Patent SG-11201805071R-A (SG)
Title: Communications constellation optimisation facility
Inventor: WARD CHRISTOPHER
IPC: H04B7/185
Filed: 2016-11-25
Abstract: Simulationengine t . link simulation module Constraints verification module Orbital handove simulation module 35 User Interface 36 Asset library Connectivity verification module Architecture modeller 3o. Model formatting module L Query processing module (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/068201 Al 27 April 2017 (27.04.2017) WIPO I PCT 111111111111110111010101111101011111001110111111110101011111011111111111110111111 BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) with amended claims (Art. 190)) upon request of the applicant, before the expiration of the time limit referred to in Article 21(2)(a) (51) International Patent Classification: HO4B 7/185 (2006.01) GO6F 9/455 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/EP2016/078907 (22) International Filing Date: 25 November 2016 (25.11.2016) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 15275268.9 18 December 2015 (18.12.2015) EP (71) Applicant: AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE LIM- ITED [GB/GB]; Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hert- fordshire SG1 2AS (GB). (72) Inventor: WARD, Christopher; c/o Airbus Defence and Space Limited, Anchorage Road, Portsmouth P03 5PU (GB). (74) Agents: HEWETT, Jonathan et al.; Venner Shipley LLP, 200 Aldersgate, London EC1A 4HD (GB). = (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, W O 20 17 /068 20 1 Al (54) Title: COMMUNICATIONS CONSTELLATION OPTIMISATION FACILITY 1) Optimisation facility 50 _ 0o FIGURE I (57) : An apparatus and method for optimising a communications constellation is provided in which a specification of a communications constellation is received from a user, one or more modules for modelling properties of the specified communica- tions constellation are selected, properties of the communications constellation are formatted to a common format for integration, the viability of the communications constellation is confirmed by assessing its connectivity, modelled with the integrated formatted properties, and its utility, and the performance of the communications constellation is simulated and optimised by applying one or more test scenarios to the modelled communications constellation. The simulation results are output to the user.