RETAINING TRAFFIC CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS FOR SATELLITE TERMINALS TO PROVIDE LOWER LATENCY COMMUNICATION SERVICES
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1. A wireless communications method comprising:
- assigning a traffic channel for use by a terminal to transmit data traffic to a satellite for relay to a satellite base station; and
retaining the traffic channel assignment for use by the terminal while the terminal is idle between data traffic transmissions to the satellite in response to a type of service designation that is associated with the terminal.
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Abstract
A traffic channel is assigned for use by a terminal to transmit data traffic to a satellite for relay to a satellite base station. The traffic channel assignment is retained for use by the terminal while the terminal is idle between data traffic transmissions to the satellite in response to a type of service designation that is associated with the terminal.
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1. A wireless communications method comprising:
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assigning a traffic channel for use by a terminal to transmit data traffic to a satellite for relay to a satellite base station; and retaining the traffic channel assignment for use by the terminal while the terminal is idle between data traffic transmissions to the satellite in response to a type of service designation that is associated with the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A wireless communication system comprising:
a satellite base station that is configured to assign a traffic channel for use by a terminal to transmit data traffic to a satellite for relay to the satellite base station, and to retain the traffic channel assignment for use by the terminal while the terminal is idle between data traffic transmissions to the satellite in response to a type of service designation that is associated with the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A wireless communication system comprising:
a terminal that is configured to receive from a satellite base station a traffic channel assignment for use by the terminal to transmit data traffic to a satellite for relay to the satellite base station and a command that indicates whether the traffic channel assignment is to be retained while idle, and to retain the traffic channel assignment for use by the terminal while the terminal is idle between data traffic transmissions to the satellite in response to the command indicating that the assignment is to be retained while idle. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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