METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DIRECTING AN ANTENNA IN A TWO-WAY SATELLITE SYSTEM

摘要

A system for directing an antenna (111) for transmission over a two-way satellite network is disclosed. A transceiver (109) is coupled to the antenna (111); the transceiver (109) transmits and receives signals over the two-way satellite network. A user terminal (101) is coupled to the transceiver (109) and executes an antenna pointing program. The program instructs a user to initially point the antenna (111) to a beacon satellite (107) using predefined pointing values based upon the location of the antenna (111). The program receives new antenna pointing parameters that are downloaded from a hub (113) over a temporary channel that is established via the beacon satellite (107). The program displays the new antenna pointing parameters and instructs the user to selectively re-point the antenna (111) based upon the downloaded new antenna pointing parameters.