Method and system for transmission of identification via metadata for repeating relays using spread-spectrum technology

摘要

A communication method for transmitting meta-data through a meta-carrier signal comprising encoding meta-data using an encoder, the meta-data comprising information that identifies a repeating relay to which a spread meta-carrier signal is to be transmitted, encoded using an encoder, modulating, using a modulator and spreading, using a spreader, the encoded meta-data such that the spread meta-carrier signal results, and transmitting, by a transmitting device, the spread meta-carrier signal to the repeating relay wherein the repeating relay does not process or modify the spread meta-carrier signal, the spread meta-carrier signal being transmitted over at least a portion of a bandwidth of the repeating relay.

主权项

1. A communication method for transmitting meta-data through a meta-carrier signal, the method comprising:
encoding meta-data configured for use by an earth station to identify at least one repeating relay using an encoder, the meta-data comprising information that identifies or describes a repeating relay or one or more transponders of the repeating relay to which a spread meta-carrier signal is to be transmitted, the information comprising at least one of a name of a repeating relay, a name of a transponder, a transponder center frequency, a transponder polarization, and an ephemeris;modulating, using a modulator, the encoded meta-data signal;
spreading, using a spreader, the modulated meta-carrier such that the spread meta-carrier signal results; and transmitting, by a transmitting device, the spread meta-carrier signal to the repeating relay wherein the spread meta-carrier signal is transmitted over at least a portion of the bandwidth of the repeating relay without reserving the at least a portion of the bandwidth solely for transmitting the spread meta-carrier signal and at a signal power level that is embedded into the noise floor of the repeating relay.