METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION IN A NON GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE NETWORK WITH A RELAY NODE LOCATED IN THE BEAMS OF TWO SATELLITES AND RELAYING DATA FROM THE FIRST TO THE SECOND SATELLITE ACCORDING TO THE AVAILABILITY OF AN INTERNET POINT OFPRESENCE

摘要

The present disclosure presents a method and an apparatus for communications in a non geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite ne twork. For example the method may include receiving data at a relay node from a first NGSO satellite of the NGSO satellite network wherein the relay node is located at a boundary or a common beam area associated with the first satellite and a second satellit e of the NGSO satellite network and wherein the data is received at the relay node in response to identifying by the first NGSO satellite that an internet point of presence (IPP) is not available in at least one of a plurality of beams associated with the first NGSO satellite and relaying the data from the relay node to a second NGSO satellite of the NGSO satellite network wherein an IPP is available in at least one of a plurality of beams associated with the second NGSO satellite. As such communications in a non geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite network may be achieved.