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Adaptive data rate control for narrowcast networks

  • US 8,208,864 B2
  • Filed: 02/18/2011
  • Issued: 06/26/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/16/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for communicating from a hub station with selected subscriber terminals via a satellite repeater in a narrowcast network system, the method comprising:

  • receiving data packets destined for a plurality of the subscriber terminals, each data packet having an address of one of the subscriber terminals;

    transmitting each data packet using a channel having attributes based on the address of the data packet;

    receiving signal quality metrics of a plurality of channels from the subscriber terminals;

    grouping pluralities of the subscriber terminals according to the signal quality metrics of the channels to provide groups of the subscriber terminals; and

    adapting mode of information transfer via the satellite repeater to the groups of the subscriber terminals by selecting at least one channel of the plurality of channels for each group and varying at least one of bandwidth, power level, coding scheme, modulation scheme, or data rate of the channel.

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