Multiple link internet protocol mobile communications system and method therefor
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1. A communication system comprising:
- a plurality of high altitude communication devices;
a user terminal establishing a plurality of multiple dynamic links corresponding respectively to said user terminal, said user terminal generating multiple communication portions of a communication and transmitting the multiple communication portions through said multiple dynamic links; and
a gateway terminal receiving the communication portions from the high altitude communication device and reassembling the communication portions into the communication.
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Abstract
A communication system has a plurality of high altitude devices that are coupled to user terminals through a plurality of dynamic links. The terminal monitors and changes the multiple dynamic links as the position of the user terminal relative to the high altitude devices changes. The gateway terminal transmits and receives to said user terminals through the high altitude devices using a plurality of datagrams.
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20 Claims
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1. A communication system comprising:
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a plurality of high altitude communication devices;
a user terminal establishing a plurality of multiple dynamic links corresponding respectively to said user terminal, said user terminal generating multiple communication portions of a communication and transmitting the multiple communication portions through said multiple dynamic links; and
a gateway terminal receiving the communication portions from the high altitude communication device and reassembling the communication portions into the communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19)
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12. A user terminal for a communication system comprises:
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a plurality of receiving elements;
a receiving beam forming network for forming a plurality of receive beams from the plurality of elements;
a receiving hub and router circuit coupled to the receiving digital beam forming network for assembling communication portions from the beams formed in the receiving beam forming network;
a receiving direction control circuit coupled to the hub and router circuit and the receiving digital beam forming circuit for estimating relative position vectors for high altitude communication devices and the user terminal
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18. A method of operating a communications system comprising:
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forming a plurality of multiple communication links directed to a plurality of high altitude communication devices;
dividing a communication into a plurality of datagrams;
routing the plurality of datagrams through the plurality of multiple communication links;
directing the datagrams from the high altitude communication device to a gateway station; and
reassembling the datagrams into the communication.
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20. A user terminal for a communication system having a plurality of high altitude communications device comprising:
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a plurality of reconfigurable elements;
a beam forming circuit coupled to the plurality of reconfigurable elements; and
a hub and router circuit coupled to the beam forming network for controlling the generation of and direction of a plurality of simultaneous multiple links for communication with the plurality of high altitude communications devices using the plurality of elements.
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