Patent ID: 6185409
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
A mobile satellite system having at least one satellite therein in operative communication with at least one mobile earth terminal (MET), comprising:at least one network operations controller (NOC) managing and controlling the resources of the mobile satellite system including the at least one satellite;at least one feederlink earth station (FES) managing communications links between the MET, at least one public switched telephone network (PSTN), and optionally at least one private network once a communication channel is established with the MET, and performing call management therefor;at least one network control center (NCC), operatively connected to said FES and said NOC, said NCC managing real time allocation of communication channels between the MET and said FES in at least one circuit pool; andat least one network engineering/systems engineering (NE/SE) system operatively connected to said NOC, said NE/SE system performing the following processes:comparing expected traffic loads for mobile satellite system including the at least one satellite with capability and availability of space and ground resources;formulating tactical plans to maximize available resources of the at least one satellite;producing frequency plans for different geographical regions;configuring the mobile satellite system including resources and components generating configurations, the configurations designed to expand the mobile satellite system capacity for increases in traffic demand, while also supporting new features and services of the mobile satellite system; andconfiguring communication paths to external organizations operatively connected to the mobile satellite system.