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OpenSAND is capable of emulating multiple spots, each representing a different beam of the satellite. Satellite terminals are associated to only one spot, which can be used to represent different geographical zones. On the other hand, any gateway can handle more than one spot, and two different gateways can serve the same spot (although different carriers).
Each spot has its own dedicated carriers, so STs associated to different spots never share the same bandwidth.
ST assignment to each spot can be configured using the OpenSAND Manager.
Each spot can have different configurations (for one particular gateway): each spot has its own carriers configuration, and hence, its own scheduling as well (with its associated configuration).
⚠️ Although two spots with the same ID and associated to different gateways can have the same carrier configuration, they are separate carriers, and are not shared.