Combined fixed satellite service and mobile platform satellite service communication system
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1. A communication system for mobile platforms, comprising:
- a mobile platform including a receiver subsystem (RS);
a satellite in communication with said RS;
a ground station including a transmitter subsystem (TS), wherein said TS of said ground station transmits a forward link to said satellite and said mobile platform that includes Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) data in a first frequency band and Mobile Platform Satellite Service (MPSS) data in said first frequency band.
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Abstract
A communication system for mobile platforms includes a receiver subsystem (RS) and a transmitter subsystem (TS). A satellite is in communication with the RS and the TS of the mobile platform. A ground station includes a transmitter subsystem (TS) and a receiver subsystem (RS). The TS of the ground station transmits a forward link to the satellite and receives a return link from the satellite. The forward and return links include Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) data and Mobile Platform Satellite Service (MPSS) data in the same frequency band. The frequency band is the Ku frequency band between 10.7 and 15.0 GHz.
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32 Claims
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1. A communication system for mobile platforms, comprising:
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a mobile platform including a receiver subsystem (RS);
a satellite in communication with said RS;
a ground station including a transmitter subsystem (TS), wherein said TS of said ground station transmits a forward link to said satellite and said mobile platform that includes Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) data in a first frequency band and Mobile Platform Satellite Service (MPSS) data in said first frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A communication system for mobile platforms, comprising:
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a mobile platform including a transmitter subsystem (TS);
a satellite in communication with said TS;
a ground station including a receiver subsystem (RS), wherein said TS of said mobile platform transmits a return link to said satellite and said ground station that includes Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) data in a second frequency band and Mobile Platform Satellite Service (MPSS) data in said second frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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17. A method of providing broadband communications for mobile platforms, comprising the steps of:
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providing a mobile platform including a receiver subsystem (RS);
communicating with said satellite and said mobile platform using a ground station with a transmitter subsystem (TS); and
transmitting a forward link to said satellite and said mobile platform using said TS of said ground station, wherein said forward link includes Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) data in a first frequency band and Mobile Platform Satellite Service (MPSS) data in said first frequency band.
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25. A method for providing broadband communications for mobile platforms, comprising the steps of:
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providing a mobile platform including a transmitter subsystem (TS);
communicating with said satellite and said mobile platform using a ground station with a receiver subsystem (RS), transmitting a return link to said satellite and said ground station using said TS of said mobile platform, wherein said return link includes Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) data in a second frequency band and Mobile Platform Satellite Service (MPSS) data in said second frequency band.
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