Patents Assigned to Hughes Network Systems
  • Patent number: 12124971
    Abstract: A method and system for service management of a complex network including: computing, at a computer, a weather impact score for geographic areas within a coverage area of a satellite; predicting, based on the weather impact score for each of the geographic areas, a degradation of at least one of the satellite links serving a respective geographic area; and sending a notification about the degradation. The method may include calculating, with a computer, a peak Quality of Service (QoS) for each of the satellite links; aggregating, for a duration, transmission errors to calculate an actual QoS for each of the satellite links; and displaying a drill-down dashboard comprising a color-code for each of the satellite links, wherein the color-code corresponds to a severity of a respective discrepancy between a respective peak QoS and a respective actual QoS of a respective satellite link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Rajeev Kubba, Shivaram Sitaram
  • Patent number: 12126430
    Abstract: A system and method for reducing usage of satellite channelizers including dividing a frequency spectrum into sub-bands; providing a satellite channelizer for each of the sub-bands, where each of the sub-bands may include channels; multiplexing service channels into the channels of one of the sub-bands, where the service channels convey data for a plurality of MSSs. A system and method for obtaining high throughput on a satellite network. A system and method for providing a Fair Access Policy (FAP) in a 4G system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Channasandra Ravishankar, James Jehong Jong, Gaguk Zakaria, Nassir Benammar
  • Patent number: 12126457
    Abstract: An Active Power Edge device may include a power strip comprising electrical outlets; a MQ Telemetry Transport (MQTT) client to communicate with a broker and to receive a configuration from the broker; and a monitor to enable the electrical outlets per the configuration, to perform status checks and to report a result of the status checks to the broker via the MQTT client, wherein the configuration includes an outlet device and a status check definition, and the status checks are performed per the status check definition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Carl Malone, Ronald Paul Alder, Quinn Jensen, T. Kelly Bradford, Mike Balzotti, Rahul Rode, Ben Dorton, Kim Clark, John Hundley
  • Patent number: 12119930
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to bit-interleaved coded modulation with iterative decoding. In some implementations, a receiver comprises: a first memory including multiple first sub-memories; a decoder configured to perform first operations comprising: calculating, first extrinsic information of multiple code bits associated with multiple received symbols; and a demapper configured to perform second operations comprising: calculating soft decision information of the code bits; calculating, based on the soft decision information and the first extrinsic information, second extrinsic information of the code bits; and writing the second extrinsic information of the code bits into the first memory such that, for each received symbol, each sub-memory of the first sub-memories respectively stores the second extrinsic information associated with a respective one of the code bits corresponding to the received symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Srilekha Bhat, Yanlai Liu, Bala Subramaniam, Liping Chen, Mustafa Eroz
  • Patent number: 12120709
    Abstract: Some implementations of the disclosure relate to a backend server that is configured to perform operations including: determining one or more radio frequency (RF) gateways that are candidates for communicating with an end device over a RF link in a low-power wide-area network (LPWAN); obtaining, for each of the one or more RF gateways, a round trip time (RTT) of communications between the backend server and the RF gateway over a backhaul link; determining whether at least one of the one or more RTTs exceeds a threshold value; and when at least one of the one or more RTTs exceeds the threshold value, increasing a configured time interval between transmission of an uplink message by the end device and a downlink receive time slot in which the end device is configured to listen for a downlink message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventor: Chi-Jiun Su
  • Patent number: 12113497
    Abstract: A dual-mode switchable power control circuit for an RF transmit signal path of an RF transmitter is switchable between an open-loop automatic gain control (AGC) mode and a closed-loop automatic level control (ALC) mode in the analog domain to provide power control for the RF transmit signal path. The open-loop AGC mode and the closed-loop ALC mode are both controlled based on the analog control signal on the same control line. In the open-loop AGC mode, the analog control signal corresponds to the AGC control voltage indicating a setpoint gain for the RF transmit signal path. In the closed-loop ALC mode, the analog control signal corresponds to an ALC reference voltage indicating a setpoint power output level for the RF transmit signal path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Minheng Shan, Kumudchandra Shantilal Patel
  • Patent number: 12107742
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for using machine learning to detect and correct satellite terminal performance limitations. In some implementations, a system retrieves data indicating labels for clusters of network performance anomalies. The system generates a set of training data to train a machine learning model, the set of training data being generated by assigning the labels for the clusters to sets of performance indicators used to generate the clusters. The system trains a machine learning model to predict classifications for communication devices based on input of performance indicators for the communication devices. The system determines a classification for the communication device based on output that the trained machine learning model generates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Amit Arora, Kartik Seshadri, Sairaj Amberkar, Sonia Thakur, Namrata Walanj
  • Patent number: 12101708
    Abstract: A system and method for increasing bandwidth utilization of an aggregated path by a mobile terminal, the method including: establishing the aggregated path of communication with the mobile terminal, where the aggregated path includes a first path including a High Throughput Satellite (HTS) path having a first available capacity and a second path including a wireless path having a second available capacity; tracking the first and second available capacities; and updating, upon a movement of the mobile terminal, the first available capacity based on a distance of the mobile terminal from a satellite beam center of a current satellite beam; and selecting, to communicate a packet, one of the first and seconds path based on the first and the second available capacities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Douglas Dillon
  • Patent number: 12101169
    Abstract: A computer comprises a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to input a frequency spectrum distribution to a machine learning program to obtain carrier data as output from the machine learning program satellite communication. The machine learning program is trained with a plurality of frequency spectrum distributions of a wireless satellite communication signal and metadata specifying one or more satellite communication carriers for respective ones of the frequency spectrum distributions, wherein the metadata for each satellite communication carrier includes a respective center frequency and a respective symbol rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Zengquan Fan, Kish Jadhav, David Whitefield
  • Patent number: 12095536
    Abstract: A system and method for providing multi-input multi-output (MIMO) feeder links for a multibeam satellite system. The method includes configuring a X×Y MIMO antenna system using X-antennae having dominant line-of-sight (LoS) of Y-antennae; transmitting, simultaneously, a Tx signal as X Tx signals on a MIMO channel with the X-antennae; receiving the X Tx signals on the MIMO channel with the Y-antennae as Y Rx signals, wherein each of the Y-antennae generate one of the Y Rx signals; and ground-interference processing the X Tx signals or the Y Rx signals to recover the Tx signal; satellite-interference processing the X Tx signals or the Y Rx signals to recover the Tx signal. In the method, the ground interference processing includes countermeasures as either pre-interference processing when the X-antennae are disposed on a ground or post-interference processing when the X-antennae are disposed in a Geosynchronous orbit satellite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Bassel F. Beidas
  • Patent number: 12088404
    Abstract: A burst mode time division multiple access (TDMA) data processing system can determine burst time plans (BTPs). The burst mode TDMA data processing system can receive burst mode time division multiple access (TDMA) data. The burst mode TDMA data can be distributed among processors based on the BTPs. The distributed burst mode TDMA data can be demodulated and decoded the using the processors and the demodulated and decoded burst mode TDMA data can be output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Nimesh Ambeskar, Hanhui Zhang, Ashritha Mohan Ram, Jingyuan Liang, Akash Gaikwad
  • Patent number: 12088009
    Abstract: A higher order Floquet-mode structure (HOFS) integrated meander line polarizer and radome including: a substrate including layers having a dielectric constant (dk) of 2.9; a HOFS including metal layers disposed in a first subset of the layers; and meander lines, to provide a phase shift and match, disposed in a second subset of the layers, wherein the substrate includes a low-cost material and the metal layers include a feature trace and gap widths of about 10 mils or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Buckley, Varada Rajan Komanduri
  • Patent number: 12080945
    Abstract: Systems and methods for mitigating interference from a satellite gateway antenna are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a method for mitigating interference from a satellite gateway antenna includes locating a satellite gateway antenna that shares a frequency band with a 5G service, determining that the satellite gateway antenna causes radiation that interferes with a base station operating using the 5G service, and mounting at least one panel to reduce the radiation in a direction of the base station operating using the 5G service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Udaya Bhaskar, Stan Kay, Daniel Raymond Wendling
  • Patent number: 12080936
    Abstract: An AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array), including: a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) substrate having an obverse surface; TRMs (Transmit/Receive Modules) disposed on the obverse surface; thermal pedestals wherein each thermal pedestal includes a wall, having a wall height, including wall surfaces and one of the wall surfaces being a contact surface; and a TIM (Thermal Interface Material), having a TIM height, disposed between a respective contact surface of the thermal pedestals and the obverse surface. A plurality of the thermal pedestals are physically interconnected, the TIM is electrically and thermally conductive, and the wall height plus the TIM height is sufficient to suppress resonances of the TRMs below a frequency greater than a Tx and Rx frequency band of the TRMs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Buckley, Tom Walter, Lal Mohan Bhowmik, Varada Rajan Komanduri
  • Publication number: 20240291580
    Abstract: A redundant architecture for a Precision Time Protocol (PTP) network includes a plurality of PTP grandmaster clocks that provide first timing messages to a plurality of PTP aware switches based on a timing reference. The PTP aware switches determine respective first timing offsets based on the timing messages received from a primary grandmaster clock and provide second timing messages to an end node of the network based on the first timing offsets. The end node determines a second timing offset for the end node based on the second timing messages received from a primary PTP aware switch and adjusts its clock based on the second timing offset. When a failure of the primary grandmaster clock and/or the primary PTP aware switch is detected, a different grandmaster clock and/or a different PTP aware switch is designated as the primary grandmaster clock and the primary PTP aware switch, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Nimesh AMBESKAR, Patrick O'NEIL, Jayant RAMAKRISHNAN, Varsha GORREPATI, Sanhita JOSHI
  • Publication number: 20240283418
    Abstract: A dual-mode switchable power control circuit for an RF transmit signal path of an RF transmitter is switchable between an open-loop automatic gain control (AGC) mode and a closed-loop automatic level control (ALC) mode in the analog domain to provide power control for the RF transmit signal path. The open-loop AGC mode and the closed-loop ALC mode are both controlled based on the analog control signal on the same control line. In the open-loop AGC mode, the analog control signal corresponds to the AGC control voltage indicating a setpoint gain for the RF transmit signal path. In the closed-loop ALC mode, the analog control signal corresponds to an ALC reference voltage indicating a setpoint power output level for the RF transmit signal path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Minheng SHAN, Kumudchandra Shantilal PATEL
  • Patent number: 12066955
    Abstract: Systems and method for transferring data are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a method of transferring data includes reading a plurality of bytes from a first memory, discarding first bytes of the plurality of bytes, realigning second bytes of the plurality of bytes, and storing the realigned second bytes in a second memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Aneeshwar Danda, Robert H. Lager, Sahithi Vemuri
  • Patent number: 12063712
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying devices with WiFi connection incompatibility are described. Data related to connectivity for at least one customer premise equipment (CPE) connected to each terminal in a satellite network is collected in order to generate a set of metrics associated with each of the at least CPE using the collected data. A first set of results indicative of network incompatibility is determined for each of the CPEs. Next, a second set of results indicative of network incompatibility is determined for each CPE using at least one machine learning algorithm. Information indicative of network incompatibility is subsequently generated for each CPE based on the first set of results and the second set of results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Shivaram Sitaram, Rajeev Kubba, Ying Wang, Junyu Gong
  • Patent number: 12057923
    Abstract: A communication terminal and its method of use are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a communication terminal includes at least one of a transmitter or a receiver, a common reference device, a vibration sensor, and a controller. The at least one of the transmitter or the receiver is configured for transmission of communications. The common reference device is configured to provide a common reference for at least one of the frequency or timing of the communications sent or received by the at least one of the transmitter or the receiver. The vibration sensor is configured to detect vibrations. The controller is configured to adjust a control voltage applied to the common reference device based on the vibrations detected by the vibration sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Leon Gateno, Bill Whitmarsh
  • Patent number: 12057967
    Abstract: Systems and methods for estimating the kind of traffic a VPN is carrying and determining which WAN connection to use for VPN network traffic to reduce usage costs while maintaining responsiveness in a VPN router or gateway. A VPN classifier examines VPN packets and estimates the type of traffic they are carrying and selects a policy for upstream or downstream traffic to determine which tunnel or tunnels to send network traffic. Further, policies may be applied to VPN packets as a function of usage knob.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Douglas Merrill Dillon