Apparatus and method for access to network via satellite
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1. A network system that forms a part of a network, comprising:
- a source computer, having a link to the network;
a destination computer, having a link to the network;
a satellite interface between the source computer and the destination computer, wherein information passes from the source computer to the destination computer;
means in the destination computer for requesting information from the source computer over the network;
means for receiving an information packet sent from the source computer in response to the request and for sending the information packet to the destination computer over the satellite interface; and
means for sending an ACK message to the source computer in response to receipt of the information packet, wherein the ACK message appears to the source computer to have come from the destination computer.
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Abstract
A system in which a personal computer sends messages into a TCP/IP network using a conventional dial-up link and downloads data from the TCP/IP network using a high-speed one-way satellite link. A preferred embodiment uses a conventional SLIP provider to connect to the TCP/IP network and uses a commercial software TCP/IP package that has a standard driver interface. A spoofing protocol compensates for the long propagation delays inherent to satellite communication.
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1. A network system that forms a part of a network, comprising:
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a source computer, having a link to the network;
a destination computer, having a link to the network;
a satellite interface between the source computer and the destination computer, wherein information passes from the source computer to the destination computer;
means in the destination computer for requesting information from the source computer over the network;
means for receiving an information packet sent from the source computer in response to the request and for sending the information packet to the destination computer over the satellite interface; and
means for sending an ACK message to the source computer in response to receipt of the information packet, wherein the ACK message appears to the source computer to have come from the destination computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A gateway in a network system that forms a part of a TCP/IP network, wherein the network includes a source computer having a link to the TCP/IP network and a link to a high speed satellite interface, and a destination computer having a link to the TCP/IP network and a link to the high speed satellite interface, the gateway comprising:
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means for receiving an information packet sent from the source computer and for sending the information packet to the destination computer over the satellite interface; and
means for sending an ACK message to the source computer in response to receipt of the information packet, wherein the ACK message appears to the source computer to have come from the destination computer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for sending information over a high speed satellite interface in a network system that forms a part of a TCP/IP network, wherein the network includes gateway and a source computer, having a link to the TCP/IP network, a destination computer, having a link to the TCP/IP network, and a satellite interface between the source computer, the gateway, and the destination computer, wherein information passes from the source computer to the destination computer, the method comprising the steps, performed by a processor of the gateway, of:
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receiving an information packet sent from the source computer;
sending the information packet to the destination computer over the satellite interface; and
sending an ACK message to the source computer in response to receipt of the information packet, wherein the ACK message appears to the source computer to have come from the destination computer. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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