Satellite Multi-Beam Transmission for Faster Data Links
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wireless communication systems face challenges in improving data transmission speed and efficiency, particularly in areas with low terrestrial base station density and poor channel quality, such as remote regions and oceans, where satellite communication can enhance coverage and reliability.
Innovation Solution
Simultaneously transmitting data on multiple beams of a satellite or multiple satellites, utilizing configuration information to optimize beam selection and utilization, including beam identifiers, frequency points, bandwidth, and service times, to enhance data transmission speed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If single beam transmission is used, then device complexity is low, but data transmission speed is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple satellite beams into a unified transmission system, allowing the terminal to simultaneously receive signals from multiple beams. This merging of multiple beam channels enables parallel data transmission, thereby increasing overall data transmission speed while managing system complexity through coordinated beam management.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from single-beam transmission to multi-beam transmission by adding the dimension of spatial diversity. By utilizing multiple beams simultaneously, the system creates additional transmission dimensions that parallel to the traditional single-channel approach, enabling concurrent data transmission and improving throughput.
2Productivity
If multiple beams are used simultaneously, then data transmission speed improves, but beam selection and management becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the terminal reports beam measurement information and reception quality to the network side. This feedback enables dynamic beam selection and optimization, allowing the system to automatically adjust which beams to use based on real-time channel conditions, thereby managing complexity through intelligent control.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic beam selection capabilities where the system can adaptively choose from multiple beams based on changing channel conditions. The beam configuration is not fixed but dynamically adjusted according to signal quality, terminal location, and network conditions, enabling flexible optimization of transmission efficiency.
3Reliability
If terrestrial base stations are deployed densely, then channel quality improves, but network deployment cost and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces satellites as intermediary communication nodes between terrestrial base stations and user terminals. In areas with low terrestrial base station density, satellites serve as mediators to provide communication coverage, thereby improving channel quality and network reliability without requiring dense terrestrial infrastructure deployment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal communication system that can operate in both terrestrial and satellite modes. The network can flexibly switch between using terrestrial base stations in urban areas and satellite beams in remote areas, providing universal coverage across diverse environments without requiring separate dedicated infrastructure for each scenario.
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AI summary
Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a method for wireless communication that can include simultaneously transmitting data on a plurality of beams of a satellite.