SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING UPLINK INTERFERENCE SIGNALS GENERATED IN A MULTI­SPOT SPACE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

ABSTRACT A method for suppressing interference signals generated between satellite access stations of a multi-spot communication system is implemented by a distributed on-board and ground subsystem which comprises, on board a multi-spot communication payload, one or more opposition matrices, switches of an input switch assembly connected to the output of the reception sources of the reception antenna, and switches of an output selection ring connected upstream of the transmission sources of the transmission antenna, and, on the ground, a satellite access station GWt having a communication spectrum monitoring system CSM and a computer. The suppression method comprises a set of steps (304, 306, 308, 310, 312, 314, 316, 318) for testing the satellite accesses of the different stations GW, enabling each opposition matrix to be set selectively. The multi-spot space communication system incorporating the subsystem for suppressing the interference signals is described. Date Recue/Date Received 2021-09-21