Resource allocation method for multi-platform communication system
First Claim
1. A method for allocating system resources in a multi-platform communication system, comprising:
- providing a plurality of individual transponding nodes;
processing a plurality of local user signals at a ground hub to compensate for differential propagation delays to any one of a plurality of remote users;
assigning each of said plurality of remote users a profit value, which is dependent upon certain predetermined user criteria;
assigning each of said plurality of remote users one or more resource cells in platform-code space depending upon service requirements of each of said plurality of remote users, at least one of said users assigned a same platform code in more than one node;
wherein each resource cell assigned to a particular user enables the particular user to transmit signals to or from the hub through a particular one of said transponding nodes and using a particular code.
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Abstract
A mobile wireless communications system including a plurality of individual transponding nodes of various types, all in communication with a central processing hub. A local user signal is processed by the central processing hub and radiated through multiple paths to a plurality of the plurality of individual transponding platforms simultaneously. The signal is then re-radiated by each of the plurality of the plurality of individual transponding platforms to a mobile terminal that receives the re-radiated signal from the plurality of the plurality of individual transponding platforms coherently and in phase. The number of transponders and codes used to transmit each user signal can be readily adapted to user requirements. Additionally, each user is assigned a profit value by the central processing hub depending upon certain user characteristics. The assigned user profit value allows the total system utility/profitability to be maximized.
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43 Claims
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1. A method for allocating system resources in a multi-platform communication system, comprising:
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providing a plurality of individual transponding nodes;
processing a plurality of local user signals at a ground hub to compensate for differential propagation delays to any one of a plurality of remote users;
assigning each of said plurality of remote users a profit value, which is dependent upon certain predetermined user criteria;
assigning each of said plurality of remote users one or more resource cells in platform-code space depending upon service requirements of each of said plurality of remote users, at least one of said users assigned a same platform code in more than one node;
wherein each resource cell assigned to a particular user enables the particular user to transmit signals to or from the hub through a particular one of said transponding nodes and using a particular code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mobile wireless communication system for a variety of different mobile user types, comprising:
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a plurality of individual transponding nodes;
a plurality of individual resource cells each associated with a particular one of said plurality of individual transponding nodes and a particular one of a plurality of available codes wherein more than one of the plurality of available codes are shared over more than one node;
a plurality of mobile terminals, each of which is assigned to operate in one or more of said plurality of individual resource cells;
a profit value assigned to each of said plurality of mobile terminals; and
a central hub for establishing links with one or more of said plurality of mobile terminals and for assigning one or more of said resource cells to each of said plurality of mobile terminals and for assigning said profit value to each of said plurality of mobile terminals, said central hub assigning one or more of said resource cells in response to said profit value. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for allocating system resources in a multi-platform communication system, comprising:
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providing a plurality of mobile users;
establishing a link between each of said plurality of mobile users and a ground hub through one or more of a plurality of transponding nodes;
processing a plurality of local user signals at said ground hub;
assigning each of said plurality of mobile users an individual profit value indicative of a particular type of service requested by said mobile user; and
transmitting signals to or from said ground hub through one or more of said transponding nodes and one or more resource cells that have the same code in more than one of said transponder nodes destined for the same user. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for allocating system resources in a multi-platform communication system, comprising:
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providing a plurality of individual transponding nodes;
processing a plurality of local user signals at a ground hub to compensate for differential propagation delays to any one of a plurality of remote users;
assigning each of said plurality of remote users a profit value, which is dependent upon certain predetermined user criteria;
assigning each of said plurality of remote users one or more resource cells in platform-code space depending upon service requirements of each of said plurality of remote users;
wherein each resource cell assigned to a particular user enables the particular user to transmit signals to or from the hub through a particular one of said transponder nodes and using a particular code; and
wherein said system utilizes a FDMA technique and said total profit/utility value is maximized according to the following constraints;
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23. A method for allocating system resources in a multi-platform communication system, comprising:
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providing a plurality of individual transponding nodes;
processing a plurality of local user signals at a ground hub to compensate for differential propagation delays to any one of a plurality of remote users;
assigning each of said plurality of remote users a profit value, which is dependent upon certain predetermined user criteria;
assigning each of said plurality of remote users one or more resource cells in platform-code space depending upon service requirements of each of said plurality of remote users;
wherein each resource cell assigned to a particular user enables the particular user to transmit signals to or from the hub through a particular one of said transponder nodes and using a particular code; and
wherein said system utilizes a TDMA technique and said total profit/utility value is maximized according to the following constraints;
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24. A wireless communication system for a plurality of mobile terminals, comprising:
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a plurality of individual transponding nodes;
a plurality of individual resource cells each associated with a particular one of said plurality of individual transponding nodes and a particular one of a plurality of available codes wherein more than one of the plurality of available codes are shared over more than one node; and
a central hub for establishing links with one or more of said plurality of mobile terminals and for assigning one or more of said plurality of individual resource cells to each of said plurality of mobile terminals in accordance with a profit value assigned to each of said plurality of mobile terminals. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A wireless communication system for a plurality of mobile user terminals, comprising:
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a plurality of individual transponding nodes;
a pluarlity of individual resource cels each associated with a particular one of said plurality of individual transponding nodes and a particular one of a plurality of available system resources, wherein more than one of the plurality of available system resources are shared over more than one node; and
a central hub for establishing links with one or more of said plurality of mobile user termnals and for assigning one or more of said plurality of individual resource cells to each of said plurality of mobile user terminals, and wherein each of said plurality of mobile user terminals is assigned to operate in one or more of said plurality of individual resource cells. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method for allocating system resources to a plurality of mobile users in a multi-platform communication system, comprising:
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establishing a link between each of said plurality of mobile users and a ground hub through one or more of a plurality of transponding nodes;
processing a plurality of local user signals at said ground hub;
assigning each of said plurality of mobile users an individual profit value indicative of a particular type of service requested by said mobile user; and
transmitting signals to or form said ground hub through one or more of said transponding nodes and one or more resource cells that have a same system resource in more than one of said transponding nodes destined for a same mobile user. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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