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EP0536068A1 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Low orbit satellite communication system with terminals as destination

Assignee: Alcatel Lucent SAS
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Filing: 1992-10-01
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2012-10-01
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Abstract

Abstract Translated from French La présente invention se rapporte à un système de communications par satellites en orbite basse à destination de terminaux, dans lequel les pinceaux (12) de chaque couverture (14) sont allumés selon un balayage spatial dit "beam-hopping". Pour chaque satellite et pour chaque terminal l'émission et la réception sont séparées dans le temps et synchronisées ; un duplexage temporel étant utilisé. Application notamment au domaine des télécommunications spatiales. <IMAGE> The present invention relates to a low-orbiting satellite communications system intended for terminals, in which the brushes (12) of each cover (14) are lit according to a so-called "beam-hopping" spatial scanning. For each satellite and for each terminal, transmission and reception are separated in time and synchronized; time duplexing being used. Application in particular to the field of space telecommunications. <IMAGE>

Inventors

  • 👤 Denis Rouffet
  • 👤 Frédéric Berthault
  • 👤 Michel Mazzella
  • 👤 Yannick Tanguy

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 00:01
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B7/00; H04B7/14; H04B7/15; H04B7/204; H04B7/2041

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References Cited (Backward Citations)

FR2129898A1 Cited
US4292683A Cited
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