Methods, radioterminals, and ancillary terrestrial components for communicating using spectrum allocated to another satellite operator

• US 7,756,490 B2
• Filed: 02/16/2006
• Issued: 07/13/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ATC Technology Corporation (FedEx Corporation)
• Original Assignee: ATC Technology Corporation (FedEx Corporation)
• Inventors: Karabinis, Peter D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Duc
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen; Hai V
• Application Number:
  US11/355,639
• Publication Number:
  US 20060205367A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,608 Days
• Field of Search: 455/95
• US Class Current: 455/95
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18513 Transmission in a satellite or space-based system
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18563 Arrangements for interconnecting multiple systems data switching networks H04L12/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/195 Non-synchronous stations
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/06 Airborne or Satellite Networks space-based or airborne stations H04B7/185

Abstract

A method of providing communications can be provided by at least one space-based and/or terrestrial component of a first system/operator transmitting/receiving information using spectrum allocated to a second system/operator at an aggregate interference level at a space-based component of the second system/operator that is less than or substantially equal to a predetermined threshold. Related other methods, systems, and radioterminals are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A method of providing wireless communications;

the method comprising;

transmitting/receiving information by a terrestrial component using spectrum that is allocated to a first space-based component of a first system/operator and maintaining an aggregate interference level at the first space-based component of the first system/operator at less than or substantially equal to a first predetermined threshold; and

transmitting/receiving information by the terrestrial component using spectrum that is allocated to a second space-based component of a second system/operator and maintaining an aggregate interference level at the second space-based component of the second system/operator at less than or substantially equal to a second predetermined threshold.

2. A method according to claim 1 further comprising:

intentionally transmitting/receiving information by the terrestrial component using the spectrum that is allocated to the first space-based component of the first system/operator and the spectrum that is allocated to the second space-based component of the second system/operator.

3. A method according to claim 2 further comprising:

adjusting at least one parameter associated with the intentionally transmitting/receiving information by the terrestrial component to control an interference level at a space-based component.

4. A method according to claim 3 wherein adjusting at least one parameter comprises limiting a number of users, assigning a data rate for communications and/or assigning a vocoder rate for communications.

5. A method according to claim 4 wherein assigning a data-rate for communications comprises assigning paging and/or low data rate communications.

6. A method according to claim 1 wherein the first and/or second predetermined threshold is less than or substantially equal to 6% Δ

T/T.

7. A method according to claim 1 wherein the first and/or second predetermined threshold is an interference threshold specified by the International Telecommunications Union.

8. A method according to claim 1 further comprising:

transmitting/receiving information by the first space-based component of the first system/operator using spectrum that is allocated to the second space-based component of the second system/operator.

9. A method according to claim 1 wherein the first and second predetermined thresholds differ therebetween.

10. A radioterminal comprising:

a transmitter/receiver circuit configured to transmit/receive information to/from a terrestrial component using spectrum that is allocated to a first space-based component of a first system/operator and using spectrum that is allocated to a second space-based component of a second system/operator; and

a baseband processor circuit configured to provide data to/from the transmitter/receiver circuit,

wherein an aggregate interference controller is configured to adjust at least one parameter associated with the radioterminal to maintain an aggregate interference to be less than or substantially equal to a predetermined threshold, and

wherein the predetermined threshold is less than or substantially equal to 6% Δ

T/T at the second space-based component of the second satellite operator.

11. A radioterminal according to claim 10 wherein the aggregate interference controller is configured to limit a number of radioterminals, to assign a data mode to a number of radioterminals and/or to assign a vocoder mode to a number of radioterminals.