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Method of maximizing use of bandwidth for communicating with mobile platforms

  • US 20030214966A1
  • Filed: 05/20/2002
  • Published: 11/20/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of maximizing bandwidth use in communications between a base station and a plurality of mobile platforms, the method comprising the steps of:

  • using a broadcast transmission scheme to transmit data periodically to the plurality of mobile platforms;

    determining the number of mobile platforms that have received the broadcast data in a predetermined time period; and

    using a unicast transmission scheme to transmit the data to each of the mobile platforms that have not received the data after a predetermined number of the mobile platforms have been determined to have received the data in the predetermined time period.

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