Method, apparatus, and system for transmitting control information in a communication network
First Claim
1. A communication method for a synchronous communication network including a hub and a plurality of user nodes, each at a different distance from the hub, that communicate with the hub via a satellite, said method comprising:
- transmitting first control information for a first frame from the hub to the user nodes;
receiving first data bursts from first and second user nodes in the first frame according to the first control information, a start of the first frame from the first and second user nodes occurs at the hub simultaneously;
transmitting second control information from the hub to the user nodes including second control information identifying portions of the second frame determined based on demand information received from the first and second user nodes; and
receiving second data bursts from the first and second user nodes in the portions of the second frame identified by the second control information, a start of the second frame from the first and second user nodes occurs at the hub simultaneously, and the second frame being received at the hub following the first frame.
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Abstract
A communication method for a communication network includes transmitting first control information for a first frame from a hub to a plurality of user nodes, and receiving first data bursts in the first frame from first and second user nodes according to the first control information. A start of the first frame from the first and second user nodes occurs simultaneously at the hub. The method also includes transmitting second control information, based on demand information received from the first and second nodes, for a second frame from the hub after transmitting the first control information, receiving second data bursts in the second frame according to the second control information, and receiving the second frame at the hub following the first frame.
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21 Claims
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1. A communication method for a synchronous communication network including a hub and a plurality of user nodes, each at a different distance from the hub, that communicate with the hub via a satellite, said method comprising:
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transmitting first control information for a first frame from the hub to the user nodes; receiving first data bursts from first and second user nodes in the first frame according to the first control information, a start of the first frame from the first and second user nodes occurs at the hub simultaneously; transmitting second control information from the hub to the user nodes including second control information identifying portions of the second frame determined based on demand information received from the first and second user nodes; and receiving second data bursts from the first and second user nodes in the portions of the second frame identified by the second control information, a start of the second frame from the first and second user nodes occurs at the hub simultaneously, and the second frame being received at the hub following the first frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless communication network comprising:
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a hub; and a plurality of user nodes configured to communicate with the hub via a satellite, the hub including a processor configured to form a first frame, a transmitter configured to transmit first control information for the first frame and second control information for a second frame to the user nodes, the second control information identifying portions of the second frame determined based on demand information received from the first and second user nodes, and a receiver configured to receive first data bursts from first and second user nodes in the first frame according to the first control information, and second data bursts from the first and second user nodes in portions of the second frame determined based on the demand information received from the first and second user nodes, a start of the first frame from the first user node and the second user node occurring simultaneously at the receiver, a start of the second frame from the first user node and the second user node occurring simultaneously at the receiver, and the second frame is received at the receiver following the first frame. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A hub in a wireless communication network that includes a plurality of user nodes and a satellite, the hub comprising:
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a processor configured to form a first frame; a transmitter configured to transmit first control information for the first frame and second control information for a second frame to the user nodes, the second control information identifying portions of the second frame determined based on demand information received from the first and second user nodes; and a receiver configured to receive first data bursts from first and second user nodes in the first frame according to the first control information, and second data bursts from the first and second user nodes in portions of the second frame determined based on the demand information received from the first and second user nodes, a start of the first frame from the first user node and the second user node occurring simultaneously at the receiver, a start of the second frame from the first user node and the second user node occurring simultaneously at the receiver, and the second frame is received at the receiver following the first frame.
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21. A communication method for a network including a hub and user nodes, said method comprising:
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transmitting first control information for a first frame from the hub to the user nodes; receiving first data bursts from the user nodes in the first frame according to the first control information, a start of the first frame from the user nodes occurs at the hub simultaneously; transmitting second control information from the hub to the user nodes identifying portions of the second frame determined based on information received from the user nodes; and receiving second data bursts from the user nodes in the portions of the second frame identified by the second control information, a start of the second frame from the user nodes occurs at the hub simultaneously, and the second frame being received at the hub following the first frame.
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