SYSTEMS, METHODS AND NETWORK COMPONENTS THAT PROVIDE DIFFERENT SATELLITE SPOT BEAM RETURN CARRIER GROUPINGS AND REUSE PATTERNS
First Claim
1. A communications network comprising:
- a resource manager that is configured to regulate carrier assignment for bidirectional wireless communications between a network component and a radioterminal, the carrier assignment regulation including selecting among a plurality of frequency division duplexing (FDD) return subcarriers within at least one FDD return carrier grouping for coupling to a selected one or more of a plurality of FDD forward carriers, and including controlling the network component to receive communications from the radioterminal on the selected FDD return subcarrier and to transmit communications to the radioterminal on the selected one or more FDD forward carriers.
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Abstract
In some embodiments, a satellite communications network dynamically regulates carrier assignment for bidirectional communications between a satellite and radioterminals. The satellite communications network includes a resource manager that regulates the carrier assignments by selecting among a plurality of FDD return subcarriers, with potentially different subcarrier bandwidths and supporting different radio access technologies, within at least one FDD return carrier grouping for coupling to a selected one of a plurality of FDD forward carriers, and by controlling the satellite network to receive communications from the radioterminal on the selected FDD return subcarrier and to transmit communications to the radioterminal on the selected FDD forward carrier.
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49 Claims
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1. A communications network comprising:
a resource manager that is configured to regulate carrier assignment for bidirectional wireless communications between a network component and a radioterminal, the carrier assignment regulation including selecting among a plurality of frequency division duplexing (FDD) return subcarriers within at least one FDD return carrier grouping for coupling to a selected one or more of a plurality of FDD forward carriers, and including controlling the network component to receive communications from the radioterminal on the selected FDD return subcarrier and to transmit communications to the radioterminal on the selected one or more FDD forward carriers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A communications network comprising:
a resource manager that is configured to regulate assignment of frequency division duplexing (FDD) forward carriers and FDD return carriers operated by a network component to provide a plurality of service areas for bidirectional communications with radioterminals, wherein the FDD forward carriers have different reuse patterns than the FDD return carriers across the plurality of service areas. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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