Communication system and method for notification and call routing in a mobile satellite network
First Claim
1. A communication system, comprising:
- first communication means for selectively routing data to a first device in response to a first plurality of control signals, the first communication means detecting a first outage event and providing a second plurality of control signals in response to the first outage event;
second communication means; and
a satellite for communicating the first plurality of control signals and the second plurality of control signals with the first communication means, the satellite selectively rerouting the first plurality of control signals from the first communication means to the second communication means in response to the second plurality of control signals.
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Abstract
A communication system and methodology are implemented to anticipate periodic or predictable disruptions of communications in a satellite communication network. The communication system and methodology then compensate for this disruption in an appropriate manner. Such prediction and compensation actions are performed for a selected group of subscribers ("premium" subscribers) who wish to originate or receive telephone calls during the period of time that the outage or disruption occurs. To compensate for such predictable outages, the communication network takes advantage of the multiple gateways typically implemented within mobile satellite communicate networks. Rather than using the multiple gateways for redundancy, the communication network and methodology recognize that the multiple gateways may also be used for the alternate routing of telephone calls, particularly during a period of time in which the outage occurs. Through this methodology, a "virtual routing" operation may be executed.
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35 Claims
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1. A communication system, comprising:
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first communication means for selectively routing data to a first device in response to a first plurality of control signals, the first communication means detecting a first outage event and providing a second plurality of control signals in response to the first outage event; second communication means; and a satellite for communicating the first plurality of control signals and the second plurality of control signals with the first communication means, the satellite selectively rerouting the first plurality of control signals from the first communication means to the second communication means in response to the second plurality of control signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for operating a communication system having a user, comprising the steps of:
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detecting a first outage event; providing a first plurality of control signals to a satellite; communicating a first message to the user to indicate that the first outage event has been detected; enabling a first gateway to selectively route data to the user in response to a first plurality of control signals; providing a second plurality of control signals in response to the first outage event; and enabling the satellite to reroute a first incoming message from the first gateway to a second gateway in response to the second plurality of control signals. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for communicating a first incoming message to a user of a communication system, the method steps comprising:
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detecting a first outage event; providing a first plurality of control signals to a satellite; communicating a first message to the user to indicate that the first outage event has been detected; enabling a first gateway to selectively route data to the user in response to a first-plurality of control signals; providing a second plurality of control signals in response to the first outage event; and enabling the satellite to reroute a first incoming message from the first gateway to a second gateway in response to the second plurality of control signals. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for operating a satellite to gateway communication system having comprising the steps of:
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separating users connected to a first gateway between a first group of users and a second group of users, said first group of users being given routing priority over the second group of users during an outage; detecting an outage event between a satellite and the first gateway; and routing the first group of users from said first gateway to a second gateway during the outage event. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. A communication system having a user, comprising:
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means for detecting a first outage event; means for providing a first plurality of control signals to a satellite; and means for communicating a first message to the user to indicate that the first outage event has been detected; means for enabling a first gateway to selectively route data to the user in response to a first plurality of control signals; means for providing a second plurality of control signals in response to the first outage event; and means for enabling the satellite to reroute a first incoming message from the, first gateway to a second gateway in response to the second plurality of control signals. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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