plurality of frequency intervals [f′ each of said gateways being located in one of said Nc cells, the cells in which said gateways are located are associated with a spot beam to which is allocated a frequency interval selected from among the frequency intervals: [f′ [f′