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Virtually all satellite communication systems are cellular systems in the sense that the service area of the system is covered by more than one radio cell. For example, if the service area is covered by more than one satellite, radio cells are constituted by the illumination areas of the satellite antennas. If a satellite uses spot beams, the satellite footprint is subdivided into radio cells corresponding to the illumination areas of the spot beams. Fig. 6.1. In each cell a group of radio channels (characterized by their carrier frequency and bandwidth) is used which may be allocated to the cells in a fixed or in a dynamic manner.
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Lutz, E., Werner, M., Jahn, A. (2000). Cellular Satellite Systems. In: Satellite Systems for Personal and Broadband Communications. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59727-5_6
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