US 12,261,761 B2
Network performance monitoring devices
Daniel P Ellis, West Pittston, PA (US); Daniel V Chioreanu, Royal Oak, MI (US); Gino Joachim L Ledesma, Cupertino, CA (US); and Jarett M Morrow, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/880,529.
Prior Publication US 2024/0048470 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. H04B 17/40 (2015.01); H04B 7/185 (2006.01); H04L 43/0823 (2022.01); H04L 43/12 (2022.01); H04L 43/16 (2022.01); H04L 43/50 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 43/16 (2013.01) [H04B 7/18513 (2013.01); H04B 7/18519 (2013.01); H04B 17/40 (2015.01); H04L 43/0823 (2013.01); H04L 43/12 (2013.01); H04L 43/50 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device configured to monitor network performance of a communications network having gateways that convey wireless data with user equipment (UE) devices via a satellite constellation, the electronic device comprising:
a radio;
one or more antennas communicably coupled to the radio, wherein
the radio is configured to generate a reverse link data packet based on an identifier that distinguishes the electronic device from the UE devices, and
the one or more antennas is configured to transmit, to one or more of the gateways via the satellite constellation, the reverse link data packet, and
a communications interface configured to transmit, to one or more nodes of the communications network via a terrestrial network, reverse link signal information associated with the reverse link data packet transmitted by the one or more antennas.
 
10. An electronic device configured to monitor network performance of a communications network having a gateway that conveys wireless data via a communications satellite, the electronic device comprising:
a radio;
one or more antennas communicably coupled to the radio, wherein the radio is configured to receive, using the one or more antennas, a forward link data packet transmitted by the communications satellite to a user equipment (UE) device that is different from the electronic device, the UE device and the electronic device both being located within a spot beam of the communications satellite; and
a communications interface configured to transmit, to one or more nodes of the communications network via a terrestrial network, forward link signal information associated with the forward link data packet received by the radio.