Patent ID: 7769863
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: H04B,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A satellite communication system for providing network access over a shared satellite communication link, the satellite communication system comprising: a user access point coupled to one or more user terminals that access a remote network; a network access point coupled to the remote network; and a satellite communications link wirelessly coupling the user access point and the network access point, wherein: the satellite communications link is at least partially controlled by the network access point, the network access point monitors information passed between the remote network and the user access point on a per web page basis to create an estimate of future usage of the satellite communications link by the user access point based on the information for a web page, the network access point allocates satellite communications link return channel resources for the user access point based on the estimate when the network access point receives a future request for the web page in anticipation of return channel needs for embedded elements of the web page, the estimate includes varying return channel need over a time frame, such that the estimate predicts when the user access point will request embedded elements of the web page, and wherein the estimate is developed from a plurality of web page requests that uses a smoothing filter biased toward recent requests.