Satellite network service sharing

摘要

Methods, systems, and devices are described for providing network access services to mobile users via multi-user network access terminals over a multi-beam satellite system. Quality-of-service (QoS) is controlled for the mobile devices at a per-user level according to user-specific traffic policies Mobile users may be provisioned on the satellite system according to a set of traffic policies based on their service level agreement (SLA). System resources of the satellite may be allocated to mobile users based on the demand of each mobile user and the set of traffic polices associated with each mobile user, regardless of which multi-user network access terminal is used to access the system. Dynamic multiplexing of traffic from fixed terminals and mobile users on the same satellite beam can take advantage of statistical multiplexing of large numbers of users and on different usage patterns between fixed terminals and mobile users.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
providing a communication service via satellite beams of a multi-beam satellite system; receiving, from one or more multi-user network access terminals serviced via a first satellite beam of a multi-beam satellite, first resource requests for a first time period for first mobile data traffic associated with a plurality of mobile devices in communication with the one or more multi-user network access terminals, wherein the plurality of mobile devices are associated with user-specific traffic policies, and wherein the user-specific traffic policies comprise a first provisioned service level for a first mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices and a second provisioned service level different from the first provisioned service level for a second mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices; and scheduling transmission of the first mobile data traffic on first beam resources of the first satellite beam according to the first resource requests and the user-specific traffic policies, wherein the scheduling of the first mobile data traffic comprises allocating a first portion of the first beam resources to the first mobile device and a second portion of the first beam resources to the second mobile device, the first and second portions allocated based on the first and second provisioned service levels, respectively.