Location-based operational control of a transmitter
A method includes receiving location information from a Global Positioning System receiver, retrieving geo-fence data from a geo-fence database corresponding to a boundary of a jurisdiction, automatically selecting between a first or second frequency band satellite transmitter based on the comparison.
1. A method comprising:
at a hub station, receiving location data from a satellite antenna controller coupled to a first frequency band satellite transmitter and to a second frequency band satellite transmitter of a vehicle;
receiving data related to the satellite antenna controller or the vehicle while the vehicle is en route, and storing the data in a memory, wherein the data includes a location, a satellite transmission band, or any combination thereof, and wherein the data is at least one of: transmitted to a regulatory authority of a jurisdiction or received periodically;
retrieving geo-fence data from a geo-fence database, the geo-fence data corresponding to a boundary of the jurisdiction;
comparing the location data and the geo-fence data; and
based on the comparison, sending at least one command to the controller based on a requirement of the jurisdiction, wherein the at least one command indicates a selection of the first band satellite frequency transmitter or the second band satellite frequency transmitter.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one command further indicates a transmit frequency, a receive frequency, a symbol rate, a modulation type, a forward error correction configuration, or any combination thereof.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data further includes a symbol rate, a modulation type, a forward error correction configuration, a carrier power level, or any combination thereof.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data is received periodically according to a time period that is determined by the regulatory authority of the jurisdiction.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data is received at least once per hour.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the hub station is land based.
7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations including:
receiving, at a hub station, location data from a satellite antenna controller coupled to a first frequency band satellite transmitter and to a second frequency band satellite transmitter of a vehicle;
receiving data related to the satellite antenna controller or the vehicle while the vehicle is en route, wherein the data includes a location, a satellite transmission band, or any combination thereof;
storing the data in memory;
determining whether a geo-fence database of the vehicle is out of date; and
when the geo-fence database of the vehicle is out of date, updating the geo-fence database of the vehicle from a master database.
8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the operations further include, validating the data after updating the geo-fence database of the vehicle.
9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the data further includes a symbol rate, a modulation type, a forward error correction configuration, a carrier power level, or any combination thereof.
10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the operations further include sending the data to a regulatory authority.
11. A system comprising:
a hub station configured to:
receive location data from a satellite antenna controller that is coupled to a first frequency band satellite transmitter and to a second frequency band satellite transmitter of a vehicle, wherein the hub station receives data related to the satellite antenna controller or the vehicle while the vehicle is en route, wherein the data includes a location, a satellite transmission band, or any combination thereof; and
store the data in a memory, wherein the data is at least one of: transmitted to a regulatory authority of a jurisdiction or received periodically; and
a geo-fence database configured to retrieve geo-fence data, the geo-fence data corresponding to a boundary of the jurisdiction, wherein the location data and the geo-fence data are compared, and based on the comparison, at least one command is sent to the satellite antenna controller based on a requirement of the jurisdiction, wherein the at least one command indicates a selection of the first band satellite frequency transmitter or the second band satellite frequency transmitter.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one command further indicates a transmit frequency, a receive frequency, a symbol rate, a modulation type, a forward error correction configuration, or any combination thereof.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the data further includes a symbol rate, a modulation type, a forward error correction configuration, a carrier power level, or any combination thereof.
14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the data is received periodically according to a time period that is determined by the regulatory authority of the jurisdiction.
15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the data is received at least once per hour.
16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the hub station is land based.