Mark A Russell

US Patent:

20190341999, Nov 7, 2019

Filed:

Jul 17, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/514047

Inventors:

- Palo Alto CA, US
Bruce Leonard McKinley - South Riding VA, US
Scott A. McDermott - Washington DC, US
Mark Evan Russell - Pine Grove CA, US
David Daugherty - Jackson CA, US
Shmuel Shaffer - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

H04B 7/185
H04L 12/26
H04L 12/803
H04W 28/02

Abstract:

In one embodiment, a communicating device (e.g., either a ground station server or a particular distributed module of a satellite communication system) mitigates congestion on a particular return communication path via an intermediate satellite from the plurality of distributed modules to the ground station server. In particular, in response to determining that the level of congestion is above a threshold, then the communication device mitigates the congestion by, e.g., one or both of either a) determining an uncongested return communication path from a particular distributed module to the ground station server, ensuring that the uncongested return communication path would not interfere with any unintended receiver, and then causing the particular distributed module to use the uncongested return communication path, and b) enforcing one or more communication restrictions on a utilized return communication path to reduce the effect of a communication on the overall congestion of the utilized return communication path.

US Patent:

20190103913, Apr 4, 2019

Filed:

Oct 2, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/722425

Inventors:

- Palo Alto CA, US
Bruce Leonard McKinley - South Riding VA, US
Scott A. McDermott - Washington DC, US
Mark Evan Russell - Pine Grove CA, US
David Daugherty - Jackson CA, US
Shmuel Shaffer - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

H04B 7/185
H04L 12/26
H04L 12/803
H04W 28/02

Abstract:

In one embodiment, a communicating device (e.g., either a ground station server or a particular distributed module of a satellite communication system) mitigates congestion on a particular return communication path via an intermediate satellite from the plurality of distributed modules to the ground station server. In particular, in response to determining that the level of congestion is above a threshold, then the communication device mitigates the congestion by, e.g., one or both of either a) determining an uncongested return communication path from a particular distributed module to the ground station server, ensuring that the uncongested return communication path would not interfere with any unintended receiver, and then causing the particular distributed module to use the uncongested return communication path, and b) enforcing one or more communication restrictions on a utilized return communication path to reduce the effect of a communication on the overall congestion of the utilized return communication path.

US Patent:

20190104132, Apr 4, 2019

Filed:

Oct 2, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/722360

Inventors:

- Palo Alto CA, US
Bruce Leonard McKinley - South Riding VA, US
Scott A. McDermott - Washington DC, US
Mark Evan Russell - Pine Grove CA, US
David Daugherty - Jackson CA, US
Shmuel Shaffer - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/06
H04W 16/24
H04W 74/08
H04W 72/08

Abstract:

In one embodiment, a ground station server of a satellite communication system mitigates congestion on a particular forward communication path via an intermediate satellite from the ground station server to a plurality of distributed modules. In particular, in response to determining that the level of congestion is above a threshold, then the ground station server mitigates the congestion by, e.g., determining uncongested forward communication paths, scheduling a sufficient amount of communication over the uncongested forward communication paths to alleviate congestion on the particular forward communication path without congesting the one or more uncongested forward communication paths, transmitting instructions on the particular forward communication path to corresponding modules of the plurality of distributed modules, the instructions causing the corresponding modules to use a respective uncongested forward communication path, and communicating to the corresponding modules on their respective uncongested forward communication path.