Automated configuration of device wake schedules for satellite communications
According to one or more embodiments of the disclosure, a first device in a network may obtain a satellite communication schedule indicative of when a satellite will be in communication range of the first device. The first device may communicate with the satellite according to the satellite communication schedule. The first device may receive a request for the satellite communication schedule from a second device in the network. The first device may send the satellite communication schedule to the second device, wherein the second device uses the satellite communication schedule to configure a wake schedule of the second device.
1. A method comprising:
obtaining, by a first device in a network, a satellite communication schedule indicative of when a satellite will be in communication range of the first device;
communicating, by the first device, with the satellite according to the satellite communication schedule;
receiving, at the first device, a request for the satellite communication schedule from a second device in the network; and
sending, by the first device, the satellite communication schedule to the second device, wherein the second device uses the satellite communication schedule to configure a wake schedule of the second device to communicate with the satellite based in part on the satellite communication schedule.
2. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the request is sent over a reserved frequency of the network.
3. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the second device further configures its wake schedule to communicate with the satellite based in part on a location of the second device.
4. The method as in claim 1 , wherein obtaining the satellite communication schedule comprises:
receiving, at the first device, an Orbital Details Table from the satellite that is indicative of a fly-over schedule of the satellite.
5. The method as in claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, at the first device and during a wake period of the wake schedule of the second device, a message from the second device to be relayed by the first device to the satellite.
6. The method as in claim 1 , further comprising:
transitioning, by the first device, from a sleep state to a wake state based on the satellite communication schedule.
7. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the request is broadcast in the network by the second device.
8. The method as in claim 1 , wherein communicating with the satellite according to the satellite communication schedule comprises:
sending, by the first device and to the satellite, sensor data captured by the first device.
9. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the second device communicates with the satellite according to the wake schedule of the second device.
10. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the satellite is a low-earth orbit satellite.
11. An apparatus, comprising:
one or more network interfaces;
a processor coupled to the one or more network interfaces and configured to execute one or more processes; and
a memory configured to store a process that is executable by the processor, the process when executed configured to:
obtain a satellite communication schedule indicative of when a satellite will be in communication range of the apparatus in a network;
communicate with the satellite according to the satellite communication schedule;
receive a request for the satellite communication schedule from a device in the network; and
send the satellite communication schedule to the device, wherein the device uses the satellite communication schedule to configure a wake schedule of the device to communicate with the satellite based in part on the satellite communication schedule.
12. The apparatus as in claim 11 , wherein the request is sent over a reserved frequency of the network.
13. The apparatus as in claim 11 , wherein the device further configures its wake schedule to communicate with the satellite based in part on a location of the device.
14. The apparatus as in claim 11 , wherein the process when executed is further configured to:
obtain the satellite communication schedule by receiving an Orbital Details Table from the satellite that is indicative of a fly-over schedule of the satellite.
15. The apparatus as in claim 11 , wherein the process when executed is further configured to:
receive, during a wake period of the wake schedule of the device, a message from the device to be relayed by the apparatus to the satellite.
16. The apparatus as in claim 11 , wherein the process when executed is further configured to:
transition the apparatus from a sleep state to a wake state based on the satellite communication schedule.
17. The apparatus as in claim 11 , wherein the request is broadcast in the network by the device.
18. The apparatus as in claim 11 , wherein the process when executed is further configured to:
send, to the satellite, sensor data captured by the apparatus.
19. The apparatus as in claim 11 , wherein the device communicates with the satellite according to the wake schedule of the device.
20. A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing program instructions that cause a first device in a network to execute a process comprising:
obtaining, by the first device, a satellite communication schedule indicative of when a satellite will be in communication range of the first device;
communicating, by the first device, with the satellite according to the satellite communication schedule;
receiving, at the first device, a request for the satellite communication schedule from a second device in the network; and
sending, by the first device, the satellite communication schedule to the second device, wherein the second device uses the satellite communication schedule to configure a wake schedule of the second device to communicate with the satellite based in part on the satellite communication schedule.