Systems and methods of waveform and/or information splitting for wireless transmission of information to one or more radioterminals over a plurality of transmission paths and/or system elements
First Claim
1. A method of transmitting an information signal in a satellite communications system, comprising:
- splitting the information signal into a first signal component and a second signal component;
transmitting the first signal component to a first system element of the satellite communications system;
transmitting the second signal component to a second system element of the satellite communications system;
combining the first signal component and the second signal component to form a combined signal; and
recovering the information signal from the combined signal.
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Abstract
Methods of transmitting an information signal in a satellite communications system include splitting the information signal into a first signal component and a second signal component, transmitting the first signal component to a first system element of the satellite communications system, transmitting the second signal component to a second system element of the satellite communications system, combining the first signal component and the second signal component to form a combined signal, and recovering the information signal from the combined signal. Related systems and components are also disclosed.
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63 Claims
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1. A method of transmitting an information signal in a satellite communications system, comprising:
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splitting the information signal into a first signal component and a second signal component;
transmitting the first signal component to a first system element of the satellite communications system;
transmitting the second signal component to a second system element of the satellite communications system;
combining the first signal component and the second signal component to form a combined signal; and
recovering the information signal from the combined signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 63)
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18. A communications system comprising:
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a waveform generator configured to generate an analog waveform representative of an information signal; and
a waveform splitter configured to split the analog waveform into a first signal component and a second signal component, configured to transmit the first signal component to a first system element of the communications system; and
configured to transmit the second signal component to a second system element of the communications system. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A communications system comprising:
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an information splitter configured to split an information signal into a first information signal component and a second information signal component;
a first transmitter configured to transmit the first information signal component to a first system element of the communications system; and
a second transmitter configured to transmit the second information signal component to a second system element of the communications system. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A satellite of a satellite communications system, comprising:
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an antenna configured to receive a first information signal component from a satellite gateway and a second information signal from a second satellite; and
a control unit configured to combine the first information signal component and the second information signal component, configured to recover an information signal from the combined first information signal component and second information signal component, and configured to transmit the recovered information signal. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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41. A satellite gateway of a satellite communications system, comprising:
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a waveform generator configured to generate an analog waveform representative of an information signal; and
a waveform splitter configured to split the analog waveform into a first signal component and a second signal component, configured to transmit the first signal component to a first system element of the communications system; and
configured to transmit the second signal component to a second system element of the communications system. - View Dependent Claims (42)
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43. A satellite gateway of a satellite communications system, comprising:
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an information splitter configured to split an information signal into a first information signal component and a second information signal component;
a first transmitter configured to transmit the first information signal component to a first system element of the communications system; and
a second transmitter configured to transmit the second information signal component to a second system element of the communications system. - View Dependent Claims (44)
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45. A radioterminal, comprising:
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a housing;
an antenna supported by the housing; and
a communications module coupled to the antenna and configured to receive a first signal component and a second signal component and configured to combine the first signal component and the second signal component to form a combined signal, and configured to recover an information signal from the combined signal. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A satellite gateway of a satellite communications system, comprising:
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an antenna; and
a communications module coupled to the antenna and configured to receive a first signal component and a second signal component and configured to combine the first signal component and the second signal component to form a combined signal, and configured to recover an information signal from the combined signal. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A satellite gateway, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a first signal and a second signal;
a detector configured to detect a first information stream from the first signal and a second information stream from the second signal; and
an information combiner configured to combine the first information stream and the second information stream to form a combined information stream.
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