US 11,811,490 B2
Inband telemetry for a virtual transponder
Kristina Miller, Chicago, IL (US); Eric Anden, Chicago, IL (US); Robert J. Winig, Chicago, IL (US); and Dimitri D. Thomas, Chicago, IL (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Jul. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/867,615.
Application 17/867,615 is a continuation of application No. 15/451,277, filed on Mar. 6, 2017, granted, now 11,394,458.
Prior Publication US 2022/0360321 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04B 7/185 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04W 12/03 (2021.01)
CPC H04B 7/18513 (2013.01) [H04B 7/18515 (2013.01); H04L 63/0428 (2013.01); H04W 12/03 (2021.01); H04L 2209/80 (2013.01); H04L 2209/84 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for inband telemetry for a virtual transponder, the method comprising:
transmitting, by a payload antenna on a vehicle, a first inband signal to a host receiving antenna; and
transmitting, by the payload antenna, a second inband signal to a hosted receiving antenna located remote from the vehicle,
wherein the first inband signal comprises a host telemetry signal and a host payload signal transmitted on a first same frequency band, the host telemetry signal comprising a first script comprising telemetry data related to a host payload configuration, wherein the first script has a duration of time equal to a first master cycle time and the first script is repeated within the host telemetry signal, the first script transmitted on a single stream modulated onto a first spectrum monitoring system (SMS) signal, and
wherein the second inband signal comprises a hosted telemetry signal and a hosted payload signal transmitted on a second same frequency band, the hosted telemetry signal comprising a second script comprising telemetry data related to a hosted payload configuration, wherein the second script has a duration of time equal to a second master cycle time and the second script is repeated within the hosted telemetry signal, the second script transmitted on a single stream modulated onto a second SMS signal.