Satellite-band spectrum utilization for reduced or minimum interference
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1. A method of operating a first and/or a second communications system providing communications service over a geographic area, the method comprising:
- generating a measure of aggregate interference reaching a satellite of the second communications system substantially from devices of the first communications system; and
transmitting the measure of aggregate interference reaching the satellite of the second communications system to an element of the first communications system.
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Abstract
A first and/or a second communications system may provide communications service over a geographic area. A method of operating the first and/or the second communications systems may include generating a measure of aggregate interference reaching a satellite of the second communications system substantially from devices of the first communications system. The measure of aggregate interference reaching the satellite of the second communications system may be transmitted to an element of the first communications system.
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58 Claims
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1. A method of operating a first and/or a second communications system providing communications service over a geographic area, the method comprising:
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generating a measure of aggregate interference reaching a satellite of the second communications system substantially from devices of the first communications system; and
transmitting the measure of aggregate interference reaching the satellite of the second communications system to an element of the first communications system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of operating a first and/or a second communications system providing communications service over a geographic area, the method comprising:
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receiving a measure of an aggregate interference reaching a satellite of the second communications system at the first communications system; and
altering a transmission of an element of the first communications system responsive to receiving the measure of the aggregate interference reaching the satellite of the second communications system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of operating a first and/or a second communications system providing communications service over a geographic area, the method comprising:
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receiving at the first communications system from the second communications system a measure of interfering signals to the second communications system substantially generated by transmissions of the first communications system; and
reducing an interference received at a satellite of the second communications system responsive to the measure of interfering signals received from the second communications system. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of operating a first and/or a second communications system providing communications service over a geographic area, the method comprising:
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generating a measure of aggregate interference reaching a satellite of the second communications system substantially from devices of the first communications system; and
reducing interference received at a satellite of the second communications system responsive to the measure of aggregate interference reaching the satellite of the second communications system substantially from devices of the first communications system. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of operating a first and/or a second communications system providing communications service to a plurality of radioterminals over a geographic area, the method comprising:
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generating a measure of interference from the first communications system to a radioterminal of the second communications system; and
transmitting the measure of interference to the radioterminal to an element of the second communications system. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A radioterminal comprising:
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an antenna;
a receiver coupled to the antenna, the receiver comprising a filter configured to attenuate frequencies outside a band of frequencies used for communication with the radioterminal; and
a controller coupled to the receiver, wherein the controller is configured to selectively control a characteristic and/or coupling of the filter responsive to a location of the radioterminal, a level of interference at the radioterminal and/or an input of a user of the radioterminal. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A communications system providing communications service over a geographic area, the communications system comprising:
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a satellite configured to provide a communications link with at least one radioterminal in the geographic area; and
a controller configured to generate a measure of aggregate interference reaching the satellite of the communications system substantially from devices of another communications system, and to transmit the measure of aggregate interference reaching the satellite of the communications system to an element of the other communications system.
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54. A communications system providing communications service over a geographic area, the communications system comprising:
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at least one satellite and/or at least one terrestrial component configured to provide a communications link with at least one radioterminal in the geographic region; and
a controller coupled to the at least one satellite, the at least one radioterminal and/or the at least one terrestrial component, the controller being configured to receive a measure of an aggregate interference reaching a satellite of another communications system, and to alter a transmission from the at least one satellite, the at least one radioterminal and/or the at least one terrestrial component responsive to receiving the measure of the aggregate interference reaching the satellite of the other communications system.
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55. A communications system providing communications service over a geographic region, the communications system comprising:
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at least one satellite and/or at least one terrestrial component configured to provide a communications link with at least one radioterminal in the geographic region; and
a controller coupled to the at least one satellite, the at least one radioterminal and/or the at least one terrestrial component, the controller being configured to receive a measure of interfering signals to another communications system substantially generated by transmissions from/to the at least one satellite, the at least one radioterminal and/or the at least one terrestrial component, and to reduce interference received at a satellite of the other communications system responsive to the measure of interfering signals.
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56. A communications system providing communications service over a geographic area, the communications system comprising:
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a satellite configured to provide a communications link with at least one radioterminal in the geographic region; and
a controller coupled to the at least one satellite, the controller being configured to generate a measure of aggregate interference reaching the satellite of the communications system substantially from devices of another communications system, and to reduce interference received at the satellite of the communications system responsive to the measure of aggregate interference reaching the satellite of the communications system substantially from devices of the other communications system.
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57. A radioterminal providing communications with a communications system providing service over a geographic region, the radioterminal comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive communications from an element of the communications system;
a transmitter configured to transmit communications to the element of the communications system; and
a controller coupled to the transmitter and receiver, the controller being configured to generating a measure of interference from another communications system received through the receiver, and to transmit the measure of interference through the transmitter to the element of the communications system.
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58. A method of operating a radioterminal configured to provide communications with at least one satellite and/or at least one terrestrial component of a communications system, the method comprising:
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receiving communications from the at least one satellite and/or the at least one terrestrial component;
providing filtering of the received communications according to a first filtering characteristic during a first period of time; and
providing filtering of the received communications according to a second filtering characteristic during a second period of time, wherein the first and second filtering characteristics are different.
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