Satellite-band spectrum utilization for reduced or minimum interference
First Claim
1. A method of operating a second communications system providing communications service over a geographic area wherein a first communications system provides communications service over at least a portion of the geographic area, the method comprising:
- generating a measure of aggregate interference reaching a satellite of the second communications system substantially from devices of the first communications system based on signals received at the satellite of the second communications system; and
transmitting the measure of aggregate interference reaching the satellite of the second communications system to an element of the first communications system.
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Abstract
A first and/or a second communications system may provide communications service over a geographic area. A method of operating the first and/or the second communications systems may include generating a measure of aggregate interference reaching a satellite of the second communications system substantially from devices of the first communications system. The measure of aggregate interference reaching the satellite of the second communications system may be transmitted to an element of the first communications system.
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40 Claims
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1. A method of operating a second communications system providing communications service over a geographic area wherein a first communications system provides communications service over at least a portion of the geographic area, the method comprising:
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generating a measure of aggregate interference reaching a satellite of the second communications system substantially from devices of the first communications system based on signals received at the satellite of the second communications system; and transmitting the measure of aggregate interference reaching the satellite of the second communications system to an element of the first communications system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of operating a first communications system providing communications service over a geographic area wherein a second communications system provides communications service over at least a portion of the geographic area, the method comprising:
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receiving a measure of an aggregate interference reaching a satellite of the second communications system at the first communications system, wherein the measure of aggregate interference is based on signals received at the satellite of the second communications system; and altering a transmission of an element of the first communications system responsive to receiving the measure of the aggregate interference reaching the satellite of the second communications system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of operating a first communications system providing communications service over a geographic area wherein a second communications system provides communications service over at least a portion of the geographic area, the method comprising:
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receiving at the first communications system from the second communications system a measure of interfering signals to the second communications system substantially generated by transmissions of the first communications system; and reducing an interference received at a satellite of the second communications system responsive to the measure of interfering signals received from the second communications system. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of operating at least one communications system providing communications service over a geographic area, the method comprising:
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generating a measure of aggregate interference reaching a satellite of a second communications system substantially from devices of a first communications system wherein the measure of aggregate interference is based on signals received at the satellite of the second communications system; and reducing interference received at a satellite of the second communications system responsive to the measure of aggregate interference reaching the satellite of the second communications system substantially from devices of the first communications system by altering a transmission from at least one of the devices of the first communications system responsive to the measure of aggregate interference reaching the satellite of the second communications system. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A communications system providing communications service over a geographic area, the communications system comprising:
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a satellite configured to provide a communications link with at least one radioterminal in the geographic area; and a controller configured to generate a measure of aggregate interference reaching the satellite of the communications system substantially from devices of another communications system based on signals received at the satellite of the communications system, and to transmit the measure of aggregate interference reaching the satellite of the communications system to an element of the other communications system.
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37. A communications system providing communications service over a geographic area, the communications system comprising:
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at least one satellite and/or at least one terrestrial component configured to provide a communications link with at least one radioterminal in the geographic region; and a controller coupled to the at least one satellite, the at least one radioterminal and/or the at least one terrestrial component, the controller being configured to receive a measure of an aggregate interference reaching a satellite of another communications system, wherein the measure of aggregate interference is based on signals received at the satellite of the other communications system, and to alter a transmission from the at least one satellite, the at least one radioterminal and/or the at least one terrestrial component responsive to receiving the measure of the aggregate interference reaching the satellite of the other communications system.
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38. A communications system providing communications service over a geographic region, the communications system comprising:
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at least one satellite and/or at least one terrestrial component configured to provide a communications link with at least one radioterminal in the geographic region; and a controller coupled to the at least one satellite, the at least one radioterminal and/or the at least one terrestrial component, the controller being configured to receive a measure of interfering signals to another communications system substantially generated by transmissions from/to the at least one satellite, the at least one radioterminal and/or the at least one terrestrial component, and to reduce interference received at a satellite of the other communications system responsive to the measure of interfering signals. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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39. A communications system providing communications service over a geographic area, the communications system comprising:
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a satellite configured to provide a communications link with at least one radioterminal in the geographic region; and a controller coupled to the at least one satellite, the controller being configured to generate a measure of aggregate interference reaching the satellite of the communications system substantially from devices of another communications system wherein the measure of aggregate interference is based on signals received at the satellite of the communications system, and to reduce interference received at the satellite of the communications system responsive to the measure of aggregate interference reaching the satellite of the communications system substantially from devices of the other communications system by altering a transmission from at least one of the devices of the other communications system responsive to the measure of aggregate interference reaching the satellite of the communications system.
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