Wireless communications architecture
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- providing a wireless communications system having narrow cast bi-directional internet channel capability and defining a substantially nonconflicting regional overlay;
then transmitting a small area downstream signal from a downstream transmitter to a bi-directional transceiver; and
transmitting an upstream signal from said bi-directional transceiver to a wide area upstream receiver through said substantially nonconflicting regional overlay, wherein the narrow cast bi-directional internet channel capability and the non-conflicting regional overlay define an upstream area that overlies a plurality of smaller downstream areas and said narrow cast bi-directional internet channel capability is compatible with a multichannel multipoint distribution service standard.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described for wireless communications. A method includes providing a wireless communications system having narrow cast bi-directional internet channel capability and defining a substantially nonconflicting regional overlay; then transmitting a downstream signal from a downstream transmitter to a bi-directional transceiver; and transmitting an upstream signal from the bi-directional transceiver to an upstream receiver through the substantially nonconflicting regional overlay. The systems and methods provide advantages because additional capacity can be provided within a saturated region without incurring interference and additional capacity can be provided only in the direction in which it is needed.
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12 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing a wireless communications system having narrow cast bi-directional internet channel capability and defining a substantially nonconflicting regional overlay;
thentransmitting a small area downstream signal from a downstream transmitter to a bi-directional transceiver; and
transmitting an upstream signal from said bi-directional transceiver to a wide area upstream receiver through said substantially nonconflicting regional overlay, wherein the narrow cast bi-directional internet channel capability and the non-conflicting regional overlay define an upstream area that overlies a plurality of smaller downstream areas and said narrow cast bi-directional internet channel capability is compatible with a multichannel multipoint distribution service standard. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A wireless communications system, comprising:
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a plurality of small area downstream transmitters;
a plurality of bi-directional transceivers coupled to said plurality of small area downstream transmitters; and
at least one wide area upstream receiver coupled to said plurality of bi-directional transceivers, wherein said wireless communications system i) has narrow cast bi-directional internet channel capability and ii) defines a substantially nonconflicting regional overlay, wherein the narrow cast bi-directional internet channel capability and the non-conflicting regional overlay define an upstream area that overlies a plurality of smaller downstream areas and wherein said narrow cast bi-directional internet channel capability is compatible with a multichannel multipoint distribution service standard. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A kit to provide a wireless communications system, comprising:
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at least one wide area upstream receiver;
a plurality of small area downstream transmitters; and
a plurality of bi-directional transceivers coupled to both said at least one wide area upstream receiver and said plurality of small area downstream transmitters, wherein said wireless communications system i) has narrow cast bi-directional internet channel capability and ii) defines a substantially nonconflicting regional overlay, wherein the narrow cast bi-directional internet channel capability and the non-conflicting regional overlay define an upstream area that overlies a plurality of smaller downstream areas and wherein said narrow cast bi-directional internet channel capability is compatible with a multichannel multipoint distribution service standard. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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