Patent ID: 9042295
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a receiver system in a satellite that receives, via multiple uplink beams and polarizations, uplink signals comprising a range of frequencies that carry information in a number of channels comprising a number of frequencies, such that the number of frequencies for a channel in the number of channels changes within the range of frequencies over time; a transmitter system in the satellite that transmits, via multiple downlink beams and polarizations, the uplink signals as downlink signals, the uplink signals being unprocessed to identify the number of frequencies for the channel in the number of channels used to carry the information by the satellite; and a terrestrial portion comprising: multiple gateways, a control system, and a network, that minimize interference in a frequency hopping system within a coverage area of the satellite via the control system synchronizing reception of all uplink signals at the satellite via synchronizing transmissions of uplink signals from the multiple gateways.