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Communication network with dynamic intraswitching

  • US 5,523,997 A
  • Filed: 06/13/1994
  • Issued: 06/04/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/13/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of operating a communication network, the communication network including a first network switching center and a second network switching center, comprising the steps of:

  • determining, at said second network switching center, whether a communication path can omit said second network switching center;

    establishing the communication path between first and second user units through said first network switching center but not through said second network switching center, said first network switching center being in orbit around the earth; and

    reconfiguring, after said establishing step, said communication path through said first and second network switching centers.

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