Radio network assignment and access system
First Claim
1. A method of establishing a radio connection for satellite communications in a system that comprises remote stations coupled to a central station by a satellite network, wherein different remote stations are located in different geographic areas, the method being performed by a remote station in a geographic area and comprising:
- receiving, from the central station, information about available satellite network resources for one or more geographic areas;
identifying satellite resources needed to establish the radio connection, wherein identifying comprises;
determining a current geographic position of the remote station;
referencing a database of geographic areas using the geographic position to identify the geographic area with which the remote station is associated; and
referencing the information using the geographic area to establish which satellite network resources are available to the remote station;
seizing satellite network resources needed to establish the radio connection; and
receiving, from the central station, an updated version of the information that has been updated to reflect seizing of the satellite network resources.
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Abstract
A communications system includes remote stations coupled to a central station by a network. The system includes the network, the central station establishes a list of information about available network resources and publishes the list for the remote station. The system includes the remote stations, which identify a set of said published resources needed to establish the connection, notify the central station about the identified resources, and seize the set of identified resources to thereby establish the connection. The central station updates the list of available resources to thereby reflect the seizing of the set, and communicates the updated list to the remote stations.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of establishing a radio connection for satellite communications in a system that comprises remote stations coupled to a central station by a satellite network, wherein different remote stations are located in different geographic areas, the method being performed by a remote station in a geographic area and comprising:
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receiving, from the central station, information about available satellite network resources for one or more geographic areas; identifying satellite resources needed to establish the radio connection, wherein identifying comprises; determining a current geographic position of the remote station; referencing a database of geographic areas using the geographic position to identify the geographic area with which the remote station is associated; and referencing the information using the geographic area to establish which satellite network resources are available to the remote station; seizing satellite network resources needed to establish the radio connection; and receiving, from the central station, an updated version of the information that has been updated to reflect seizing of the satellite network resources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A remote station configured to establish a radio connection in a satellite communication system that comprises remote stations coupled to a central station by a satellite network, wherein different remote stations are located in different geographic areas, the remote station being in a geographic area, the remote station comprising circuitry to:
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receive, from the central station, information about available satellite network resources for one or more geographic areas; identify satellite network resources needed to establish the radio connection, wherein identifying comprises; determining a current geographic position of the remote station; referencing a database of geographic areas using the geographic position to identify the geographic area with which the remote station is associated; and referencing the information using the geographic area to establish which satellite network resources are available to the remote station; seize the satellite network resources needed to establish the radio connection; and receive, from the central station, an updated version of the information that has been updated to reflect seizing of the satellite network resources. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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