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System and method for managing congestion in a satellite communications network

  • US 20030078001A1
  • Filed: 10/11/2001
  • Published: 04/24/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for managing data congestion in a communications network which establishes communication cells at respective locations on the surface of the earth to enable communication between a plurality of user terminals and at least one network controller, comprising:

  • a congestion determiner, adapted to determine that data congestion exists in said network which interferes with an ability of at least one user terminal to communicate in said network; and

    a congestion controller, adapted to control at least one of downlinking of data from said network controller to at least one select group of said user terminals and uplinking of data from said at least one select group of said user terminals to said network controller, in response to said determined data congestion.

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