USING A LOW-LATENCY NETWORK TO ALLOCATE RETURN-LINK BANDWIDTH ON A HIGH-LATENCY NETWORK

    公开(公告)号:US20190123812A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-25

    申请号:US15789913

    申请日:2017-10-20

    Applicant: ViaSat, Inc.

    Abstract: Described herein are systems, devices, and methods that improve network communication on a high-latency network by using a low-latency network to manage return-link bandwidth. Embodiments of the systems described herein include a user terminal that is communicatively coupled to a high-latency network and a low-latency network. The user terminal is configured to communicate with a gateway routing device over the low-latency network. The user terminal requests return-link bandwidth and the gateway routing device provides a transmission schedule to the user terminal over the low-latency network. The user terminal can be configured to transmit a message over the high-latency network using the scheduled return-link bandwidth.

    Techniques for End-to-End Beamforming with Multiple Areas of Simultaneous User Coverage

    公开(公告)号:US20240235634A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-11

    申请号:US18553873

    申请日:2022-03-10

    Applicant: ViaSat, Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04B7/0617 H04B7/18539 H04W84/06

    Abstract: A satellite communications system and method of operation provides service to pluralities of user terminals in multiple non-overlapping user coverage areas, based on performing ground-based, end-to-end beamforming simultaneously with respect to the multiple user coverage areas. A satellite communications system and method of operation provides service to pluralities of user terminals in multiple non-overlapping user coverage areas, based on performing ground-based, end-to-end beamforming simultaneously with respect to the multiple user coverage areas. The system provides a number of simultaneous beams in the forward or reverse directions and controlling the allocation of beams to respective user coverage areas determines the capacity allocations for the respective user coverage areas. A multiplicity of transmit/receive paths onboard a satellite in the system supports the end-to-end beamforming and controlling the beam allocations is based on controlling the allocation of such paths to the respective user coverage areas.

    Using a low-latency network to allocate return-link bandwidth on a high-latency network

    公开(公告)号:US11133862B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-28

    申请号:US15789913

    申请日:2017-10-20

    Applicant: ViaSat, Inc.

    Abstract: Described herein are systems, devices, and methods that improve network communication on a high-latency network by using a low-latency network to manage return-link bandwidth. Embodiments of the systems described herein include a user terminal that is communicatively coupled to a high-latency network and a low-latency network. The user terminal is configured to communicate with a gateway routing device over the low-latency network. The user terminal requests return-link bandwidth and the gateway routing device provides a transmission schedule to the user terminal over the low-latency network. The user terminal can be configured to transmit a message over the high-latency network using the scheduled return-link bandwidth.

    Multi-stage burst detection for communications systems

    公开(公告)号:US12238194B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-25

    申请号:US17917532

    申请日:2021-04-06

    Applicant: VIASAT, INC.

    Abstract: Systems and methods are described that enable user terminals to eliminate or reduce the number of dummy bursts (or bursts with no data) they send. The systems and methods use two burst detectors, a first burst detector that analyzes the physical structure of the signal, and a second burst detector that analyzes the informational structure of the signal. Output from the first burst detector can be used to control operation of a signal decoder that decodes received signals. The second burst detector analyzes output from the signal decoder to determine the second burst indicator. In other words, the first burst detector can be implemented prior to decoding the received signal to provide a first estimate related to the presence or absence of a burst. This can then be used to limit the amount of processing performed by the signal decoder.

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