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Integrated or autonomous system and method of satellite-terrestrial frequency reuse using signal attenuation and/or blockage, dynamic assignment of frequencies and/or hysteresis

  • US 20050265273A1
  • Filed: 07/11/2005
  • Published: 12/01/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A cellular communications system, comprising:

  • a space based system comprising at least one satellite, each satellite comprising at least one antenna and establishing a first set of cells that selectively use and/or reuse frequencies of at least one predetermined frequency band geographically and transmitting and receiving waveforms using at least a first portion of the at least one predetermined frequency band used by the first set of cells; and

    a ground based system comprising at least one base transceiver station (BTS), each BTS establishing at least one second cell and transmitting and receiving waveforms utilizing at least a second portion of the at least one predetermined frequency band, said space based and ground based systems functioning substantially independently and/or autonomously.

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