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Medium access control for a mobile satellite system

  • US 5,689,568 A
  • Filed: 06/29/1995
  • Issued: 11/18/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of transferring communication data across an air interface between a satellite and a ground terminal, comprising the steps of:

  • segmenting said communication data into uniform partitions;

    protecting said communication data against corruption;

    encrypting said communication data for confidentiality;

    interleaving said communication data to randomize errors; and

    multiplexing said communication data with control data into a number of superframes, each of which includes a plurality of frames having a multiplicity of time slots, wherein the control data is located within a particular one of the time slots of each frame and the communication data is located in a different one of the time slots of each frame.

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