Patent ID: 8982773
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A satellite cellular radio-communication system comprising: the communication satellite being configured to transmit on the second outbound downlink and to receive on the second inbound uplink the service and signal messages received and transmitted by the set of user terminals, the service and signal messages being divided into a set of radio-communication satellite beams, each user terminal being associated with one virtual cell and being configured to receive, from the control unit of the associated virtual cell, and run a configuration command for a transmission channel to transmit and receive messages therein, the channel using at least two frequency and spatial resources at the same time having different band indices, each control unit being configured to manage the frequency and spatial resources of the associated virtual cell associated therewith, and to make the messages received and transmitted by the user terminals affected to the virtual cell of the control unit pass through.