Abstract: A method permitting beam forming at a ground station for providing a coherent and stable uplink signal to a satellite system employing multiple spot beams by combining orthogonal synchronous code division multiplex codes and pseudo-random spreading codes with an information signal to implement a satellite feeder uplink.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 21, 1997
Date of Patent:
May 11, 1999
Assignee:
Hughes Electronics Corporation
Inventors:
Urban A. von der Embse, Ken Yu Huang, Donald C.D. Chang, William W. Mayfield