Systems and methods for monitoring selected terrestrially used satellite frequency signals to reduce potential interference
First Claim
1. A satellite radiotelephone system comprising:
- a space-based component that is configured to receive wireless communications from a plurality of first radiotelephones in a satellite footprint over a satellite radiotelephone frequency band;
an ancillary terrestrial network that is configured to receive/transmit wireless communications from/to a plurality of second radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band, the space-based component also receiving the wireless communications from the second radiotelephones and/or the ancillary terrestrial network in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band as interference along with the wireless communications that are received from the first radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band; and
an interference reducer that is responsive to the space-based component and to the ancillary terrestrial network, and that is configured to reduce the interference in the wireless communications that are received by the space-based component from the first radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band, using the wireless communications that are received by the ancillary terrestrial network from selected ones of the second radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band and/or the wireless communications that are transmitted by the ancillary terrestrial network to at least some of the second radiotelephones.
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Abstract
A satellite radiotelephone frequency band can be reused terrestrially by an ancillary terrestrial network even within the same satellite cell, using interference reduction/cancellation techniques. An interference reducer is responsive to a space-based component and to an ancillary terrestrial network. The interference reducer is configured to reduce interference in wireless communications that are received by the space-based component from first radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over a satellite radiotelephone frequency band using wireless communications that are received by the ancillary terrestrial network from selected ones of second radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band and/or wireless communications that are transmitted by the ancillary terrestrial network to the second radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band. The interference reducer may include a prefilter that is configured to determine the selected ones of the second radiotelephones.
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53 Claims
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1. A satellite radiotelephone system comprising:
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a space-based component that is configured to receive wireless communications from a plurality of first radiotelephones in a satellite footprint over a satellite radiotelephone frequency band;
an ancillary terrestrial network that is configured to receive/transmit wireless communications from/to a plurality of second radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band, the space-based component also receiving the wireless communications from the second radiotelephones and/or the ancillary terrestrial network in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band as interference along with the wireless communications that are received from the first radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band; and
an interference reducer that is responsive to the space-based component and to the ancillary terrestrial network, and that is configured to reduce the interference in the wireless communications that are received by the space-based component from the first radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band, using the wireless communications that are received by the ancillary terrestrial network from selected ones of the second radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band and/or the wireless communications that are transmitted by the ancillary terrestrial network to at least some of the second radiotelephones. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An interference reducer for a satellite radiotelephone system, the satellite radiotelephone system comprising a space-based component that is configured to receive wireless communications from a plurality of first radiotelephones in a satellite footprint over a satellite radiotelephone frequency band and an ancillary terrestrial network that is configured to receive wireless communications from a plurality of second radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band and/or transmit wireless communications to the plurality of second radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band, the space-based component also receiving the wireless communications from the second radiotelephones and/or from the ancillary terrestrial network in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band as interference along with the wireless communications that are received from the first radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band, the interference reducer comprising:
an electronics system that is responsive to the space-based component and to the ancillary terrestrial network, and that is configured to reduce the interference in the wireless communications that are received by the space-based component from the first radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band, using the wireless communications that are received by the ancillary terrestrial network from selected ones of the second radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band and/or the wireless communications that are transmitted by the ancillary terrestrial network to at least some of the second radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A radiotelephone for a satellite radiotelephone system, the satellite radiotelephone system comprising a space-based component that is configured to receive wireless communications from a plurality of first radiotelephones in a satellite footprint over a satellite radiotelephone frequency band, an ancillary terrestrial network that is configured to receive wireless communications from a plurality of second radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band, the space-based component also receiving the wireless communications from the second radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band as interference along with the wireless communications that are received from the first radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band, and an interference reducer that is responsive to the space-based component and to the ancillary terrestrial network, and that is configured to reduce the interference in the wireless communications that are received by the space-based component from the first radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band, using the wireless communications that are received by the ancillary terrestrial network from selected ones of the second radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band, the radiotelephone comprising:
a transmitter that is configured to transmit to the interference reducer via the space-based component and/or the ancillary terrestrial network, a measure of signal strength of wireless signals that are received by the radiotelephone from the space-based component and/or at least a component of the wireless signals that are received by the radiotelephone from the space-based component.
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26. An ancillary terrestrial network for a satellite radiotelephone system, the satellite radiotelephone system comprising a space-based component that is configured to receive wireless communications from a plurality of first radiotelephones in a satellite footprint over a satellite radiotelephone frequency band, the ancillary terrestrial network comprising:
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a plurality of ancillary terrestrial components that are configured to receive/transmit wireless communications from/to a plurality of second radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band, the space-based component also receiving the wireless communications from the second radiotelephones and/or the ancillary terrestrial network in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band as interference along with the wireless communications that are received from the first radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band;
the satellite radiotelephone system further comprising an interference reducer that is responsive to the space-based component and to the ancillary terrestrial network, and that is configured to reduce the interference in the wireless communications that are received by the space-based component from the first radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band, using the wireless communications that are received by the ancillary terrestrial network from selected ones of the second radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band and/or the wireless communications that are transmitted by the ancillary terrestrial network to at least some of the second radiotelephones; and
the ancillary terrestrial network being further configured to transmit, to the interference reducer, a measure of signal strength of wireless signals that are received by the plurality of second radiotelephones from the space-based component. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A satellite radiotelephone communication method comprising:
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receiving wireless communications at a space-based component from a plurality of first radiotelephones in a satellite footprint over a satellite radiotelephone frequency band;
receiving/transmitting wireless communications at an ancillary terrestrial network from/to a plurality of second radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band, the space-based component also receiving the wireless communications from the second radiotelephones and/or the ancillary terrestrial network in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band as interference along with the wireless communications that are received from the first radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band; and
reducing the interference in the wireless communications that are received by the space-based component from the first radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band, using the wireless communications that are received by the ancillary terrestrial network from selected ones of the second radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band and/or the wireless communications that are transmitted by the ancillary terrestrial network to at least some of the second radiotelephones. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. An interference reducing method for a satellite radiotelephone system, the satellite radiotelephone system comprising a space-based component that is configured to receive wireless communications from a plurality of first radiotelephones in a satellite footprint over a satellite radiotelephone frequency band and an ancillary terrestrial network that is configured to receive wireless communications from a plurality of second radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band and/or transmit wireless communications to the plurality of second radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band, the space-based component also receiving the wireless communications from the second radiotelephones and/or from the ancillary terrestrial network in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band as interference along with the wireless communications that are received from the first radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band, the interference reducing method comprising:
reducing the interference in the wireless communications that are received by the space-based component from the first radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band, using the wireless communications that are received by the ancillary terrestrial network from selected ones of the second radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band and/or the wireless communications that are transmitted by the ancillary terrestrial network to at least some of the second radiotelephones in the satellite footprint over the satellite radiotelephone frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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