Patent ID: 8064920
Filing Date: 2011-11-22
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A method of independently controlling a portion of a resource within a satellite, wherein the resource is consumed by a plurality of entities each having a digital credential, the method comprising the steps of: providing an allocation of the resource to a resource manager, the resource manager configured to sub-assign the resource among the plurality of entities, wherein the resource comprises bandwidth, and wherein the resource manager comprises a battlefield commander that dynamically re-allocates the bandwidth among the plurality of entities; upon providing the allocation of the resource to the resource manager, receiving a first sub-allocation of the resource to a first entity in the plurality of entities and a second sub-allocation of the resource to a second entity in the plurality of entities from the resource manager; associating the sub-allocation with the digital credentials received from the entities; and enforcing the sub-allocation of the resource based on the digital credentials.