Systems and methods of waveform and/or information splitting for wireless transmission of information to one or more radioterminals over a plurality of transmission paths and/or system elements
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1. A method of transmitting an information signal in a satellite communications system, the method comprising:
- splitting the information signal into a first signal component comprising a first bandwidth and a second signal component comprising a second bandwidth, wherein the first and second bandwidths differ therebetween;
transmitting the first signal component to a first system element of the satellite communications system;
transmitting the second signal component to a second system element of the satellite communications system;
transmitting the first signal component from the first system element to the second system element;
combining the first signal component with the second signal component at the second system element to form a combined signal; and
transmitting the combined signal from the second system element to a destination receiver.
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Abstract
Methods of transmitting an information signal in a satellite communications system include splitting the information signal into a first signal component and a second signal component, transmitting the first signal component to a first system element of the satellite communications system, transmitting the second signal component to a second system element of the satellite communications system, combining the first signal component and the second signal component to form a combined signal, and recovering the information signal from the combined signal. Related systems and components are also disclosed.
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1. A method of transmitting an information signal in a satellite communications system, the method comprising:
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splitting the information signal into a first signal component comprising a first bandwidth and a second signal component comprising a second bandwidth, wherein the first and second bandwidths differ therebetween; transmitting the first signal component to a first system element of the satellite communications system; transmitting the second signal component to a second system element of the satellite communications system; transmitting the first signal component from the first system element to the second system element; combining the first signal component with the second signal component at the second system element to form a combined signal; and transmitting the combined signal from the second system element to a destination receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A communications system comprising:
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a waveform generator configured to generate a waveform representative of an information signal; and a waveform splitter configured to split the waveform into a first signal component comprising a first bandwidth and a second signal component comprising a second bandwidth, wherein the first and second bandwidths differ therebetween, configured to transmit the first signal component to a first system element of the communications system; and
configured to transmit the second signal component to a second system element of the communications system, wherein the first system element comprises a first satellite and the second system element comprises a second satellite,wherein the first satellite is configured to transmit the first signal component and the second satellite is configured to transmit the second signal component, and wherein the second satellite is configured to receive the first signal component from the first satellite, and wherein the second satellite is further configured to combine the first signal component with the second signal component to form a combined signal and to transmit the combined signal to a destination receiver.
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9. A communications system comprising:
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a waveform generator configured to generate a waveform representative of an information signal; a waveform splitter configured to split the waveform into a first signal component comprising a first bandwidth and a second signal component comprising a second bandwidth, wherein the first and second bandwidths differ therebetween; and a transmitter configured to transmit the first signal component to a first system element of the communications system, and configured to transmit the second signal component to a second system element of the communications system, wherein the first system element comprises a first satellite and the second system element comprises a second satellite, wherein the first satellite is configured to transmit the first signal component to the second satellite, and wherein the second satellite is configured to combine the first signal component with the second signal component, configured to recover the information signal from the first signal component that is combined with the second signal component, and configured to transmit the recovered information signal to a destination receiver.
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10. A communications system comprising:
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an information splitter configured to split an information signal into a first information signal component comprising a first bandwidth and a second information signal component comprising a second bandwidth, wherein the first and second bandwidths differ therebetween; a first transmitter configured to transmit the first information signal component to a first system element of the communications system; and a second transmitter configured to transmit the second information signal component to a second system element of the communications system, wherein the first system element comprises a first satellite and the second system element comprises a second satellite, wherein the first satellite is configured to receive the first information signal component and to transmit the first information signal component to the second satellite, wherein the second satellite is configured to receive the second information signal component, and wherein the second satellite is configured to combine the first information signal component with the second information signal component, configured to recover the information signal from the first information signal component that has been combined with the second information signal component, and configured to transmit the recovered information signal to a destination receiver. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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