Patent ID: 8594661
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: H01Q,H04B

Abstract:
1. A method for establishing radiofrequency links via a telecommunication satellite having several spots, designated a multispot satellite, between at least one terrestrial station and a service area composed of a plurality of elementary covering zones, designated as cells, each cell comprising a plurality of terrestrial terminals, said method comprising: associating each of the cells with a spot to which a frequency band is allocated; and associating, in case of loss of a spot associated with a first cell of the cells, designated a faulty cell, without modification on board of the satellite, a spot associated with at least one cell contiguous to said faulty cell with a part of the said faulty cell so that an area of said faulty cell is reduced, the associating of the spot associated with the at least one cell contiguous to said faulty cell being performed terrestrially.