| 摘要 |
<p>A communication system (10) includes a satellite (20) and a ground station (18). The satellite (20) is configured to preferentially receive signals (12) from each of a plurality of sub-regions (16) within a region (14) of communication of the satellite (20). The ground station (18) is configured to determine a location of the ground station (18), determine in which of the sub-regions (16) that the ground station (18) resides based on the location, and transmit a signal (12) to the satellite (20) during a time-interval assigned to the sub-region (16). The ground stations (18) time-multiplex the transmission of signals (12) from various ground stations (18) to the satellite (20) based on which sub-region (16) of the larger region (14) (e.g. the continental United States or CONUS) that the ground station (18) resides. The time multiplexing is such that ground stations (18) in one region (14) are not transmitting signals (12) to the satellite (20) during the same time interval as ground stations (18) in adjacent sub-regions (16).</p> |
