SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MITIGATING RADIO RELAY LINK INTERFERENCE IN MOBILE SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

摘要

Systems and methods according toembodiment of the present invention prevent or otherwisemitigate data corruption and interference that may result whena communications on-the-move transmission is blocked bya radio relay link antenna transmitting on a shared frequencyband. Harmful radiation that could affect persons blockingthe line-of-sight of a COTM transmission is also preventedor mitigated. According to one embodiment of the presentinvention, if a building or other obstruction blocks theline-of-sight between a COTM antenna and a target satellite,the transmission will automatically cease, preventing orminimizing any potential interference that can occur, suchas the interference to a radio relay link antenna operatingatop a building. Similarly, persons who may have been inthe line-of-sight will not be subjected to harmful radiation.COTM transmission remains offline until free line-of-sightis re-established.