DYNAMIC SATELLITE BEAM ASSIGNMENT

W O 20 18/ 1608 42 Al (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 07 September 2018 (07.09.2018) WIPO I PCT omit IIl °nolo Oil 100 En oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/160842 Al (51) International Patent Classification: HO4B 7/185 (2006.01) H04B 7/204 (2006.01) HO4B 7/19 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2018/020461 (22) International Filing Date: 01 March 2018 (01.03.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/465,987 02 March 2017 (02.03.2017) US (71) Applicant: VIASAT, INC. [US/US]; VIASAT, INC., PATENT DEPARTMENT, 6155 EL CAMINO REAL, CARLSBAD, California 92009 (US). (72) Inventors: BECKER, Donald; VIASAT, INC., C/O PATENT DEPARTMENT, 6155 EL CAMINO REAL, CARLSBAD, California 92009 (US). PETRANOVICH, James; VIASAT, INC., C/O PATENT DEPARTMENT, 6155 EL CAMINO REAL, CARLSBAD, California 92009 (US). MARTIN, Remberto; VIASAT, INC., C/ 0 PATENT DEPARTMENT, 6155 EL CAMINO REAL, CARLSBAD, California 92009 (US). (74) Agent: RALSTON, William et al.; VIASAT, INC., PATENT DEPARTMENT, 6155 EL CAMINO REAL, CARLSBAD, California 92009 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (54) Title: DYNAMIC SATELLITE BEAM ASSIGNMENT (57) : Embodiments provide techniques for dynamic spot beam assignment in a geostationary satellite communications network. For exam