SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SATELLITE NETWORK CAPACITY BOOST BY FREQUENCY CROSS-STRAPPING

摘要

The present invention relates to satellite systems and more particularly, to the provision of a satellite system and method which provides a smooth transition for legacy systems to exploit higher communication frequencies. The improved system and methods described herein are novel in that they separate the standard gateway frequency bands from the user frequency bands, and they incorporate a switch that provides the capability to switch between two frequency bands on the gateway side, while keeping the same uplink and downlink frequencies of operation for the user side. This ability for in-orbit switching of the gateway frequencies of operation offers major benefits in terms of a boost in throughput capacity and flexibility in satellite replacement transition logistics, while maintaining system performance.