Satellite optimized air interface
First Claim
1. In a satellite based wireless communication system, a method for establishing communication links comprising:
- establishing a forward link from the satellite to a plurality of subscriber wireless communication devices (WCDs) by use of a shared frequency multiuser communication protocol;
applying error correction coding to the forward link, using an aggregation of communications associated with the plurality of subscriber WCDs to provide an error correction code based on the aggregation of communications;
receiving communications in a return link signal by use of a protocol providing channels having dedicated frequency assignments and non-slotted channel assignments;
receiving access probes from WCDs on an access channel in a return link;
transmitting forward signals in accordance with a CDMA communication protocol generally described by the 1xEv-DO communication standard;
receiving, as transmissions in the return link, dedicated narrowband channels for traffic and at least one of wideband CDMA communication or narrowband ALOHA type communication as an access probe; and
providing, as transmissions in the forward link, a slotted scheme whereby multiple user data are multiplexed and sent on a wide bandwidth.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for establishing communication links in a satellite based wireless communication system. The method includes: establishing a forward link from the satellite to at least one of a plurality of subscriber wireless communication devices (WCDs) by use of a shared frequency multi-user communication protocol; applying an error correction code to use in the forward link, whereby the error correction applies to an aggregation of communications provided to multiple ones of the WCDs; and receiving communications in a return link signal by use of a protocol providing channels having dedicated frequency assignments and non-slotted channel assignment.
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26 Claims
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1. In a satellite based wireless communication system, a method for establishing communication links comprising:
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establishing a forward link from the satellite to a plurality of subscriber wireless communication devices (WCDs) by use of a shared frequency multiuser communication protocol; applying error correction coding to the forward link, using an aggregation of communications associated with the plurality of subscriber WCDs to provide an error correction code based on the aggregation of communications; receiving communications in a return link signal by use of a protocol providing channels having dedicated frequency assignments and non-slotted channel assignments; receiving access probes from WCDs on an access channel in a return link; transmitting forward signals in accordance with a CDMA communication protocol generally described by the 1xEv-DO communication standard; receiving, as transmissions in the return link, dedicated narrowband channels for traffic and at least one of wideband CDMA communication or narrowband ALOHA type communication as an access probe; and providing, as transmissions in the forward link, a slotted scheme whereby multiple user data are multiplexed and sent on a wide bandwidth. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for using a wireless communication device (WCD) to communicate with a satellite, the method comprising:
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establishing a forward link from a received transmission in a shared communication channel; receiving a signal including an aggregate of communications in the shared communication channel and an error correction code associated with the aggregate of communications; applying error correction to the aggregate of communications in the shared communication channel and the error correction code to check for errors in the received signal; parsing an assigned logical communication channel from the shared communication channel as a forward link communication; establishing a further return communication link in a discrete communication channel; generating access probes in a return link; receiving communications in accordance with a CDMA communication protocol generally described by the 1xEv-DO communication standard; and transmitting dedicated narrowband channels for traffic and at least one of wideband CDMA communication or narrowband ALOHA type communication as a return link access probe. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A wireless communication device (WCD) capable of communicating with a satellite, the WCD comprising:
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a receiver capable of establishing a forward link from a received transmission in a shared communication channel and capable of receiving a signal, in the shared communication channel, including an aggregate of communications and an error correction code associated with the aggregate of communications; an error correction circuit capable of applying error correction to the error correction code; a logic circuit capable of parsing an assigned logical communication channel from the shared communication channel as a forward link communication; a transmitter capable of establishing a return communication link in a discrete communication channel; a circuit, capable of generating access probes in a return link in association with the received communication; the receiver receives communications in accordance with a CDMA communication protocol generally described by the 1xEv-DO communication standard; and the transmitter transmits dedicated narrowband channels for traffic and at least one of wideband CDMA communication or narrowband ALOHA type communication as a return link access probe. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. In a satellite based wireless communication system, a system for establishing communication links comprising:
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means for establishing a forward link from the satellite to at least one of a plurality of subscriber wireless communication devices (WCDs) by use of a shared frequency multiuser communication protocol; means for applying error correction coding to the forward link, using an aggregation of communications associated with the plurality of subscriber WCDs to provide an error correction code based on the aggregation of communications; means for receiving communications in a return link signal by use of a protocol providing channels having dedicated frequency assignments and non-slotted channel assignments; means for receiving access probes from WCDs on an access channel in a return link; means for transmitting forward signals in accordance with a CDMA communication protocol generally described by the 1xEv-DO communication standard; means for receiving, as transmissions in the return link, dedicated narrowband channels for traffic and at least one of wideband CDMA communication or narrowband ALOHA type communication as an access probe; and means for providing, as transmissions in the forward link, a slotted scheme whereby multiple user data are multiplexed and sent on a wide bandwidth.
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26. A system for using a wireless communication device (WCD) to communicate with a satellite, the system comprising:
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means for establishing a forward link from a received transmission in a shared communication channel; means for receiving a signal including an aggregate of communications in the shared communication channel and an error correction code associated with the aggregate of communications; means for applying error correction to the aggregate of communications in the shared communication channel and the error correction code to check for errors in the received signal; means for parsing an assigned logical communication channel from the shared communication channel as a forward link communication; means for establishing a further return communication link in a discrete communication channel; means for generating access probes in a return link; means for receiving communications in accordance with a CDMA communication protocol generally described by the 1xEv-DO communication standard; and means for transmitting dedicated narrowband channels for traffic and at least one of wideband CDMA communication or narrowband ALOHA type communication as a return link access probe.
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