Coordinated satellite-terrestrial frequency reuse
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Abstract
A system and method of operation for efficiently reusing and/or sharing at least a portion of the frequency spectrum between a first satellite spot beam and a second satellite spot beam, and/or an underlay terrestrial network associated with a second satellite spot beam. The spectrum is efficiently reused and/or shared between respective spot beams and/or associated underlay terrestrial systems in a manner minimizes interference between the respective satellite and terrestrial systems.
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Citations
240 Claims
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1-154. -154. (canceled)
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155. A wireless communications system comprising:
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a space-based system configured to conduct traffic channel communications with radioterminals in a first service region using a set of satellite frequencies; and
a ground-based system configured to communicate with radioterminals in a second service region adjacent and/or overlapping the first service region and to limit use of the set of satellite frequencies for radioterminal traffic channel communications to a subset of the set of satellite frequencies. - View Dependent Claims (156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166)
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167. A wireless communications system comprising:
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a space-based system configured to communicate with at least one first and/or second radioterminal using frequencies of a first and/or second portion of a satellite frequency band; and
a ground-based system configured to communicate with the at least one second radioterminal using frequencies of the second portion of the satellite frequency band, wherein the first and second portions of the satellite frequency band do not overlap. - View Dependent Claims (168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175)
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- 176. A ground-based system for providing radioterminal communications in conjunction with a space-based system that is configured to conduct traffic channel communications with radioterminals in a first service region using a set of satellite frequencies, the ground-based system configured to communicate with radioterminals in a second service region adjacent and/or overlapping the first service region and to limit use of the set of satellite frequencies for radioterminal traffic channel communications to a subset of the set of satellite frequencies.
- 180. A space-based system configured to provide radioterminal traffic channel communications in a first service region using a set of satellite frequencies in conjunction with a ground-based system configured to communicate with radioterminals in a second service region adjacent and/or overlapping the first service region, wherein the ground-based system is limited to use of a subset of the set of satellite frequencies for radioterminal traffic channel communications.
- 189. A space-based system configured to communicate with at least one first and/or second radioterminal using frequencies of a first and/or second portion of a satellite frequency band in conjunction with a ground-based system that communicates with the at least one second radioterminal using frequencies of the second portion of the satellite frequency band, wherein the first and second portions of the satellite frequency band do not overlap.
- 193. A ground-based system for communicating with radioterminals in conjunction with a space-based system that is configured to communicate with at least one first and/or at least one second radioterminal using frequencies of a first and/or second portion of a satellite frequency band, the ground-based system configured to communicate with the at least one second radioterminal using frequencies of the second portion of the satellite frequency band, wherein the first and second portions of the satellite frequency band do not overlap.
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197. A wireless communications method comprising:
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conducting traffic channel communications between a space-based system and radioterminals in a first service region using a set of satellite frequencies; and
conducting traffic channel communications between a ground-based system and radioterminals in a second service region adjacent and/or overlapping the first service region, including limiting traffic channel communications between the ground-based system and radioterminals in the second service region to a subset of the set of satellite frequencies. - View Dependent Claims (198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207)
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208. A wireless communications method comprising:
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communicating between a space-based system and at least one first and/or at least one second radioterminal using frequencies of a first and/or second portion of a satellite frequency band; and
communicating between a ground-based system and the at least one second radioterminal using frequencies of the second portion of the satellite frequency band, wherein the first and second portions of the satellite frequency band do not overlap. - View Dependent Claims (209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215)
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216. A wireless communications system comprising:
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a space-based system configured to conduct control channel and/or signaling communications with radioterminals in a first service region using a set of satellite frequencies; and
a ground-based system configured to communicate with radioterminals in a second service region adjacent and/or overlapping the first service region and to limit use of the set of satellite frequencies for radioterminal control channel and/or signaling communications to a subset of the set of satellite frequencies. - View Dependent Claims (217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227)
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- 228. A ground-based system for providing radioterminal communications in conjunction with a space-based system that is configured to conduct control channel and/or signaling communications with radioterminals in a first service region using a set of satellite frequencies, the ground-based system configured to communicate with radioterminals in a second service region adjacent and/or overlapping the first service region and to limit use of the set of satellite frequencies for radioterminal control channel and/or signaling communications to a subset of the set of satellite frequencies.
- 232. A space-based system configured to provide radioterminal control channel and/or signaling communications in a first service region using a set of satellite frequencies in conjunction with a ground-based system configured to communicate with radioterminals in a second service region adjacent and/or overlapping the first service region, wherein the ground-based system is limited to use of a subset of the set of satellite frequencies for radioterminal control channel and/or signaling communications.
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